Techland cancels two games mid-development, confirms there will be no layoffs

Techland has cancelled two unannounced games mid-development, but has confirmed there will be no layoffs as a result.

As spotted by GameWatcher, the business publication Puls Biznesu highlighted that the developer recorded financial losses of PLN 135 million ($37.4 million) for 2024. This reportedly resulted in the cancellation of two titles.

In a statement to Eurogamer, Techland clarified that “none of the reported changes have resulted in staff reductions”.

“Developers were moved to other projects and are working on a number of games in our pipeline,” it said. “Our primary focus right now is to release Dying Light: The Beast for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.

“After the launch of Dying Light: The Beast, we will share more about future titles in due time.”

Eurogamer noted that one of the cancelled games is likely an open world fantasy RPG announced back in May 2022. The studio hired people from notable developers including CD Projekt Red, Arkane, and Guerrilla Games to work on the project.

Last year, GamesIndustry.biz spoke to Dying Light’s franchise director Tymon Smektała about developing Dying Light: The Beast as a separate game. It was initially meant to be DLC for Dying Light 2, but was scrapped following a substantial leak of the majority of its story details.