Quantic Dream Workers Strike to Save Star Wars Eclipse
The strike directly ties the fate of Quantic Dream's high-profile Star Wars Eclipse to the studio's internal restructuring, suggesting that management's decision to lay off rather than retrain staff could derail a major licensed project.
Key Facts
- 115 employees at Quantic Dream are subject to a layoff plan that workers say would prevent completion of Star Wars Eclipse.
- The strike was organized by French labor union STJV and took place on June 25, the same day Lucasfilm representatives visited the studio.
- The layoffs follow the cancellation of the free-to-play game Spellcasters Chronicles in May, which had launched in early access four months earlier.
- Strike participants told Gamekult that one month of tool training would have been enough to allow former Spellcasters Chronicles developers to transfer to the Star Wars Eclipse team.
- Quantic Dream's Detroit: Become Human surpassed 15 million units sold in January 2026 and holds an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam.
Reporting from 3 sources: Denfaminicogamer, GameBusiness.jp, Game Spark.
Employees at Quantic Dream have gone on strike, demanding the cancellation of planned mass layoffs that they say would prevent the completion of the in-development action-adventure game Star Wars Eclipse. The strike, organized by French labor union STJV, took place on a day when Lucasfilm representatives visited the studio. According to a report from French media outlet Gamekult, 115 employees are subject to the layoff plan. The layoffs follow the cancellation of the free-to-play game Spellcasters Chronicles in May, which had launched in early access only four months earlier. Quantic Dream had previously announced a studio restructuring and stated that Star Wars Eclipse would not be affected. However, strike participants told Gamekult that former Spellcasters Chronicles developers lack the skills to transfer to the Eclipse team and that one month of tool training would have been sufficient. They predicted that if the layoffs proceed, Star Wars Eclipse will not be completed. The strike comes as Quantic Dream's best-known title, Detroit: Become Human, continues to sell well; it surpassed 15 million units sold in January 2026 and currently holds an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam.
The strike was organized by French labor union STJV and executed on June 25 local time, according to Gamekult. Lucasfilm representatives were visiting the studio that day. Strike participants told Gamekult that the 115 employees subject to the layoff plan have been left with almost no work since the cancellation of Spellcasters Chronicles in May. One development member said that a single month of tool training would have been enough to allow them to transfer to the Star Wars Eclipse team.
Star Wars Eclipse was announced in 2021 as an action-adventure game set in the High Republic era. It has received no public updates since its reveal trailer. Quantic Dream had previously stated that the layoffs would not affect the project.
A separate Steam sale for Quantic Dream's Detroit: Become Human is running until July 10, offering the game at 90 percent off its regular price of 4,500 yen, bringing it to 450 yen. The game has gathered over 240,000 reviews on Steam and holds an Overwhelmingly Positive rating. It surpassed 15 million units sold in January 2026.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Denfaminicogamer 【4500円→450円】『デトロイト ビカム ヒューマン』を90％オフで買える破格のセールがSteamにて開催中！無数のストーリー分岐とともに、3人のアンドロイドを中心とした重厚な物語が描かれる“圧倒的に好評”な名作
- GameBusiness.jp 長らく開発中の新作アクションADV『Star Wars Eclipse』を救うにはレイオフ中止が必要と主張。『Detroit: Become Human』開発元でストライキ実施との海外報道
- Game Spark 長らく開発中の新作アクションADV『Star Wars Eclipse』を救うにはレイオフ中止が必要と主張。『Detroit: Become Human』開発元でストライキ実施との海外報道