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Disco Elysium Studio Says Game About People Forced Into Impossible Situations Didn’t Sell Well Enough To Prevent Layoffs

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Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 2024
Latest · Été
Top genres · adventure, indie
190 articles 109 writers 1 games
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Active · 2013–2019
Latest · Minion Masters
Top genres · rpg, indie, adventure
88 articles 57 writers 4 games
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