Douze Dixiémes Shuts Down 5 Months After MIO Launch as France's Game Industry Struggles
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Updated · Kotaku · Jun 23
Douze Dixiémes Shuts Down 5 Months After MIO Launch as France's Game Industry Struggles
3 articles · Updated · Kotaku · Jun 23
Summary
Five months after releasing MIO: Memories in Orbit, French studio Douze Dixiémes is closing despite the game reaching the 80s on Metacritic and drawing nearly 2,000 very positive Steam reviews.
Le Figaro tied the shutdown to a broader crunch in France's game sector, where strong reception has not guaranteed survival in an increasingly crowded market.
Focus Entertainment is expected to keep publishing rights to MIO, ending any chance that Douze Dixiémes will build a follow-up to its early-2026 release.
Quantic Dream, Don't Nod and Nacon studios are also under financial pressure, with venture capital and Chinese tech investors reportedly retreating from gaming.