Less than three months after Surgent Studio released its debut game, Tales Of Kenzera: Zau, the indie games company was the latest to be faced with industry layoffs. The studio confirmed that it had to lay off a dozen of its developers in what its founder, Abubakar Salim, described as a "difficult time." Salim shared details of those affected by the layoffs on his social media, stating that the decision "hurt deeply," and also how he was honored with what the studio had brought to fruition.