"One in 10" game developers were laid off in the past year, GDC survey of 3,000+ devs finds: "We set impossible goals and then fire everyone if they prove to be impossible"

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The Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2025 State of the Game Industry report found that 11% of game developers have been laid off in the past year, based on a pool of over 3,000 respondents.

You can view the full report for yourself. The report was assembled by the GDC team in partnership with research partners at Omdia, and in collaboration with Game Developer.