Quantic Dream employees are striking as the studio weighs deep cuts that workers say could leave Star Wars Eclipse in an even more fragile position. The French studio, best known for Detroit: Become Human, is facing a dispute over 115 threatened roles after the collapse of Spellcasters Chronicles, and staff argue those developers are needed on Quantic Dream's long-quiet Star Wars project.
Gamekult reported from the strike outside Quantic Dream's Paris headquarters, where workers framed the action as an attempt to preserve jobs and keep Star Wars Eclipse alive. According to the report, a Lucasfilm delegation was due at the studio to check on the game's progress, giving the picket a sharper message: the people at risk of losing their jobs are also the people workers believe could help finish the game.
Star Wars Eclipse was unveiled at The Game Awards 2021, but public updates have been sparse since its cinematic reveal. Lucasfilm described it at announcement as the first video game set in the High Republic era, while Quantic Dream's official page still presents it as a branching action-adventure with multiple playable characters and choices that affect the story.
The jobs fight is now tied to Star Wars Eclipse
The strike follows the rapid end of Spellcasters Chronicles, Quantic Dream's multiplayer strategy project. Gamekult reports that the game launched on February 26, 2026 and was shut down on May 20, after which a restructuring plan put 115 positions at risk.
The French game workers union STJV has also said the threatened total is 115 roles, not the previously cited 95. In a June 16 statement, the union argued that Quantic Dream's plan targets workers assigned to Spellcasters Chronicles and said those employees should instead be moved onto Star Wars Eclipse.
That is the central tension for players waiting on the Star Wars game. Workers cited by Gamekult say the project is understaffed, and that cutting the Spellcasters Chronicles team would increase pressure on the remaining staff instead of solving the production problem.
Gamekult's report also says Quantic Dream was contacted for comment and had not responded at the time of publication. Until the studio or Lucasfilm provides a public update, Star Wars Eclipse remains announced but undated, with no confirmed platforms and no clear release window.
For a game revealed more than four years ago with the Star Wars name, a High Republic setting and Quantic Dream's choice-driven pitch, the silence was already difficult to ignore. The strike adds a more concrete question: whether the studio has the staffing, structure and runway to get Star Wars Eclipse across the line.