Tripwire Interactive says it’s laying off 36 staff in a “necessary” decision, while reassuring that Killing Floor 3 and Maneater 2 are still in active development

Tripwire Interactive says it is laying off 36 staff in what it calls a necessary workforce reduction. The cuts come amid repeated job losses across the games industry and less than a year after the studio’s previous round of redundancies.

The company says updates for Killing Floor 3 and development of Maneater 2 remain active, and that it will support affected staff through the transition. The announcement follows Tripwire’s expansion into indie publishing and comes four years after Embracer acquired the studio.