STUDIO ANALYSIS

Games Industry Studio Impact & Runway Calculator

Case Study Scenario: Build A Rocket Boy / MindsEye Dev — Polygon reported restructuring risks and development milestones under cash burn pressures.
Source: Polygon MindsEye Report
Studio Operational Inputs 45% Cut
Initial Headcount 350 staff
Layoff Reduction Target 45%
Monthly Gross Burn Rate $2.20M / mo
Starting Cash Reserves $24.50M
Severance Package Duration 2 months
Active Milestone Progress 65% complete
Core Engineering & Art Retained 192 staff (54.9%)
Severance Cash Outflow $1.54M
Est. Milestone Release Slippage +8.4 months
Restructuring Health Verdict High Risk / Restructuring
Runway & Depletion Dynamics +6.25 mos runway gain
Computed Layoffs 158 Impacted devs
Remaining Staff 192 Core retention
New Monthly Burn $1.32M Post-severance
Extended Runway 17.39 mo from 11.14 mo
Model Assumptions: Fixed overhead ~$0.25M/mo | Payroll share ~88.6% of variable burn Deterministic Real-Time Model
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