Ninja Theory, the studio behind Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice and Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, appears to be starting a process of letting its employees go after two deals to save the studio fell through.
As spotted by reporter Chris Kerr, multiple now-former employees posted on LinkedIn this morning that their roles were at risk of redundancy, or that they were seeking new opportunities.
“It’s incredibly sad knowing that we won’t get to finish what we were working on,” wrote gameplay programmer Katrin Mair. “So much care, talent and effort went into it, and I really wish we’d had the chance to see what it could have become.”
“Ninja Theory has been some of the best years of my life, but sadly it is time to say goodbye,” wrote performance capture technician Rachel Kimber. “I can’t express enough the amazing people I have been able to work with over the last 4 and a half years. It has been such a pleasure and I have made friends for life.”
Ninja Theory has been around in some incarnation since 2000, moving from independence to ownership to reforming as an independent studio again, before being acquired by Xbox in 2018. Though it’s worked on a number of projects, it’s best known for the Hellblade series, beginning with the critically acclaimed hit Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice . Its sequel, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 launched in 2024 and received simlar praise, though not quite as effusive as the original, and analyst comments suggest it may have struggled in sales (though it seems to have been reasonably popular on Xbox Game Pass).
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