Fortis Games appears to have closed, 400+ staff affected
Key takeaways
- Over 400 staff reportedly affected, per LinkedIn posts
- Fortis Games launched in 2022 and was fully owned by Las Vegas Sands
- Twilight Towers soft-launched Sept 2025; studio announced its closure this month
- Fortis acquired Doppio, Oktagon and Metagame and had 150 staff at launch
Fortis Games appears to have closed, with multiple LinkedIn posts today saying the studio “has officially shuttered, abruptly putting more than 400 talented people out of work.” One former communications director wrote that exact line; a production staffer added that “Las Vegas Sands Corp. has chosen to end funding and part ways, terminating all of the contracts, worldwide.” MobileGamer.biz contacted Fortis for comment but the company had not responded at publication.
Fortis was created and fully owned by Las Vegas Sands and launched in 2022. The studio was co‑founded by Steven Chiang, Shawn Foust and Calvin Lau, who came from senior roles at EA, Zynga, Machine Zone and Twitch. At launch Fortis said it had 150 staff, assembled through the acquisition of three studios: Portugal’s Doppio Games, Brazil’s Oktagon Games and Romania’s Metagame.
The developer listed four titles across its site and social channels: Mergemon Wilds, Twilight Towers, Bloom & Breakfast and Havoc Crew. Twilight Towers reached soft launch in September 2025 but Fortis posted a blog last week announcing the game would be closing this month. AppMagic data indicates Bloom & Breakfast reached early testing with a small number of downloads, while Mergemon Wilds and Havoc Crew never registered installs.
Why it matters
If the LinkedIn posts are accurate, more than 400 people have lost their roles and the studio’s published projects will stop progressing; that combination explains why several soft launches and early tests are now being pulled back or canceled.
Original source
MobileGamer.biz
