Update, July 7, 2025: Toca Boca's parent company Spin Master sent the following statement to GamesIndustry.biz:
"As part of our plan to mitigate the impacts of global macro headwinds to our business we made the difficult decision to reduce some positions across our company, which includes a small number of impacts to our Toca Boca studio."
"We remain comittedd to providing players with the safest digital playground where imaginations guide storytelling and self-expression."
Original story, July 4, 2025: Stockholm-based Toca Boca has been hit with an unknown number of layoffs.
Staff affected by redundancies have been sharing the news on LinkedIn, including roles in art, QA, design, and development.
GamesIndustry.biz has reached to the developer for further clarification on how many jobs were affected by the cuts.
Former game designer Andrew Brierly Chramer claimed the layoffs were due to "project changes and cost-savings".
"It's not easy to leave a team you care so much about, but I'm proud of what we built and grateful for everything I've learned."
Former art director Kim Aava shared similar sentiments: "While it's tough to leave such a kind and inspiring group of people, I'm incredibly proud of what we built together."
Affected employees also include embedded QA Bathilde de La Chapelle.
As reported by PocketGamer, Toca Boca's parent company Spin Master announced it would be shutting down Nørdlight, known for the mobile title Rubik's Match.
The closure was due to the "high costs of acquiring new users and the title's lower than expected returns", as the publication noted.
