Tripwire Interactive cuts 36 jobs, its second staff reduction of 2026

Tripwire Interactive has cut its staff by 36 people. The studio announced it on X on 9 November, calling it "certainly not an easy decision, but unfortunately a necessary one for the organization". Those who remain are working on internal projects: development of Maneater 2, support for Killing Floor 3 and publishing under the Tripwire Presents label. A few days earlier the company had expanded that publishing arm to self-publishing indie developers.

It is the second cut this year, after the 23 layoffs in March. Founded in 2005, Tripwire joined the Embracer group in 2022 through Saber Interactive. When Embracer sold Saber in 2024, for $247 million, it kept Tripwire.