All System Dance developer announces layoffs 'due to financial challenges'

Indie studio Mighty Yell, developer of the 2021 comedy crime adventure and the upcoming dance-battler All Systems Dance, says it has laid off "a few" of its employees [[link]] "due to financial challenges."

"This is not a decision we came to easily, and we know the impact it will have on our team and community," Mighty Yell wrote in a message posted to . "We want to be as transparent as possible regarding the layoffs, and the difficult state of funding in games.

(Image credit: Mighty Yell (Bluesky))

Mighty Yell said it remains on track for the release of All Systems Dance, a "grooving adventure game where you reprogram robots by shakin' it" we got a look at during the . It's a "non-violent combat game" in which you lead an uprising against a corporate dystopia by winning dance battles against robots, thereby convincing them to join the revolution.

It's a bit of an unusual setup but making games without violence is Mighty Yell's thing: The Big Con is a crime game but not one where you're running around waving guns.

That approach to making games presented something of a challenge for Mighty Yell: "One of the toughest things about making this game was selling people on the non-violent crime aspect of [[link]] it," game director and writer Dave Proctor . "Games with guns don't bat an eye, but the moment you have to steal an old lady's wallet, people start to think maybe there's something wrong with you."

Mighty Yell said in today's announcement that news about the release of All Systems Dance will be shared soon, "but right now what's important is supporting our team through this tough time."

2023 and '24 were brutally punishing for the videogame industry, and while we had hoped for better things in 2025—or at least a —it's not working out that way so far. , , , , , , , , and engine [[link]] maker have all let people go this year, and the looming chaos of the Trump administration's global trade war seems almost certain to before they have any hope of getting better.

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