Days before Christmas, the video game industry is hit with another big layoff, with TinyBuild-owned publisher Versus Evil shutting down.
Versus Evil, the indie game publisher behind Stoic Studio’s The Banner Saga and Obsidian Entertainment’s Pillars of Eternity, announced Friday it was shutting down after a decade in business. Versus Evil’s entire staff has been laid off just days before Christmas — and the day after Atari announced a $2 million investment in Versus Evil parent company tinyBuild.
“Today is a sad day,” Versus Evil said on its X account. “After 10 wonderful years, Versus Evil is shutting its doors. We’ve loved bringing you the best indie games we could find & sharing so many happy memories with you all, our amazing community! From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU for everything!”
That announcement was preceded by a post from Lance James, the now-former head of production at Versus Evil, who said, “Welp.
