Sucker Punch cuts 26 jobs, former employee says

Sucker Punch, the PlayStation-owned studio behind Ghost of Yotei, cut 26 jobs, a former employee told Aftermath in an account relayed by Eurogamer on 26 October. Other accounts put the number at 24, with Polygon estimating that those dismissals affected roughly 10–12% of the workforce.

The reported cuts follow Ghost of Yotei’s release in October 2025 and sales of 3.3 million copies in its first month. Sucker Punch’s earlier work includes the Sly Cooper series and Infamous.

Different counts and an estimated share of staff

Engadget’s 26 October report, citing Aftermath, said Sucker Punch dismissed 24 workers that day. That differs from the earlier account of 26 workers affected. The conflicting counts remain unresolved; both accounts draw on Aftermath rather than independently confirming the total.

Polygon estimated on 26 October that Sucker Punch had around 200 employees, possibly closer to 230. Using the reported 24 dismissals, it estimated that roughly 10–12% of staff had been let go. The workforce baseline and the resulting percentage are estimates, not confirmed staffing figures.

The reasons given to staff

In an internal staff email obtained by Aftermath and quoted on 26 October, studio leaders attributed the reductions to market challenges and their assessment of the team’s needs for its next project. Several positions across Sucker Punch would be eliminated, they wrote.

They had worked to support affected colleagues during the transition and would give staff more details about the future in the week beginning 2 November. The next game remains unannounced.