The gaming industry has experienced significant waves of layoffs for several consecutive years. In the summer of 2023, Campfire Cabal, a team established the year prior and known for the historical strategy games in the Expeditions series, was impacted by the restructuring efforts of THQ Nordic and Embracer Group. At the time, numerous media outlets reported the company’s closure. However, contrary to these reports, the studio’s demise was greatly exaggerated.
Campfire Cabal recently released an open letter on their website, revealing that the company managed to survive. The remaining employees intentionally remained silent for nearly two years and continued to quietly develop their latest title.
The letter stated: “We are finally ready to announce that Campfire Cabal has not, in fact, closed. Although we had to say goodbye to many of our colleagues, the studio survived, and a small team continued the project that began in 2022. In late March 2025, we received the green light to scale up and move into full production.”
Regarding their current project, the studio confirmed suspicions: they are indeed working on the next installment in the Expeditions series. Campfire Cabal was founded with the explicit purpose of being the custodian of the Expeditions series of historical RPGs. They also highlighted their release of a patch for Expeditions: Rome in November 2024.
The studio is taking its time in revealing specific details about this new project. The team only hinted that the setting for the next chapter in the Expeditions saga will be a “previously unseen part of the world.”