Surgeon Simulator developer Bossa Studios confirms layoffs

Surgeon SImulator and Lost Skies developer Bossa Studios has laid off around one third of its workforce.

Bossa confirmed the news to GamesIndustry.biz after word began spreading on social media and said that 40 people remain at the UK studio.

A list of affected employees obtained by GI indicates that 19 people were impacted by the cuts, which mostly targeted staff in QA and production roles.

Bossa co-founder and CEO, Henrique Olifiers, said the layoffs were the result of a "perfect storm of events" including a surge of triple-A releases towards the end of 2023 that hurt the visibility of double-A and indie titles, rising operational costs, and waning investment opportunities. Come from Soccer 13 pools and matches

"We had to make the difficult decision to reshape the studio to reflect the position we find ourselves in at the end of this year, focusing all our efforts now on Lost Skies. This means we find …

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