By Sagar V. Mankar 
Space Ape Games has officially shut down, with its approximately 150 employees heading in different directions. About 70 staff members have joined Supercell London, while around 30 have been laid off, according to reports by Mobilegamer.biz.
The remaining employees will continue working on three games – Chrome Valley Customs, Fastlane, and Transformers: Earth Wars – but under new companies.
Supercell fully acquired Space Ape in November 2024 before this restructuring took place. The Finnish gaming giant has confirmed that nearly half of Space Ape’s workforce has transitioned to what is now called Supercell London.
A new startup called Offroad Games, created by former Space Ape general manager Geoffrey Gilles, will soon take ownership of two games – Chrome Valley Customs and Fastlane. This new company is expected to hire between 10-12 former Space Ape employees.
Meanwhile, Chinese publisher Yodo1 will take over Transformers: Earth Wars globally. The company was already handling the game in China and will bring on approximately 10 former Space Ape staff members who worked on this title.
In an official statement, Supercell explained: “We’ve been working hard to ensure that the transition is as smooth as possible for both Space Apes and Supercellians. As part of this, we’ve worked with each individual at Space Ape to explore their options, including interviewing for available roles at Supercell.”
The statement continued, “We are very excited about combining the talent of Space Ape and Supercell in the new Supercell London office, starting a new era of Supercell with a strong presence in the UK.”
This reorganization follows an earlier development from January when approximately 30 former Space Ape employees moved to a music game spin-off studio called NextBeat. This new company, formed by Space Ape co-founder Simon Hade and music industry veteran Olly Barnes, now manages the games Beatstar and Country Star.
NextBeat plans to release rock and metal-themed versions of Beatstar later this year. Supercell maintains a minority investment in NextBeat.