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Founders Relaunch Bossfight as Independent Studio in Dallas

Founders chart a lean comeback after Netflix closed the original studio in 2025.

Overview

  • CEO David Rippy, CPO Bill Jackson, and COO Scott Winsett are leading the new Bossfight from its Dallas headquarters.
  • The studio is developing an unannounced PC and mobile title with a small core team and plans to scale through external partners.
  • Netflix acquired the original Boss Fight in 2022 and shuttered it in October 2025, affecting roughly 80 employees.
  • Bossfight’s previous work includes Dungeon Boss and Squid Game: Unleashed, which launched in December 2024 and reached No. 1 in 26 countries.
  • Separately, 26 former Boss Fight developers formed Sunwise Games earlier this year, a 30-person team set to unveil its first project during GDC this week.