Alone in the Dark Studio Pieces Interactive Closed by Embracer

Embracer is closing down Pieces Interactive, the studio behind the Alone in the Dark reboot that was released last year.

The closure was announced with a single photo posted to the studio's X/Twitter account, featuring the Pieces Interactive logo and the text: "2007-2024. Thanks for playing with us."  The studio's website's homepage also features the same image, along with a brief history of the company and its accomplishments. 

Pieces Interactive's latest release was Alone in the Dark, but the team also worked on titles like Puzzlegeddon, Leviathan Warships, and Magicka 2. 

No reason was given for the studio's sudden closure, although a Q4 earnings report from Embracer did note a "softer-than-expected performance" for Alone in the Dark. The title apparently "saw a positive reception from users," but was also met with mixed reception from critics and "ultimately performed below management expectations."

Embracer Group acquired Pieces Interactive back in 2017, just a few years before the studio's eventual closure. Pieces originally seemed to have survived Embracer group's restructuring program, which lasted from June 2023 until March 2024 and resulted in the closure of 44 studios.

But, even though Embracer announced that the program had been "successfully finalized" in March, the company still axed Pieces Interactive months later in June.