Counterplay Games, the studio behind PS5 launch exclusive Godfall, appears to have been “disbanded.” This report comes from an employee at Jackalyptic Games, who revealed in a note on LinkedIn that his team was working on a project with Counterplay Games before it was gutted.
Counterplay’s Godfall was the first game confirmed as PS5 console exclusive
The LinkedIn note in question, which PlayStation LifeStyle has viewed and verified, does not specify whether the studio was shut down completely or not. A screenshot is attached below. We’ve chosen not to reveal the identity of the Jackalyptic employee to avoid giving them unwanted attention.
The note goes on to include LinkedIn profiles of a number of former Counterplay devs. Having gone through a few of them, we get the impression that this “disbanding” happened sometime towards the end of 2024.
Counterplay’s only major release was Godfall, which was published by Gearbox. It was the first game confirmed for PS5 as a launch console exclusive (simultaneously released on PC). It was later ported to the PS4, followed by an Xbox launch.
Unfortunately, Godfall failed to garner an audience and received average reviews (including one from us at PSLS). Counterplay went on to release free-to-play collectible card game Duelyst on PC in 2016.
