Swedish dev Toca Boca hit by layoffs
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Swedish mobile games developer Toca Boca has been struck by a number of layoffs.
Affected staff have been sharing the news of the job cuts on social media this week. Impacted roles include QA, art, design, development, and more.
PocketGamer.biz has seen posts from eight now former workers at the company state they were affected by the round of job losses
One affected employee said the move came due to project changes and cost-savings at the company.
It’s not clear how many staff were impacted by the decision or what this means for the developer’s current projects. We have reached out to the studio for comment.
Toca Boca has worked on a number of mobile titles aimed at the kids market, the most successful being Toca Boca World. Launched in 2018, AppMagic estimates the game has generated approximately $795 million from the App Store and Google Play to date.
The company currently has online multiplayer game Toca Boca Days in soft launch, which was first released in April 2024.
Company-wide cuts
Last month Toca Boca parent company Spin Master said in an earnings call that it would be shutting down Swedish studio Nørdlight, which had worked on mobile title Rubik’s Match. The firm cited the hight costs of acquiring new users and the title’s lower than expected returns as reasons for the closure.
Meanwhile, it stated that while there had been improvements in the performance of Toca Boca World in Q4, it wasn’t enough to offset the declines experienced earlier in the year for its digital media division. As a result, it reported a revenue decline of just over $9m for 2024.
June also saw Spin Master appointed long-serving board member Christina Miller as its new CEO effective July 7th, with former incumbent Max Rangel stepping down.
