Powerwash Simulator developer FuturLab has laid off seven staff following the cancellation of a venture that had been in improvement for between two to a few years.
Studio CEO Kirsty Rigden confirmed the information in an announcement to This Week In Videogames (TWIV) and claimed the aforementioned venture was scrapped throughout pre-production as a result of it will have price extra to develop than it was projected to make. Rigden described the thriller title as a “non-PowerWash associated venture.”
“That is terrible as these are people who find themselves tremendous gifted and lots of of whom have been with us a very long time, and I actually actually recognize them,” she added. “This was not a simple or fast resolution to make, however by making tough selections early we shield FuturLab sooner or later.”
Notably, sources conversant in the scenario advised TWIV that employees impacted by the cancellation have been left in limbo after the venture was shelved in June 2026, with no work being assigned to them for weeks.
These sources allege that FuturLab then eradicated seven staff in July with out informing senior leaders. “Managers and group leads weren’t knowledgeable that their direct reviews have been going to be away or why,” stated one individual.
FuturLab COO Chris Mehers is claimed to have confirmed the corporate had commenced a restructuring course of throughout a gathering held in August.
But, in one other assembly that adopted, employees have been reportedly advised to keep away from utilizing the time period ‘redundancy’ to explain what had occurred to their colleagues. As an alternative, they have been purportedly requested to seek advice from these laid off as ‘the leavers.’