The studio behind Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology is cutting staff again, with Supermassive Games announcing today that it has started a redundancy consultation process expected to result in the loss of up to 75 employees. The studio shared the news in a statement posted to social media, calling the move a necessary step to help ensure the sustainability of the company.
“We know this will be an incredibly difficult time for everyone, and our priority throughout the process will be to provide support to all those impacted,” the statement reads. Supermassive did not say which teams or projects the cuts will affect, and it’s unclear how many people will remain at the studio once the process concludes.
This marks the third round of layoffs at the Guildford, England developer since early 2024, when around 90 roles were eliminated. Another consultation followed in July 2025, affecting up to 36 employees, announced alongside the decision to delay Directive 8020 out of its original October window. The studio employed roughly 350 people as of 2023, so the workforce will have shrunk considerably across the three rounds if the full 75 positions are cut.
The timing adds to a rough stretch for the Nordisk Games-owned studio. Directive 8020 launched on May 12 as Supermassive’s first self-published entry in The Dark Pictures Anthology, taking the choice-based formula to space with a shapeshifting alien and a trust-no-one premise. Less than two months later, CEO Robert Henrysson announced he was stepping down after roughly two years in the role, and today’s news arrives three months after the game released.
Beyond the anthology, Supermassive’s recent output includes Little Nightmares III, which the studio took over from series creator Tarsier Studios for its October 2025 release, and The Casting of Frank Stone in the Dead by Daylight universe. The studio has not commented on what the cuts mean for any current or future projects.
