Humble Games Lays off 36 Employees as Part of “Restructuring”

Humble Games is the latest company to suffer widespread layoffs. Nicola Kwan, business development manager at the company’s publishing division, confirmed the news on LinkedIn, revealing that all 36 employees of the division had been laid off.

In her post, Kwan stated that employees were told the company was shutting down, but Humble Games, which is owned by IGN, has said in a statement to Game Developer that the layoffs are a part of ongoing “restructuring” efforts that “involved much deliberation and careful thought, with the goal of ensuring the stability and support of our developers and ongoing projects”.

“We are acutely aware of the profound impact this decision has on our team members at Humble Games and deeply empathize with everyone affected,” the company said. “Our team’s contributions have been world-class and invaluable, supporting the launch of our games since we started publishing in 2017.”

Humble Games is the publishing label owned by the Humble Bundle platform. Established in 2017 with A Hat in Time being its debut game, it has published several other titles since then, including the likes of Slay the Spire, Unpacking, Temtem, Signalis, and Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical, among many others.