A 50% workforce reduction reportedly occurred at the studio

Cadence of Hyrule Developer Reportedly Lays Off Workers

Furthermore, an ex-employee announced on Twitter that they left the studio earlier this week for a new journey. It's unclear whether they were affected by the layoffs.

Many different studios have laid off employees recently, including Ubisoft, Amazon, Meta, and Phoenix Labs.

Brace Yourself Games is best known for Crypt of the Necrodancer as well as its Legend of Zelda crossover game Cadence of Hyrule. The studio is set to release a spin-off game, Rift of the NecroDancer, sometime this year.

The studio hasn't made any official announcement about layoffs yet. GameSpot has reached out to Brace Yourself Games for comment.

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