The organizers of GDC have released its 2026 State of the Game Industry Report, detailing the results of its annual self-reported survey of games industry professionals. The data provided by over 2,300 respondents offered a grim image of industry layoffs, as 28% of surveyed games industry workers reported that they had been laid off in the past two years.
That percentage was even higher in the United States, where 33% of respondents said they’d been laid off during the same period.
Respondents to the GDC survey also report difficulty in finding new employment following a layoff. Nearly half—48%—of games workers who reported being laid off said they haven’t been able to secure another job. Of those who were laid off one to two years ago, 36% say they haven’t found other games industry employment.
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