Hunt: Showdown 1896 developer Crytek has announced that it is laying off 15 percent of its workforce. The studio announced this through a post on social media platform X, where it said that the decision was made because it wanted to focus its efforts on Hunt: Showdown after having put development on a new Crysis game on hold.
“It pains us greatly to share today that we must lay off an estimated 15% of our around 400 employees,” posted Crytek. “The layoffs affect development teams and shared services. This has not been an easy decision to make, as we deeply appreciate the hard work of our talented teams. After putting the development of the next Crysis game on hold in Q3 2024, we have been trying to shift developers over to Hunt: Showdown 1896.”
Further in its statement, Crytek said that the layoffs were an inevitable thing for the company despite having done its best at remaining financially viable by reducing costs and cutting operating expenses. It is, however, offering the employees affected by the layoffs with severance packages and career assistance services.
Moving forward, Crytek has said that it will double down on Hunt: Showdown 1896 with more content and updates down the line. This also includes further work on the engine running the game, CRYENGINE.
“We firmly believe in the future of Crytek,” said the company in its statement. “With Hunt: Showdown 1896, we have a very strong gaming service and remain fully committed to its operation. We will continue to expand and evolve Hunt: Showdown 1896 with great content and drive our strategy for our engine CRYENGINE.”
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is available on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
— Crytek (@Crytek) February 12, 2025
