Developers say they faced unrealistic expectations, alleged surveillance, and broken promises of a 'developer-first' company culture

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Former employees at game development studio ProbablyMonsters allege widespread mismanagement under CEO Harold Ryan, including surveillance of workers, broken promises about company culture, and misleading claims about their debut game Storm Lancers. Sources report that Storm Lancers was primarily developed by external studio Companion Group using assets from a canceled 4-year project, contradicting Ryan's claims of a sustainable "short-term" development model. The studio faced rolling layoffs and project cancellations from 2023-2025, with employees describing a chaotic workplace that abandoned its promised "developer-first" culture.

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