Deck Nine Faces Allegations of Toxic Work Culture and Hate Speech

The studio behind Life is Strange is accused of sexism, mismanagement, and leaving Nazi symbols unaddressed in game development.

Deck Nine, the studio behind Life is Strange, faces allegations of a toxic workplace, including sexism, mismanagement, and abusive behavior.
Reports highlight instances of hate speech and Nazi symbols found in the development of the next Life is Strange game, left unaddressed for months.
Former and current employees accuse studio management of protecting abusers, including a senior programmer and the former narrative director, Zak Garriss.
Deck Nine has announced measures to address these issues, including formal anti-hate speech training and better practices to avoid crunch.
Despite these efforts, employees express skepticism about the effectiveness of the new policies and training.