After 15 years, publisher Merge Games is closing its doors and its 22-person staff has been laid off.
The study revealed the news on social mediaand recalled how “he brought hundreds of indie gems to shop windows around the world and loved every moment of the experience!”
“We couldn’t have done this without the people who are passionate about indie games,” Merge continued, “from all of our developers all the way to you, the gamers!”
The History of Merge Games
Over the course of its life, Merge has published several indie games (such as Sunny Side Up, Spirittea) or physical versions of already released titles (Dead cells, the miracle worker).
Last year, its original parent company Zordix Gaming Group acquired Maximum Games. Merge became a subsidiary of the relaunched Maximum Entertainment, which also included Maximum and Modus Studies (Those herds fight).
Earlier this month, Maximum Staff fired at the independent publisher and closed its Chelford office. At the time, Maximum CEO Christina Seelye said the cuts were part of the company's consolidation plans.
As a result of those layoffs, games under the Merge umbrella that had not yet been released, such as Spirit of the North 2, would be integrated into Maximum.
Unite He concluded his statement by thanking players “for the many years of playing! If you see anyone from Merge, know that they are an incredible person who has worked hard.”