People can fly hit with layoffs

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People Can Fly has announced more than 100 job cuts due to “external market pressures”.
Other projects such as Project Bifrost and Project Victoria were affected.
Gaming industry trends suggest more layoffs in 2025 amid various company cutbacks.

People can fly announces that the game studio has cut more than 100 jobs in recent layoffs. The surprising move from People Can Fly comes just before the end of 2024 and the winter holiday season.

People Can Fly's most well-known recent release is probably Outriderswhich received mixed reviews but over three million players within a month of its release in 2021. Following the acquisition of Incuvo, People Can Fly and Incuvo released Green Hell VR in 2022 and Bulletstorm VR released in early 2024. The remaining projects the studio has been working on have seen some changes, with People Can Fly's Project Dagger being permanently canceled earlier in the year.

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Now, People Can Fly CEO Sebastian Wojciechowski has issued a statement on the studio's official social media accounts, acknowledging that the company has chosen to cut more than 120 jobs from the company. Another pair of projects have reportedly suffered cuts, with the Bifrost project “going down” and the Victoria project being shelved entirely. Wojciechowski explains that due to “external market pressures”, adjustments were necessary, resulting in the loss of these jobs. CEO Wojciechowski continued, explaining that the studio will provide “resources” to help those who have been laid off. He also reiterated that the company wants to make sure the remaining team members feel “supported”.

Game development continues to see major layoffs

Unfortunately, feeling supported may not be the easiest thing to do, even for game developers who have managed to escape recent layoffs. The trend of game companies cutting jobs continued throughout 2024, with People Can Fly starting 2024 by cutting over 30 positions. People Can Fly isn't an outlier, though, as everything from tiny studios to mega-corporations have experienced layoffs this year. Microsoft cut more than 600 jobs in its Xbox gaming division, Bungie cut more than 200 jobs, component and peripheral companies such as AMD and Corsair eliminated positions and Life is Strange: Double ExposureIts developer announced job cuts just days before People Can Fly did.

While the future is uncertain, it seems likely that jobs will continue to be lost in the gambling industry well into 2025. Some are concerned that the proposed tariffs could hurt gambling, increasing prices and potentially hurting sales. However, even if the tariffs don't affect games and consoles, the industry is still struggling, even with the expected increases in video game revenue forecasted through 2028. Whether it's mismanagement, overstaffing, poor sales performance, shareholder requirements or something else. blame, these changes have caused some game developers to leave the industry entirely in search of more stable work.

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