Quantic Dream’s Star Wars Eclipse was announced way back in 2021, with a flashy trailer teasing a video game of ambitious proportion. It promised a new narrative-driven chapter in the Star Wars game universe, telling a fresh story in the High Republic era, with cameos and teases that leant into modern franchise lore.
In the years since, we’ve only seen a few updates about Star Wars Eclipse, and the latest one (via VGC and GameKult) is fairly dire, with Quantic Dream staff alleging the game is now in jeopardy due to impending layoffs at the studio.
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What’s going on with Star Wars Eclipse?
Star Wars Eclipse is allegedly on shaky ground due to the failure of Quantic Dream’s Spellcasters Chronicles, a multiplayer game that was released in early 2026 and subsequently shut down in June, after failing to find a core audience.
Following the shuttering of this game, Quantic Dream announced an internal reorganisation, with this process ongoing. It has seemingly resulted in around 115 staff being left without work, and likely facing imminent layoffs, as others continue to work on Star Wars Eclipse.
Losing so much productivity inspired STJV unionised staff at Quantic Dream to stage a protest outside the company’s Paris studio, with this action timed to align with a visit from representatives of Lucasfilm Games, as part of a review of progress on Star Wars Eclipse.
‘It’s far from being an act of sabotage. On the contrary, we’re trying to save Star Wars Eclipse,’ one protesting employee reportedly told GameKult. ‘We could manage to release it with 115 additional people, and that wouldn’t be “overstaffed”: it’s what’s needed.’
‘We’re understaffed, like in many other companies in the sector, because bosses know very well that passion will lead people to crunch time and that games will eventually be released. But it’s impossible to run a sustainable industry like that.’
Another protesting employee outlined the non-viability of the redundancy plan, stating firmly that the game ‘literally cannot be finished’ without the 115 people who are currently inactive and facing redundancy.
They also criticised Quantic Dream management for leaving those staff without work, as a whole month of production has been lost without staff being trained on the ‘specific tools’ of Star Wars Eclipse.
‘We … want to strongly alert management and tell them to look at all these people who are eager to work but aren’t, on the day of an official visit,’ one protester said.
Will Star Wars Eclipse eventually release?
At this stage, it’s unclear what happens next in the development of Star Wars Eclipse.
As unionised developers have informed management, they will need all hands on deck to continue development of the game, and see it through to release.
Five years after its public announcement, there have been very few updates on its status or progress, but there is certainly the appetite and audience to learn more, as the concept of a High Republic era Star Wars story remains tantalising.
But it does appear there are more hurdles to the game’s release than initially assumed. Any future updates will need to be understood within the context of these protests, taking into account that development is seemingly facing significant challenges as it continues.
