Indie publisher Humble Games has reportedly been closed

Indie publisher Humble Games has reportedly been closed.

Humble Games is the publishing division of San Francisco, California-based Humble Bundle, which was acquired in 2017 by Ziff Davis through its IGN Entertainment subsidiary.

It has published over 20 titles since 2019 including Forager, Wizard of Legend and TemTem, according to its parent company.

Reports of the division’s closure were shared by impacted employees on LinkedIn and social media platforms on Tuesday.

“At 9AM this morning, 36 employees of Humble Games were told that we were being let go and that the company is shutting down,” wrote Nicola Kwan, who worked in business development at Humble Games.

Emilee Kieffer, senior QA at Humble Bundle, said: “Another year, another lay off! Today is mine and my entire team’s last day at Humble Games.”

Upcoming titles from Humble Games include Never Alone 2, Monaco 2, Wizard of Legend 2 and Lost Skies.

VGC has contacted Ziff Davis for comment on Humble Games’ reported closure.

Well friends, me and the entirety of Humble Games was laid off this morning

If you need senior/lead QA at your game studio HI HELLO I DON’T HAVE A JOB ANYMOOOORE! pic.twitter.com/giAPAiTDsx

— Emil-EEK! (@Emilee3D) July 23, 2024

Gamer Network, the family of games media brands including Eurogamer and GamesIndustry.biz, was acquired by IGN Entertainment in May.

The UK-based games media company was bought for an undisclosed sum from ReedPop, the Pax and New York Comic-Con organiser, which acquired it in 2018.