Spiders, the French RPG studio behind GreedFall, Steelrising, and The Technomancer, is reportedly heading for shutdown after failing to attract a buyer.
The Paris-based developer has been on the market under parent company Nacon, but no acquisition has materialized. Without one, closure is the expected outcome.
Founded in 2008, Spiders carved out a niche making mid-budget RPGs with bold settings and rough edges. The catalog runs from Faery: Legends of Avalon and Mars: War Logs through Bound by Flame, The Technomancer, and 2019’s GreedFall, the studio’s biggest hit. Steelrising followed in 2022, swapping colonial fantasy for a soulslike take on the French Revolution.
The studio was acquired by Bigben Interactive, which later restructured into Nacon. That ownership puts the studio’s fate largely in the hands of the publisher, including the future of its IP, ongoing projects, and staff.
Recent releases haven’t helped. GreedFall II: The Dying World launched into Early Access in 2024 and was widely seen as unfinished, particularly its reworked combat. The shift away from the original’s formula split fans, and visibility on Steam stayed low. The sequel was later moved from Early Access into a 1.0 release that still felt rough.
Internal trouble was already visible. In 2024, Spiders staff went on strike over working conditions and the management of GreedFall II, a rare public dispute for a French studio of this size. The closure report comes right after that rough stretch.
Nacon’s wider position adds pressure. The publisher poured resources into Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown, which launched to a dire reception in 2024 and never recovered. Other Nacon titles have struggled with marketing and sales, leaving the group leaner than it would like.
If the shutdown goes ahead, around 100 staff would be affected. GreedFall and Steelrising should remain on storefronts since rights sit with Nacon, but post-launch support for GreedFall II is the big question mark for anyone who already bought in.
