Spiders, the French studio behind games like Greedfall and Steelrising, confirmed that it’s being liquidated, shutting down effective immediately. This comes amidst the pending insolvency of its parent company, Nacon, which has put Spiders and two other studios in peril. This comes shortly after the studio released its latest game, Greedfall sequel The Dying World.
Nacon filed for insolvency last month, citing the failure of shareholder Bigben Interactive to make a debt payment. It requested judicial reorganization proceedings under French law, which would allow them to continue operations while renegotiating its debts. According to Nacon’s statement, this would, “ensure the sustainability of the Company’s activity under the best possible conditions, protect employees, and preserve jobs.”
Spiders, as well as fellow studios Cyanide and Kylotonn, are the next dominos in that line. All three filed for insolvency after Nacon did, and now Spiders has confirmed, via a message on its official Discord server, that it’s being liquidated after “a long period without clear answers.” We have no confirmation, at the time of this writing, that Cyanide and Kylotonn will share this fate.
Spiders’s bread-and-butter were its action-RPGs, including the aforementioned Steelrising, The Technomancer and Bound by Flame. Greedfall is one of its biggest hits, with the studio launching the sequel in early access in 2024. The studio’s shutdown comes less than two months after The Dying World’s full release on March 10.
In its statement, Spiders says that the game’s planned DLC will launch via Nacon, adding bluntly, “If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we’ll no longer be able to reply.