Overview

• The Chinese Room completed a management buyout from Sumo Digital after Sumo Group shifted its strategy toward co-development services.
• Venture capital firm Hiro Capital facilitated the funding package that enabled the studio’s return to independence.
• The divestment led to redundancies that trimmed the team to 55 developers, and no further layoffs are planned.
• Studio director Ed Daly said full autonomy will let the team focus on creating new original intellectual properties alongside selective partnerships.
• The studio is finalizing Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 for its October 2025 release and is developing two unannounced game projects.