Thunderful Games, the developer of the SteamWorld collection, has introduced 80-100 layoffs on the firm and a reshifting focus for third-party video games. In a press release, the corporate stated the layoffs had been a part of a “restructuring.” Together with the layoffs, an unspecified variety of recreation initiatives had been formally canceled.
CEO of Thunderful Martin Walfisz stated that the choice got here with remorse, however this is not the primary time the corporate has seen layoffs this yr. Again in January, Thunderful noticed 20% of the corporate’s workers laid off in an analogous “restructuring,” one thing that Walfisz acknowledges and noticed as unavoidable.
“It’s regrettable to announce a second restructuring of Thunderful in lower than a yr, however we sadly see no different alternate options to be able to make sure the Group’s long-term sustainability and resilience,” Walfisz stated. “The strategic transfer in direction of publishing video games from exterior companions permits us to cut back mounted prices, improve flexibility, and higher management our money circulation. We have now many gifted and devoted staff, and it’s with nice remorse that we’re pressured to half methods.”
In keeping with the press launch, the projections for cash saved from these reductions will achieve 80-90 MSEK (roughly $7.3-8.2 million), however it would not anticipate the vast majority of these financial savings to take impact till the primary quarter of 2025. The restructuring program will probably be applied instantly.
As for refocusing on exterior video games, the corporate stated that it hopes it should assist scale back mounted prices and permit for the next turnout fee, however nonetheless retain some inside improvement capability, which incorporates video games just like the SteamWorld collection and Misplaced in Random.
Thunderful’s current launch, SteamWorld Heist 2, was launched again in August and earned rather good reviews, together with at GameSpot the place it obtained a 9/10.