Veteran VR studio Schell Video games has introduced one other spherical of layoffs, its second in 2026.
This information was first dropped at our consideration through a BlueSky submit from Kyle Hilliard, the husband of one of many affected workers, Ashley Godbold.
Schell Video games laid off a big portion of its workers right now, together with my spouse, @ashleygodbold.bsky.social, and plenty of different gifted builders. She’s asking them to answer to this submit with their data.
If you happen to’re seeking to rent, regulate this thread.
— Kyle Hilliard (@kylehilliard.com) 2026-10-30T19:26:39.330Z
Schell Video games formally introduced the layoffs with the next assertion on LinkedIn:
We’re very unhappy to say that attributable to this difficult time within the sport business, Schell Video games has discovered it mandatory to put off a major variety of workers with the intention to guarantee a sustainable future for our studio. Whereas it will allow us to remain secure transferring ahead, it’s extremely painful as we’re shedding some incredible expertise.
That is Schell’s second spherical of layoffs this yr. The first was in August, with an worker commenting on the time that the cuts had been as a result of business ‘hemorrhaging,’ echoing the feelings of Mighty Coconut founder Lucas Martell when announcing his company’s second round of layoffs in 2026.
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2026 has seen a variety of tenured VR groups both affected by layoffs or closing down completely. Mighty Coconut, Kluge Interactive, Survios, Camouflaj, Schell, and Fight Waffle have all gone by layoffs whereas Sanzaru Video games, Twisted Pixel, Armature, Polyarc Video games, Vertigo Video games Amsterdam (previously Drive Area Leisure), and two inside studios inside nDreams have all shut down.
Schell Video games is at present growing Dragon Grove, a comfortable 3D puzzler introduced at Meta Connect anticipated to launch in spring 2027 for Meta VR Glasses and Quest 3. Its previous initiatives embrace the I Expect You To Die collection, Among Us 3D, Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire and Project Freefall.