Supermassive lays off 70 people less than six months after the release of its new sci-fi horror game

Supermassive Games downsizes after release Directive 8020 earlier this year. The horror studio laid off 70 people today, according to the IT manager, who was also laid off.

“I joined the IT department in 2010, and am leaving as Director of IT and Facilities and a member of the Executive Team,” Frank Tindle wrote on LinkedIn on October 5 (via Insider games). “In the meantime, the studio has grown from a handful of us to over 400 people. What I’m most proud of, however, are the people. Past and present, sixteen years of the best people I’ve worked with.”

He continued, “And it’s not just me leaving today. Over 70 brilliant people are leaving Supermassive: developers, artists, producers, QA, operations and more. Any studio would be lucky to have them. If you’re hiring, PM me and I’ll do the pitching.”

A statement from Supermassive Games. pic.twitter.com/Sy5i7iB59Z

– Supermassive Games (@SuperMGames) August 11, 2026

Supermassive Games is known for offering interactive horror games where choices impact the storyline, including 2022. The career2024 The casting of Frank StoneAnd The anthology of dark images. None of the games were mega-successes or reviewed well, but they still often found an audience among horror enthusiasts.

Directive 8020 had some of the studio’s best horror gaming moments to date, but was also held back by poor writing and a lack of online co-op. Supermassive just announced last week that online multiplayer would finally be updated in October, almost five months after the game’s launch.

The studio had warned of upcoming layoffs in August. “This is a necessary step to help ensure the sustainability of the company,” Supermassive wrote at the time. His most famous horror version, Until dawnwill receive a sequel in 2027, but the Sony franchise has been entrusted to PlayStation studio Firesprite.