Game layoffs slow down faster than expected in 2025

Layoffs in the game industry have slowed down somewhat in the first few months of 2025, according to game job champion Amir Satvat. Of course, any amount of layoffs is tough for people affected, and the game industry has had 2.5 years of nonstop layoffs and studio closings. Satvat, in his spare time, has helped create easily accessible resources to help people find game jobs. And nearly 3,500 people have found jobs through those resources. These resources have given him access to data about job seekers and the companies advertising openings. That allows him to make predictions that no one else can do about hiring and firing in the industry. Satvat predicted that hiring would exceed firing for the first time in January for the first time in about 30 months, and that held true for the first quarter of 2025. Amir Satvat’s data on game industry job outlook. Now he said that game layoffs year-to-date are coming in light at 63% of initial projections. “I can’t predict what will happen t ... Read full article.