Ubisoft is planning significant changes to two of its development studios, proposing the closure of Finland-based RedLynx and the elimination of 70 positions at Ubisoft Singapore. The moves are part of an ongoing review of the publisher's development operations, with a focus on project availability, studio responsibilities, and long-term financial sustainability.

RedLynx, best known for the Trials franchise, reportedly has no active project and has been deemed unsustainable in its current form. Ubisoft plans to propose closing the studio, potentially affecting approximately 52 employees. The proposal remains subject to mandatory change negotiations between the company and its employees in Finland.

Meanwhile, Ubisoft intends to restructure and downsize its Singapore studio following an assessment of its future role within the company's development network. The planned changes would result in 70 layoffs as Ubisoft seeks to establish a more sustainable operating structure.

Founded in Helsinki, Finland, in 2000, RedLynx built its reputation through the Trials series, which began as browser-based games before expanding to PC and consoles. The studio gained wider recognition with Trials HD, an Xbox Live Arcade release that helped establish the franchise as a popular name in physics-based racing games.

Ubisoft acquired RedLynx in 2011, following the success of Trials HD. The studio subsequently released five more games in the franchise: Trials Evolution, Trials Frontier, Trials Fusion, Trials of the Blood Dragon, and Trials Rising.

However, RedLynx's output has declined since the release of Trials Rising in 2019. The studio has also contributed to projects outside its best-known franchise, including work with Massive Entertainment to bring The Division 2 to Google Stadia in 2020.

RedLynx later worked on the mobile game Gwen's Getaway, which entered a soft launch in 2023 before being discontinued in December 2024. More recently, the studio supported Massive Entertainment's work on the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Star Wars Outlaws.

The proposed closure follows an earlier restructuring effort. In October 2025, Ubisoft announced plans to lay off up to 60 employees at RedLynx as part of a proposal to shift the studio's focus from multi-platform development to mobile games. At the time, the company also indicated that RedLynx would lead development on two unannounced mobile projects.

The latest assessment suggests that this strategic shift has not resulted in a sustainable future for the studio. With no current project reportedly in development, Ubisoft has concluded that reducing the studio's size alone would not be enough to ensure its long-term viability.

The planned closure is not yet final, however, as the company must complete the required employee negotiations before proceeding.

Ubisoft Singapore is also facing a major restructuring as the publisher reassesses how its studios contribute to future development projects.

Founded in 2008, Ubisoft Singapore was established to help build the company's game production network in Southeast Asia. Over the years, the studio has contributed to many entries in the Assassin's Creed franchise and taken leading roles in major projects, including Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced and Skull and Bones.

Its work has made the Singapore studio an important part of Ubisoft's development operations, particularly across large-scale action-adventure games. However, Ubisoft's latest review has prompted plans to reduce the studio's workforce by 70 employees.

According to the reported plans, the restructuring is intended to clarify the studio's future responsibilities and make its operations more sustainable. The company has not indicated that the planned reductions are tied to the cancellation of a specific project.

The proposed changes at RedLynx and Ubisoft Singapore reflect Ubisoft's continued efforts to reassess its development structure and align staffing levels with its future projects.

For RedLynx, the potential closure would put an end to the studio's 25-year history and leave the future of the Trials franchise uncertain. For Ubisoft Singapore, the planned layoffs would reduce the workforce at a studio that has contributed to some of the publisher's most recognizable franchises.

Both proposals highlight the challenges facing established game developers as publishers reconsider project pipelines, studio responsibilities, and operating costs. The outcome of the employee negotiations in Finland and the planned restructuring in Singapore will determine how these changes proceed.

For now, the closure of RedLynx remains a proposal rather than a finalized decision, while the planned 70 layoffs at Ubisoft Singapore form part of Ubisoft's broader effort to reshape its development operations.