At this rate we will find ourselves having to talk about layoffs in the world of video games until the last day of 2023, if not beyond, and today it is Humble Games’ turn to communicate the now proverbial restructuring with related layoffs.\r\nHumble Games is the publisher of many successful indie and AA games, including Slay the Spire which you can also get in physical edition on Amazon, and has a very prolific publishing pace.\r\nIn recent months the excellent Stray Gods have been launched under his label and Mineko’s Night Market, but apparently the value of the productions and the related proceeds did not help to give stability to the company.\r\nAs reported by Games Industry, in fact, Humble Games had to fire an unspecified number of employees. \r\nIn a statement shared with the gaming section of Sports Illustrated, the company confirmed the layoffs after some former employees shared the news on LinkedIn.\r\n”Yesterday was a difficult day for Humble Games and we can confirm that we had to say goodbye to esteemed colleagues,” the publisher said.\r\nHumble Games therefore joined many companies that have “experienced trends that required this restructuring to ensure our long-term success,” while it is not The extent of the layoffs in question is unclear at this time.\r\nThe publisher added:\r\n\r\n«It is especially worth noting that everyone affected by these changes are talented and dedicated individuals who have had a huge impact. Humble Games remains focused and committed to working with extraordinary independent developers to bring their experiences to players around the world for years to come.”\r\n\r\nThe trend of restructuring in gaming companies therefore continues, after the recent layoffs were also announced in two very large companies in the last few days: Embracer, which itself is having a bad streak; Amazon, which had also revealed some unreleased projects.