In a closer look at the 170 game studio closures since 2022, 92% are in North America and Europe, according to Amir Satvat’s ASGC.gg.
Satvat, the game jobs champion and general partner at 1Up Ventures, continues to bring transparency to the game jobs market with this kind of data.
“Several of you asked ASGC for more geographic detail on the studio closures we’ve been tracking. With help from the community, the list now includes 170 studio entries,” he said in a LinkedIn post. “Thank you to everyone who has shared sources, flagged corrections, and helped me improve the list. Your input makes it more useful and accurate.”
North America accounted for 86 studios (51%), including 64 in the United States (38%) and 22 in Canada (13%). Europe accounted for 71 (42%), Asia for 10 (6%), and other regions for 3 (2%).
Satvat also found that 66 of the 170 entries, 39%, had a documented acquisition before closure. This includes studios that were acquired and studios whose parent company was acquired.
“I should note this describes ownership history, and I can’t possibly imply or prove that acquisition caused a closure – I will leave that to your judgment in each individual situation,” Satvat said.
You can find Satvat’s layoff reporting at asgc.gg/layoffs