Refactor Games Lays Off 85% of Staff Following FIFA Project

By Sakib Khandokar, Lead Analyst Published Aug 3, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC 1 min read

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Refactor Games Lays Off 85% of Staff Following FIFA Project

Refactor Games, a studio founded in 2022 by Survios cofounder Nathan Burba, has laid off 85% of its staff following its work on the FIFA game released on Netflix.

Quick Facts

Studio: Refactor Games (founded in 2022 by Nathan Burba)
Affected Workforce: 85% of staff laid off (reported as 80 employees by Inside Gaming)
Project Context: Studio helped develop the FIFA game on Netflix
Reported Cause: Funding pulled by Delphi Interactive, developer and publisher of the FIFA game

Nathan Burba confirmed the workforce reduction in a message to GamesBeat, though he did not elaborate further on the decision. Separate reporting from Inside Gaming cited sources indicating that Delphi Interactive—the developer and publisher of the Netflix FIFA title—pulled its funding from the studio.

When Refactor Games launched in 2022, leadership stated plans to develop a football simulator game to compete with EA. Specific details regarding the future status of that unreleased project or the remaining 15% of the studio's workforce have not been disclosed.