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Versus Evil, the indie publishing studio known widely for publishing The Banner Saga, has reportedly shut down days before Christmas, with the entire team being laid off.<\/p>\n

The news originated from Head of Production Lance James on X\/Twitter, where he wrote, “Welp. That was a great 10 year ride. The entire Versus Evil team has just been laid off.”<\/p>\n

In a reply, he noted that this was “not a Versus Evil decision or choice.”<\/p>\n

Versus Evil confirmed the news themselves on their own X\/Twitter account, saying that the studio “is shutting its doors.” The studio provided no information about why the shutdown, or the layoffs, happened.<\/p>\n

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Today is a sad day. After 10 wonderful years, Versus Evil is shutting its doors. We’ve loved bringing you the best indie games we could find & sharing so many happy memories with you all, our amazing community! From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU for everything! ♥️<\/p>\n

— Versus Evil 🛡️ (@vs_evil) December 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Versus Evil community manager Chris “Trippi” added in his own X\/Twitter post that the publisher’s parent company, tinyBuild, was behind the layoffs. TinyBuild is known for publishing popular horror series Hello Neighbor. The news that Versus Evil is shutting down comes just one day after Atari announced they’d invest $2 million in tinyBuild.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately our parent company has made the decision to lay off the entire team here at Versus Evil.<\/p>\n

So if anyone knows any open roles for Community Management, or assistant\/associate Producer roles, I’d be happy to send my resume over.<\/p>\n

DMs open in the mean time~<\/p>\n

— Chris 🤠 (@LetsGetTrippi) December 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

The news also comes just a few weeks after Versus Evil’s founder, Steve Escalante, left the company, which he started back in 2013. TinyBuild didn’t acquire the company until 8 years later, in 2021. <\/p>\n

Many users in the replies noted that the shutdown happened in the last work week before Christmas, which will leave all its 13 employees without jobs – and perhaps without health insurance – in the new year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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