2 months after releasing Zero Parades, Studio ZA/UM is laying off employees: 'Its commercial performance has not enabled us to sustain a studio of our current size'

ZA/UM announced on July 17 via X that it is laying off up to 32 workers across multiple departments. Despite receiving critical acclaim upon its May 21 release, the commercial performance of the spy thriller RPG Zero Parades: For Dead Spies was insufficient to sustain the studio's current size. This decision follows the moderate success of Disco Elysium, as the new title failed to meet the financial expectations required to maintain the existing staff levels.