UPDATE Aug 4th: studio owner Nathan Burba confirmed to Gamesbeat that the studio had laid off 85% of its staff. This story has been updated to reflect this information.
Refactor Games, the studio behind recent Netflix release FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition, has laid off 85% of its staff, its founder has confirmed. The news followed earlier claims by departing staff members, first reported by Game Developer, that the studio had been shuttered by partner Delphi Interactive. Delphi holds a minority stake in the studio but does not own it.
The US studio's debut release was Football Simulator, which released into early access in 2022. It employed several former EA Sports, 2K Sports, and OneTeam Partners developers.
It went on to work with Delphi on FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition, which launched exclusively on Netflix Games in June 2026.
While Netflix has called the game a "top tier" performer, reviewers criticized the game's controls, graphics, and poor player AI.
Delphi confirmed it part-owns Refactor during an interview with GamesIndustry.biz earlier this year.
Source: GamesIndustry.biz
