--- title: Vermila Studios lays off staff and risks closure in... description: Vermila Studios, the Spanish developer behind Crisol: Theater of Idols published by Blumhouse Games, has laid off all 19 staff members and faces potential... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/vermila-studios-lays-off-staff-and-risks-closure-in-coming-months-5psgn5apn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Vermila Studios lays off staff and risks closure in coming months | daily.dev og:description: Vermila Studios, the Spanish developer behind Crisol: Theater of Idols published by Blumhouse Games, has laid off all 19 staff members and faces potential... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/vermila-studios-lays-off-staff-and-risks-closure-in-coming-months-5psgn5apn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/5psGN5apN.png og:image:alt: Vermila Studios lays off staff and risks closure in coming months og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Vermila Studios lays off staff and risks closure in coming months **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Vermila Studios, the Spanish developer behind Crisol: Theater of Idols published by Blumhouse Games, has laid off all 19 staff members and faces potential closure in the coming months. CEO David Carrasco cited financial difficulties, and the studio initiated a formal Spanish labor regulation process (ERE) that resulted in the entire team being let go. Founded in 2020 and briefly owned by Embracer Group before being divested, the studio launched Crisol in February 2026 but could not sustain operations five months post-launch. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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