Recently Closed Gaming Jobs
- As of September 2026, 28074 gaming jobs closed or were filled in the last 12 weeks, per Gaming Job Tracker data — a median of 35 days open before closing.
- 67245 gaming job closures have been tracked all-time.
- Activision closed the most listings in the last 12 weeks (6371), with a median of 45 days open.
- Engineering is the job family with the most closures in the window (7743).
28074 gaming jobs closed or were filled in the last 12 weeks (median 35 days open before closing), out of 67245 closures tracked all-time. Data last refreshed 2026-09-15.
67245
Closed (All Time)
28074
Closed (12w)
35
Median Days Open
Which studios close the most job listings?
Weekly Closure Volume
| Week | Closures |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-21 | 2048 |
| 2026-06-28 | 2236 |
| 2026-07-05 | 2727 |
| 2026-07-12 | 1745 |
| 2026-07-19 | 1706 |
| 2026-07-26 | 1603 |
| 2026-08-02 | 1361 |
| 2026-08-09 | 2415 |
| 2026-08-16 | 3100 |
| 2026-08-23 | 2624 |
| 2026-08-30 | 2518 |
| 2026-09-06 | 3010 |
| 2026-09-13 | 981 |
Closures by Job Family
| Job Family | Closures | Median Days Open |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 7743 | 46 |
| Art & Animation | 3369 | 28 |
| Production | 3202 | 41 |
| Design | 2505 | 75 |
| Marketing & Comms | 2298 | 37 |
| Business & Operations | 2105 | 25 |
| Analytics & Data | 1198 | 35 |
| Finance | 949 | 27 |
| QA | 708 | 29 |
| Unclassified | 671 | 9 |
| Sales & Business Development | 658 | 33 |
| People & Talent | 593 | 26 |
| Legal & Compliance | 450 | 20 |
| Narrative & Writing | 426 | 48 |
| Player Support | 346 | 26 |
| Audio | 311 | 18 |
| Facilities | 254 | 23 |
| IT | 224 | 14 |
| Esports | 64 | 40 |
Closures by Studio
Methodology: active listings are scraped hourly from 555+ tracked studio ATS boards; closed listings are tracked (410), not deleted; tag-derived stats (tools, platforms, education) are denominated against jobs tag extraction has actually reached, not every active listing. Read the full methodology →
Data last refreshed 2026-09-15.