Tripwire Cuts 36 More Jobs Days After Expanding Its Tripwire Presents Indie Label

Tripwire cuts 36 more jobs days after expanding its Tripwire Presents indie label

Embracer-owned Tripwire Interactive has laid off 36 people, its second round of cuts in 2026, and gave no reason. The move lands less than a week after the studio widened its indie publishing label, and it leaves Maneater 2 and Killing Floor 3 players with open questions.

Tripwire Interactive says it's laying off 36 staff in a "necessary" decision, while reassuring that Killing Floor 3 and Maneater 2 are still in active development

In a statement posted yesterday, Killing Floor developers Tripwire Interactive have announced that the studio is laying off 36 "talented" internal staff as part of a "workforce reduction". The job cuts come 16 months after the release of Killing Floor 3 (which James didn't care for), and within hours of unrelated yet equally dispiriting redunancies at Skydance Games.

Killing Floor 3 & Maneater 2

Just one week after the announcement that the in-house publishing division will be expanded, Studio Tripwire Interactive will be separated from 36 employees. It is already the second wave of terminations at Killing Floor developers this year.

Killing Floor studio Tripwire Interactive lays off 36 staff in second round of cuts this year - Gamereactor

Tripwire Interactive, the studio behind Killing Floor 3 and Maneater 2, laid off 36 staff on 9 November 2026, its second round of cuts in eight months. The studio announced the reduction in a post on X titled "An Update on Our Studio". "Today we share difficult news: Tripwire has undergone a workforce reduction, affecting 36 talented people across our studio," the statement read. "This was certainly not an easy decision, but unfortunately a nece…

Killing Floor Creator Tripwire Kills Off More Jobs

The creators of Killing Floor and Manhunter are laying off more workers, as Tripwire announces its second round of firings for the year. Read this article on TechRaptor