The developer of “Life After Life”, Dont Nod, is facing financial crisis: Planning to lay off 90 people, may not survive until January next year

French game developer Dont Nod Entertainment announced plans to lay off up to 90 employees due to severe financial crisis. The company warned that without new financing, it might not be able to survive until January 2027, facing the risk of closure. Although the company released its new game “Aphelion” in April 2026, sales failed to reverse the困境, and auditing agencies had previously issued warnings of financial exhaustion. Although the board approved a new business model to cut costs, the measures taken to improve performance were insufficient to restore long-term competitiveness. Dont Nod sold a minority stake to Tencent in 2020, but Tencent currently has no plans to invest.