Invincible VS Underperformance Has Resulted In Mass Layoffs

Invincible VS Studio Has Reportedly Laid Off 75 Percent Of Staff, Leaving Just 15 Developers Published Aug 15, 2026, 10:51 AM EDT George is the Lead News Editor for TheGamer, and has been working in the industry since 2021 after graduating from the University of South Wales with a bachelor's degree in Journalism. He has also previously written for RPG Site, WhatCulture, and PlayStation Lifestyle. George is an expert on platformers, action games, and fighters, but tends to play as many releases as possible. This hands-on experience lets him dive into gaming communities and follow the latest trends. Some of the games George has extensively covered first-hand include Dead Rising, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, Assassin's Creed Shadows, and Ninja Gaiden 4. Sign in to your TheGamer account Invincible VS developer Quarter Up has reportedly been hit with mass layoffs that have resulted in roughly 75 percent of the team being let go. 2026 has been a notably stellar year for fighting games, with Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls recently claiming the championship belt and Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game standing in a worthy second place. The bronze medallist for best fighting game of the year has to go to Invincible VS, which launched all the way back in April. While the first big Invincible game did have its issues, like an incredibly short story mode and a lack of content, it was overall a great fighter with tons of love for the source material and solid mechanics. VS started off strong with positive reviews and one million players (note, not copies sold), but it seemingly wasn’t enough for the game to be considered a success. Invincible VS Developer Reportedly Reduced By 75 Percent Quarter Up Is Now A “Skeleton Crew” To Support The First DLC Pass As reported by This Week in Videogames, multiple staff members at Quarter Up have shared messages on LinkedIn over the past few months indicating that they’ve been laid off from the studio. One post claimed there were “redundancies in force” at Quarter Up, while another noted that “many others” had been impacted. An anonymous source from Quarter Up said to This Week in Videogames that the layoffs were conducted in two “waves”, and that they believed around 75 percent of the studio was laid off. Quarter Up was a relatively small studio of 50 developers, which means that around 35 of them have been cut and only 15 remain. One employee said that the layoffs were likely because “Invincible VS didn’t perform” as well as the studio expected, and that the studio didn’t have the budget to keep staff. Another theorised that the layoffs were a cost-cutting measure, which is “common these days”. The cuts were “definitely all over” the studio, and not focused on any team in particular. As for what happens to Invincible VS now, one source thinks that there’s a “skeleton crew” working on supporting the game through its first wave of DLC. With the reported layoffs, though, it looks unlikely that Invincible VS is going to get another round, and might even end up being sunset later down the line. Invincible VS Released April 30, 2026 ESRB Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language Developer(s) Quarter Up Publisher(s) Skybound Games