Ubisoft is moving to close RedLynx, its Helsinki-based studio and the creator of the Trials series, in the latest round of a restructuring that has been running for most of 2026.

The publisher confirmed it has informed teams of a proposal to close the studio, subject to Finland’s local change negotiation process. Reporting from GamesIndustry.biz, Video Games Chronicle, Engadget and Push Square puts the number of affected staff at around 52.

Why RedLynx?

The stated reasoning is blunt: the studio has no active project. According to reports, RedLynx was deemed unsustainable without something in production — an unusually stark way to describe a team that has shipped Trials games for the better part of two decades.

RedLynx joined Ubisoft in 2011 and became synonymous with Trials, the physics-based motorcycle platformer that started as a browser and Flash-era curiosity and grew into Trials HD, Trials Evolution, Trials Fusion and Trials Rising. The series has always been well-liked precisely because it was unlike anything else in Ubisoft’s catalogue — a cult favourite rather than a tentpole.

That is, unfortunately, often the problem. Studios that make beloved-but-modest games struggle to justify themselves when a publisher is cutting for margin.

A Proposal, Not Yet a Done Deal

One important distinction: this is a proposal, and Finnish law requires a negotiation period with employee representatives before any final decision. Closures announced this way are frequently ratified, but the process exists and outcomes can be modified.

Another Entry in a Long List

The RedLynx news did not arrive alone. In the same cycle, Ubisoft announced 70 job cuts at Ubisoft Singapore, taking the combined total of the two announcements to as many as 122 roles. We have covered the Singapore side separately, and both sit inside the broader 2026 layoffs tracker.

This also follows Microsoft’s own sweeping studio reset in September, which we documented in Xbox’s biggest shakeup yet. The pattern across the industry is consistent: publishers are consolidating around fewer, larger teams and cutting studios without a clearly defined next project.

What Happens to Trials?

That is the open question. No new Trials game has been announced, and with the studio proposed for closure there is no obvious home for it inside Ubisoft. The most likely outcomes are that the back catalogue stays on sale and supported for a while, and that the series goes dormant — which, for a franchise with this much goodwill, would be a shame.

If you want to see what the fuss was about, Trials Rising remains the most accessible entry point, and you can browse similar titles in our game hubs.