Ballistic Moon, the UK-based studio responsible for the 2024 remake of Till Dawn, has officially disbanded, seven years after it was founded and two after shipping its first and only game. That information is according to the last gazette filed in February.
The move, first reported by Insider Gaming, is essentially a formality with the UK government, as the studio was “effectively closed” for a period of time that was sent into the morning after a mass layoff.
Until the surprise remake of Don launches on October 4, 2024 for the first time. However, even before the title launched, its studio experienced layoffs. At the time, about 40 people were let go, and the rest of the staff was kept around to provide post-launch support for the yet-to-be-released remake.
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Those employees didn't last long, as they were let go by December, leaving another 20 developers without jobs. At the time, Insider Gaming reported that Ballistic Moon's owners were actively seeking funding and pitching projects, though they were unsuccessful. The studio was dubbed “effectively closed” in March 2025, its existence visible in name only.
Flash forward to 2026, and the final gazette, through a voluntary strike-off, was approved, putting an end to a studio that had only shipped one title. It was previously created by Supermassive Games developers and was reported to have been acquired by Sony.
Dawn didn't need to be a blockbuster until its remake
In the lead up to the remake's release, it was criticized by fans for being a full-price release, which many took issue with, as the original still didn't play well. that Old compared to other contemporary remakes.
Then, it didn't help that the game, in some ways, looked worse than the original, which led to more criticism. The title launched to “mixed” reviews on Steam, though it eventually overcame that and settled on “very positive”.
Speaking of Steam, it peaked at 2,607 concurrent players, and reportedly performed worse on PlayStation consoles than the much-maligned Concorde did. Despite teasing a sequel, the Until Dawn remake seems to have done little to convince fans to engage with the horror franchise.
In addition to the remake, a live-action movie was also released, although it performed as poorly as the video game of the same name. It received mediocre reviews and did not set the box office on fire. The end result is a studio that unfortunately no longer exists.
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