# Life is Strange makers Don’t Nod face layoffs and possible insolvency, French workers union STJV state

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/life-is-strange-makers-dont-nod-face-layoffs-and-possible-insolvency-french-workers-union-stjv-state/
- Published: 2026-10-27T12:21:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T06:35:23+00:00
- Original publisher: Rock Paper Shotgun
- Original article: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/life-is-strange-makers-dont-nod-face-layoffs-and-possible-insolvency-french-workers-union-stjv-state
- Topics: Americas, Europe, Offbeat, Weird & Viral

## Key points

- Don’t Nod has entered a safeguard procedure over its debts.
- Proposed cuts would hit nearly all non-managerial roles.
- The union says the studio’s last project may not be completed.

## Summary

French game studio Don’t Nod, maker of Life is Strange and Lost Records: Bloom and Rage, has entered a safeguard procedure as it struggles to repay its debts. The French game workers union STJV says the company may be heading towards insolvency, with substantial redundancies threatening its remaining project and the studio’s future.

The union says the planned cuts would affect nearly all non-managerial roles, including 18 of 22 programmers, all six animators and six of eight associate producers. STJV also says Don’t Nod lacks funds to complete its existing redundancy plan and intends to rely on outsourcing to keep work going. The employee consultation was due to end on 3 November; if the plan is approved, dismissal letters could arrive on 25 November, after a 21-day review by the regional employment and industry agency.

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