Tripwire Cuts 36 Jobs as Work on Maneater 2 and Killing Floor 3 Continues
The second round brings Tripwire's 2026 layoffs to 59, while a studio source estimates 40 to 50 employees remain.
Tripwire Interactive cut 36 jobs, but says active work on Maneater 2 and Killing Floor 3, along with publishing under Tripwire Presents, continues.
An Update on Our Studio pic.twitter.com/A95lpfkpfD
— Tripwire Interactive (@TripwireInt) November 9, 2026
Tripwire said it would support affected employees through the transition and described the cuts as necessary for the organization, but did not give a specific reason.
Tripwire had cut 23 employees on March 4, making the November reduction its second round of layoffs this year and bringing the 2026 total to 59. A source at the studio told PC Gamer that roughly 40 to 50 employees remain.
Tripwire announced Maneater 2 at Sony’s September State of Play, five years after the original game. The sequel remains in active development and is planned for 2027, though the studio has not announced an exact release date.
Killing Floor 3 launched in July 2025, and work on it continues. Its first hotfix arrived in August 2025, addressing stability, voice chat, gameplay, and UI issues.
On November 4, Tripwire Presents announced expanded publishing support for independent developers, with the goal of giving self-published games greater visibility. Tripwire did not connect the publishing plans to the layoffs.
Tripwire Presents is expanding! 🎮
Our new indie publishing initiative helps great self-published games reach more players, with dev-friendly partnerships that put developers first.
Meet the first five games in this new indies initiative: pic.twitter.com/1WpqXYevCu
— Tripwire Interactive (@TripwireInt) November 4, 2026
The initiative’s five selected projects are The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire, Starforged Legacy, Mars Attracts, One-Eyed Likho, and Eslabong.
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Source: Insider Gaming
