Die Gute Fabrik, the indie studio behind adventure games Saltsea Chroniclesexploration title Mutazione, and more, has announced that production has ceased due to the current ‘harsh’ publishing and investment scene.
In a rack Shared on social media today (February 26), Die Gute Fabrik shared that production was paused on February 19. While the duration of this pause is indefinite, the developer confirmed that it hopes to resume later if it can secure financing. .
“The publishing and investment world is currently so tough on companies and projects of our size that it has become extremely difficult for Die Gute Fabrik to secure financing for our next project without an income gap,” the statement said.
We regret to announce that we are ceasing production at @gutefabrik due to the challenging financing and investment scene in games right now. We disabled tools earlier this month and have done our best to support the team who will be looking for work from mid-March. Full statement: pic.twitter.com/iQgXUHDxYjFebruary 26, 2024
After halting production last week, the studio used “the remaining runway to give the current team a month of paid time to catch their breath.” It continued: “We will still attempt to seek financing to resume production, but we wanted to announce this publicly so that (sick) can share with the team that they are looking for new roles.” The leadership team of Nils Deeken and Hannah Nicklin are also among those looking for work.
Furthermore, it was added that Die Gute Fabrik ApS will remain operational to serve the studio’s previous IPs.
“Production could resume again under Nils Deekenen as CEO if the company were to find financing in the coming years, and if so, we hope to welcome back our excellent employees where possible.”
Many game development studios have been struggling lately under the current industry conditions. Only today, The quarry And Dark photos anthology developer Supermassive Games has announced that it is entering a period of consultationwhich she expects will lead to staff layoffs.
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