Surgent Studios was founded by actor Abubakar Salim, best known for roles as Bayek in Assassin's Creed Origins and Alyn of Hull in House of the Dragon. It went on to make Tales of Kenzera: Zau, but times have been tough since the game's release, and now the studio is taking a temporary hiatus.
"We've decided to put the work of the Surgent games division on hiatus while we secure funding for our next project," the developer says in an X post. "In the meantime, we've unfortunately had to put our team on notice for redundancy. Everyone at Surgent worked incredibly hard to create Tales of Kenzera: Zau, a game that truly comes from the heart. Their passion, creativity, and dedication are nothing short of extraordinary."
