{"id":1580462,"date":"2026-05-16T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sVubJeNJ2wH6Q4EDauRVA4"},"modified":"2026-05-16T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T14:00:00","slug":"mercurysteam-announces-difficult-and-painful-job-cuts-as-its-god-of-war-inspired-hack-n-slash-arrives-on-steam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/mercurysteam-announces-difficult-and-painful-job-cuts-as-its-god-of-war-inspired-hack-n-slash-arrives-on-steam\/","title":{"rendered":"MercurySteam announces &#8216;difficult and painful&#8217; job cuts as its God of War-inspired hack &#8216;n&#8217; slash arrives on Steam"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>MercurySteam, the developer behind<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/castlevania-lords-of-shadow-coming-to-pc-as-ultimate-edition\/\"> Castlevania: Lords of Shadow<\/a> and the Switch exclusive Metroid Dread, has announced layoffs in the same week its latest game Blades of Fire launches on Steam.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s no easy way to share this kind of news, but today we must communicate that MercurySteam has initiated a workforce adjustment process,&#8221; the studio wrote in a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/there-is-no-easy-way-to-share-this-kind-of-share-7459924578996420608-X1rP\/\" target=\"_blank\"> LinkedIn post<\/a> (via<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/mercurysteam-initiates-a-workforce-adjustment-process\" target=\"_blank\"> GamesIndustry<\/a>) adding that, &#8220;while this is something common within the production cycles of our industry, it is nonetheless a difficult and painful situation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>MercurySteam did not reveal the extent of the job cuts, or which positions would be affected. But it said in its statement that it &#8220;will do everything we can to help these professionals find new opportunities&#8221;, urging developers with open positions to reach out to the studio.<\/p>\n<p>The developer also didn&#8217;t explain the reasons behind the job cuts, although it&#8217;s likely related to Blades of Fire&#8217;s underwhelming sales. The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/god-of-war-pc-review\/\"> God of War<\/a>-inspired action adventure was revealed to have &#8220;underperformed&#8221; in June last year, with Digital Bros (the company behind publishing label 505 Games) announcing in a press release that it<a href=\"https:\/\/digitalbros-com.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025.07.22-FY2024-2025-Trade-update_cript.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> anticipated an \u20ac8 million write-off<\/a>, in part due to the game&#8217;s commercial struggles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"high\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/goe0S2dvpSs\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It probably didn&#8217;t help that Blades of Fire launched as an Epic Store exclusive on PC, in a month that included heavy hitters like<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/uk\/doom-the-dark-ages\/\"> Doom: The Dark Ages<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/elden-ring-nightreign\/\"> Elden Ring Nightreign<\/a>. Reviews were also on the lukewarm side. Our own Kerry Brunskill awarded it a score of 74 in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/blades-of-fire-review\/\">Blades of Fire review<\/a>, praising its combat and innovative weapon forging system, but lamenting how those qualities were hidden under &#8220;layers of patience-testing flaws.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There is a chance Blades of Fire&#8217;s fortunes may improve, however. After a year of Epic exclusivity, the game has just arrived on Steam wielding a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/underrated-hack-n-slash-blades-of-fire-heads-to-steam-with-a-2-0-update-bringing-new-game-plus-and-expanded-death-and-mutilation-variations-for-you-sickos-out-there\/\"> substantial 2.0 update<\/a>. Newly introduced features include New Game Plus, a new difficulty level called &#8220;Titanium&#8221; difficulty that boosts enemy stats while also making boss attacks much more precise, an arena system that lets you fight bosses again after defeating them, and &#8220;expanded death and mutilation animations&#8221; which is always a bonus. Oh, and it launches with full Steam Deck support too, though it&#8217;s definitely a game you&#8217;ll get the most out of playing on your big rig.<\/p>\n<p>Whether or not the update will address the issues in the initial release remains to be seen, but as a lifelong fan of Blades of Fire&#8217;s spiritual predecessor<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1710170\/Blade_of_Darkness\/\"> Blade of Darkness<\/a>, I hope the Steam release sees MercurySteam&#8217;s latest reverse its ailing fortunes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"b45d7a02-e2ad-429b-a823-5d0a1ce06952\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:661px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6offQUY4CXebir2TC27dMd\" name=\"kingdom come 2 square\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mercurysteam-announces-difficult-and-painful-job-cuts-as-its-god-of-war-inspired-hack-n-slash-arrives-on-steam.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"654\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-pc-games-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"b45d7a02-e2ad-429b-a823-5d0a1ce06952\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2026 games<\/strong><\/a>: All the upcoming games<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height: 250px;\">\n<div class=\"kwizly-quiz kwizly-W2YRoe\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script src=\"https:\/\/kwizly.com\/embed\/W2YRoe.js\" async><\/script> <\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/mercurysteam-announces-difficult-and-painful-job-cuts-as-its-god-of-war-inspired-hack-n-slash-arrives-on-steam\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MercurySteam, the developer behind Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and the Switch exclusive Metroid Dread, has announced layoffs in the same week its latest game Blades of Fire launches on Steam. &#8220;There&#8217;s no easy way to share this kind of news, but today we must communicate that MercurySteam has initiated a workforce adjustment process,&#8221; the studio wrote in a LinkedIn post (via GamesIndustry) adding that, &#8220;while this is something common within the production cycles of our industry, it is nonetheless a difficult and painful situation.&#8221; MercurySteam did not reveal the extent of the job cuts, or which positions would be affected. But it said in its statement that it &#8220;will do everything we can to help these professionals find new opportunities&#8221;, urging developers with open positions&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/mercurysteam-announces-difficult-and-painful-job-cuts-as-its-god-of-war-inspired-hack-n-slash-arrives-on-steam\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1580463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[23,748],"class_list":["post-1580462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-action","tag-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MercurySteam announces &#039;difficult and painful&#039; job cuts as its God of War-inspired hack &#039;n&#039; 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