40 million dollars down the drain on Stormgate? Failure of the StarCraft successor and upcoming layoffs

40 million dollars down the drain on Stormgate? Failure of the StarCraft successor and upcoming layoffs

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26 Aug 2025 12:42

Stormgate was conceived as a direct successor to StarCraft and looked promising. But after its release, the game did not interest the audience.

Frost Giant studio has already announced that it is preparing for major layoffs, as the project turned out to be a failure. In early August, the RTS came out of early access and received a story campaign, but even this did not help attract players.

According to SteamDB, Stormgate has no more than 220–250 people playing simultaneously at its best hours. This is a catastrophic result for a free-to-play game with a large budget.

The head of Frost Giant, Tim Morten, commented on the situation. At Gamescom 2025, he noted that the project, created with a budget of over 40 million dollars, does not bring the expected income. If the trend continues in the coming months, developers will be forced to make serious cost cuts and reduce staff.

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Dmitry Krivov
26 Aug 2025 12:42
Источники: Gamedeveloper