Kenzera Stories: Zau developer Surgent Studios has made its team aware of the layoff as it seeks investment for its subsequent project.
“We have decided to suspend work on the Surgent gaming division while we secure funding for our next project,” reads a post on X.
“In the meantime, we have unfortunately had to put our team on layoff alert,” the comment continues. It is unknown how many workers would be standing to be affected.
“There are still a couple of interesting updates on the way for Zau,” the comment continues, before asking anyone with the ability to donate a second challenge to play the studio.
Prior to this time, the company laid off several developers.
Kenzera Stories: Zau was saved from this moment. Released as an EA Untouched name, the game earned generally positive reviews, with a Metacritic rating of 76.
Surgent Studios, the developer behind Stories of Kenzera: Zau is headed by Abubakar Salim, the actor known for his work on Space of the Dragon and Murderer’s Creed: Origins.
VGC has contacted Surgent Studios for comment and will update this story if we download one.
VGC’s Stories of Kenzera review called it a “challenging and moving Metroidvania.”
“Tales of Kenzera: ZAU feels like a studio stretching its legs for the first time,” we wrote. “Visually inventive and packed with excellent platforming, it’s let down by average combat and exploration.”
