Robocraft 2 developer Freejam has shut down.
In a press release posted to Discord, the studio blamed “market conditions” and the prices of protecting servers occurring Robocraft 2, which can now be sunsetted, together with predecessor Robocraft and Cardlife.
The sequel has already been withdrawn from Steam, the place it had been out there as an Early Access title.
“It’s with a heavy heart that we have to tell you all that we’re ceasing production on Robocraft 2 and closing Freejam as a studio,” stated one of many builders in a press release posted to Discord.
“With the current market conditions and the server costs required to keep a game like RC2 running, we’re simply unable to launch or sustain development. We will spend some time sunsetting both Robocraft 1 and 2, as well as Cardlife over the coming weeks.
“Freejam has been a family to all of us, and you have been part of that,” the assertion added. (*2*)
It’s unclear what number of will probably be affected by the closure, however the studio’s LinkedIn web page intimates it employs between 11-50 individuals from its headquarters in Portsmouth, UK.
The information comes as Swedish video games agency Enad Global 7 (EG7) additionally initiated the “wind down” of Toadman Interactive, which resulted in 69 job losses, and laid off 38 employees from Piranha Games.
In the primary two weeks of 2025 alone, over 150 builders have misplaced their jobs, together with cuts at Splash Damage and Jar of Sparks.
