# Netflix shuts Night School and Moonloot game studios

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/netflix-is-closing-two-game-studios/
- Published: 2026-08-14T00:32:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-14T06:44:57+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/games/979855/netflix-shut-down-night-school-studio-moonloot-games
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Gaming, Horror, TV

## Key points

- Netflix closes Night School and Moonloot Games
- Strategy shifts towards television-based party games
- Further games roles will also be cut

## Summary

Netflix is closing Night School Studio and Moonloot Games as it shifts its games strategy towards party titles and games streamed to televisions. The decision affects the developer behind the Oxenfree series and further reduces Netflix’s earlier focus on mobile games and prestige independent releases.

Netflix acquired Night School in 2021, while Helsinki-based Moonloot was founded in 2022. It will also remove an unspecified number of other games roles, including its sole accessibility specialist; the closures follow the shutdown of a Squid Game studio last year, the sale of Spry Fox back to its founders, and the 2024 closure of an unreleased AAA studio.

## Coverage

- [The Verge: Netflix shuts Night School and Moonloot game studios](https://www.theverge.com/games/979855/netflix-shut-down-night-school-studio-moonloot-games)
- [Polygon: Netflix closes more game studios as it pulls back on video games](https://www.polygon.com/netflix-shutting-down-game-studios/)

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