It’s become all too common in the video game industry for small developers to shut down if their game isn’t deemed a success after its debut. Unfortunately for Studio Fizbin, the decision to close its doors can’t even wait another two weeks for the release of its final game, Reignbreaker.
Via Game Developer, Studio Fizbin founder Alexander “Pepe” Pieper shared the news on the company’s official site. According to Pieper, the end of Studio Fizbin is happening in part because the dev team doesn’t have a new project to work on after Reignbreaker is finished. Studio Fizbin’s parent company, Thunderful, is also drastically cutting back on its internal development. Consequently, Studio Fizbin will be closing its doors after an 11-year run that included titles like The Inner World, The Inner World: The Last Wind Monk, Say No! More, Minute of Islands, and Lost at Sea.
However, Studio Fizbin will remain open long enough to ensure that its new roguelike action game, Reignbreaker, is “going to be the best game we’ve ever released.” Following the game’s debut on March 18, Studio Fizbin will provide post-launch support for Reignbreaker while helping its employees find new job opportunities in the industry.
“We want to thank every single one of our fans for your purchases, your fan art, your comments, your reviews, your passion, and your seemingly endless support,” wrote Pieper. “And finally, we’d like to give the biggest thanks to our team–those who are here until the end, and the many others who have found a different path on the way. Fizbin and its games are defined by its team members, and you all made this the most inspiring place to perform the world’s most difficult magic trick: making games.”
Last year, there were large layoffs across the video game industry, and 2025 is already off to a rough start with the closure of Godfall developer Counterplay Games, as well as Warner Bros. Games’ decision to shut down Monolith and two other studios while canceling Monolith’s Wonder Woman game.
