Unity

Unity, the game engine software company, has initiated another round of layoffs, notifying affected employees via email as early as 5 AM local time. While the exact number of impacted workers is not specified, the cuts reportedly include entire departments, such as the Behavior team responsible for NPC scripting tools. This follows a period of significant turmoil for Unity, including a major layoff of 25% of its workforce (approximately 1,800 employees) in January 2024, office closures, and the controversial rollout of its Runtime fee policy in late 2023, which sparked developer backlash and leadership changes. The latest reductions, reported in February 2025, reflect ongoing struggles to stabilize the company.

Unity laid off 1,800 employees representing approximately 25% of its workforce on 2024-01-08.

Unity laid off 265 employees representing approximately 4% of its workforce on 2023-11-28.

Unity laid off 600 employees representing approximately 8% of its workforce on 2023-05-03.

Unity laid off 284 employees representing approximately 3% of its workforce on 2023-01-17.

Unity laid off 200 employees representing approximately 4% of its workforce on 2022-06-29.