A few days ago, we reported that layoffs happened at The Chinese Room, the studio behind the award-winning game Still Wakes the Deep. While the studio has not confirmed any change in staff number, Paradox Interactive provided an update on their upcoming release, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2.
The layoff is coming a few days after the release of Siren’s Rest, Still Wakes the Deep’s first major expansion. However, in a message sent to PC Gamer, the publisher behind Bloodlines 2, Paradox Interactive, confirmed that the layoffs will not affect the upcoming title, which is scheduled for October release.
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“Development on Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is unaffected by the recent staffing changes at The Chinese Room,” read the message provided by the publisher. “The game is still scheduled for an October release. We wish those affected the best of luck on their future endeavors.”
The Chinese Room is based in Brighton and has released brilliant titles since it was founded in 2025, including Dear Esther, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture.
The Chinese Room will hold a special Reddit AMA on June 25 at 11 am ET/4 pm BST with four developers involved in the making of Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest, namely principal narrative designer Sagar Beroshi, lead sound designer Francesco Del Pia, lead environment artist Iain Gillespie, and principal game designer Jade Jacson.
“Whether you’ve already taken the plunge, or are still just curious about what lies beneath”, the developers want to hear from you. Just head over to r/horrorgaming and post your questions. Perhaps, they would shed more light on the nature of the layoffs that happened in the studio.
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