GDC Report: One in Three Game Industry Professionals Laid Off in the Past Two Years

Alarming statistics from GDC: state of the industry labor market

According to a new survey by the organizers of the Game Developers Conference (GDC), a third of game industry professionals (33%) have experienced layoffs over the past two years. This figure exceeds the results of the previous report and confirms a deep crisis in the gamedev sector.

Job search is becoming more difficult

The study revealed a number of discouraging trends among developers:

• More than half of the laid-off workers still remain unemployed;
• A quarter of respondents sent out at least 100 resumes while looking for a new position;
• The wave of layoffs affected both major AAA studios and independent developers worldwide.

Despite the difficult situation, experts hope for a gradual stabilization of the market in the near future.