Polyarc Games, the developer behind the acclaimed Moss VR franchise, has shut down after nearly 12 years of operation. The studio, which faced significant layoffs in March 2025, was known for its successful third-person VR games that won numerous awards, though recent projects like Glassbreakers and Moss: The Forgotten Relic underperformed commercially.
Polyarc, the Seattle studio behind the acclaimed VR series Moss, has closed after nearly 12 years of development. The closure follows a failed funding round in March and represents the latest in a series of VR studio shutdowns, including major cuts by Meta across its Reality Labs division.
Polyarc, the developer behind the acclaimed Moss VR game series, is shutting down after nearly 12 years of operation. The studio announced the closure on LinkedIn, noting the end of active development and thanking players for their support of games including Moss, Moss: Book II, and Moss: The Forgotten Relic.
Polyarc, the Seattle-based developer behind the acclaimed Moss VR series, has closed after nearly 12 years of operation, with at least 29 staff members now seeking employment. The studio's early VR hits across PSVR, Oculus Quest, and other platforms could not survive amid industry shifts, including Meta's pivot away from VR toward AI and the closure of competing VR studios.
Polyarc, the developer behind the Moss series, announced it is shutting down after nearly 12 years of operation. The studio's most recent release was Moss: The Forgotten Relic, a fantasy adventure game combining stories from the previous Moss titles across multiple platforms.