Indie creator Merge Video games is shutting down

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After 15 years, creator Merge Video games is closing down, and its 22-individual body of workers has been laid off.

In a now-deleted put up on social media, the studio reminisced on the highest likely plan it “introduced lots of of indie gems to storefronts around the globe and cherished each second of it!”

“We could not have finished it with out the individuals enthusiastic about indie video games,” Merge persevered, “from all of our builders all the best way to you people, the gamers!”

The historical past of Merge Video games

At some stage of its lifetime, Merge printed quite a few indie video video games (like Sunnyside, Spirittea) and bodily variations of already launched titles (Humdrum Cells, The Thaumaturge).

Closing yr, its regular father or mom firm Zordix Game Community obtained Maximum Games. Merge grew to alter right into a subsidiary of the relaunched Most Leisure, which additionally included Most and Modus Studios (Them’s Fightin’ Herds).

Earlier this month, Most laid off group of workers on the indie creator and shuttered its Chelford scenario of job. On the time, Most CEO Christina Seelye defined the reductions have been piece of the company’s consolidation plans.

As a result of these layoffs, video video games under Merge’s umbrella that had not but launched, just like Spirit of the North 2, have been transferred to Most.

Merge ended its assertion by thanking avid avid gamers “for the numerous years of gaming! When you see somebody from Merge, simply know they’re an unimaginable individual that labored their hardest.”

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