GoKawiilHeart Machine lays off nearly all staff after publisher pulls funding
Heart Machine founder Alx Preston announced that a publisher backing an unannounced project decided to abandon it this week, leaving the studio without its primary funding source. With no other immediate financial options, the Hyper Light Drifter developer laid off nearly its entire team, following earlier cuts tied to the cancellation of Hyper Light Breaker in October 2025.