Thick as Thieves developer OtherSide Entertainment has laid off 18 employees, according to a Game Developer report, a move that comes just two weeks after the studio laid off 17 people following the cancellation of a new game it had in development. A studio rep told the site that following this round of cuts, "fewer than 10" people remain employed at OtherSide, working on updates for Thick as Thieves, and that there are "currently no plans for the studio to work on any future games."
"OtherSide’s DNA is built on immersive sim games that have lengthy development cycles," the rep said. "This, unfortunately, has been an increasingly challenging space to occupy in recent years. Despite the encouraging response to the launch of Thick as Thieves' introductory campaign, it has become clear that the continuation of the studio in its current shape is no longer a commercially viable path."
