League of Geeks Halts Jumplight Odyssey Development, Lays Off Over Half of Workforce

Financial struggles and industry-wide funding withdrawal force Australian game studio to make significant cuts, but other projects continue as planned.

League of Geeks, the Australian game studio, has paused development on Jumplight Odyssey and laid off over 50% of its workforce due to rising operation costs, a weakening AUD, poor Early Access sales, and a withdrawal of funding opportunities.
The entire Jumplight Odyssey team has been laid off, but the studio's other project, a remake of Solium Infernum, will launch as planned in February 2024.
League of Geeks co-founder Trent Kusters said the studio has been struggling to find the cash needed to fill a huge funding gap, and that over the past six months, almost all funding and investment has evaporated from the games industry.
Despite the layoffs, League of Geeks will continue to support Armello and its community, and has compiled and shared a 'LoG Redundancies' document to help those impacted find new jobs.
Half of the profits from Jumplight Odyssey sales over the next 12 months will be redistributed to the League of Geeks team, including those laid off.