Humble Games
Humble Games , an indie mid - size publisher behind many critically acclaim game , has put down off around 36 workers , former staff confirmed Tuesday .
Former employees announced the layoffs via LinkedIn . A fourth-year QA Renaissance man , Emilee Kieffer , also observe that the total squad had been laid off . Associate director of sword marketing Brea Timmermanadded that all employee were called into a meeting and recount their “ roles had been terminated . ”
Humble Games
“ The biz industriousness is volatile , it ’s been inundated by the great unwashed who only want exponential growth at the disbursement of making dandy games with with child team , ” Kieffer wrote on LinkedIn . “ But I trust we have the force to make studios that benefit us as game developer and not people that only see us as money - printing machines . ”
Whilesome ex-husband - staffclaimed the company had been shut down , a voice for Humble Games tell Digital Trends that the layoff were due to “ reconstitute ” efforts , and would n’t impact Humble Bundle , a digital shopfront recognize for selling discount bundles , nor any of its coming projects . They would n’t notice on how many people were impact by the move .
Here ’s the full statement :
In these challenging economic time for indie game publishing , Humble Games has made the difficult but necessary decision to restructure our operations . This decision was not made lightly ; it involved much deliberateness and careful thought , with the goal of ensuring the stableness and financial backing of our developer and ongoing projects . to boot , the restructuring of operations at Humble Games will have no encroachment on operation at Humble Bundle .
We are acutely aware of the profound impact this conclusion has on our team members at Humble Games and deeply empathise with everyone affected . Our team ’s contributions have been world - class and invaluable , sustain the launch of our secret plan since we started issue in 2017 . We are committed to navigating this transition with as much empathy and understanding as potential .
Supporting our development partners and aid former squad members remains our top priority . We are committed to making this changeover as smooth as potential for everyone involved . give thanks you for your support and compassionateness during this challenging flow . It is deeply appreciated .
The publisher was still going up until the layoffs , releasingBō : Path of the Teal Lotus , a myth - pep up platformer , this hebdomad . As of this penning , it ’s still working onWizard of Legend 2 , an isometric keep fishing worm with procedural propagation , along withNever Alone 2and abunch of other titlesstill listed on its website .
It was a partner of the Triple - I initiative , a collective of indie developer and publishers that take hold itsfirst online presentationduring this summer ’s gaming show window .
Humble Games has been attached to some of the good biz of the last few yr , including the horror gameSignalis , the short but sweetUnpacking , and the punchy and extremely replayableSlay the Spire(a sequel , Slay the Spire 2 , is in development , but is dress to be independently published ) . An underrated favorite of mine was also bring out by Humble : Void Bastards , a roguelike shooter with a cartoonish sense of humor .
This article has been update with Humble ’s statement , and the status of the studio accord to a voice has been clarified .
