Numerous developers in 2026 have been on a roll, delivering some of the best-selling games of the year. However, the gaming industry is headed for an inevitable, unfortunate scenario where, no matter how much a game sells, a studio is regularly hit by layoffs, including Sucker Punch Studios after launching Ghost of Yōtei, which has reportedly sold 5.4 million copies, according to Alinea Analytics.
Even indie game studios are struggling to support themselves. Auroch Digital is a renowned studio behind the Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun series, and after releasing Boltgun 2 to critical acclaim, the studio is now preparing for redundancy.
Auroch Digital Announces Redundancies Despite Delivering Hits
Auroch Digital took to X in a now-deleted post and announced that they're preparing for redundancies across the studio, which will affect around a quarter of the studio. While highlighting how Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 received a warm response from the players, the studio claims that the wider market conditions are the reason they have decided to go with such a difficult decision.
The redundancy consultation is in process, and Auroch Digital hasn't given a solid number of employees or the departments at risk, but...
