People Can Fly Lays Off Over 30 Employees Amid Project Gemini Rescope

The Outriders developer cites budget limitations and shrinking scope for the layoffs, as industry-wide job cuts in 2024 continue to rise.

People Can Fly, the developer behind Outriders, has laid off more than 30 employees working on an unannounced game codenamed Project Gemini, due to budget limitations and a shrinking scope.
Another 20 staff members working on Project Gemini have been reassigned to other projects within the company.
Project Gemini, set to be published by Square Enix, was originally targeted for a 2026 launch, but it's unclear if the layoffs will affect this timeline.
People Can Fly has multiple offices in Poland, Canada, Ireland, the United States, and the UK, and is working on several other titles.
The layoffs are part of a larger trend in the gaming industry, with more than 3,500 job cuts reported in 2024 so far.