Studio ZA/UM, the Estonian developer behind Disco Elysium, is laying off staff just two months after releasing its follow-up title, Zero Parades. The studio said the game's commercial performance has not been strong enough to sustain its current size, marking a further setback for a studio that has faced years of turmoil since its acclaimed debut.

Details of the exact number of job losses were not specified, but the studio confirmed the cuts in a statement acknowledging that Zero Parades had underperformed commercially since its release roughly two months ago. The layoffs add to ZA/UM's turbulent recent history, following internal disputes and departures among the original Disco Elysium team in the years after that game's success.