Sweden's Avalanche Studios is preparing to close its UK studio. 

In a post on its website, the developer said that it had started the consultation process at its Liverpool office. According to LinkedIn, around 20 staff work at this studio. 

That's on top of further layoffs at Avalanche's other offices in Malmö and Stockholm. 

"In light of current challenges to our business and the industry, we have thoroughly reviewed how to best ensure Avalanche Studios Group's long-term success," the company wrote. 

"This review has led us to the difficult conclusion that we must make changes to our staffing and locations. As a result, we are proposing to close our Liverpool studio, and to initiate a collective consultation process, as required by UK law. This will impact all Avalanchers in Liverpool. The changes will also impact our other studio locations in Malmö and Stockholm, where we will reduce our workforce and restructure the teams to address our games' needs.

"Our immediate focus is to offer full support to all Avalanchers during this challenging time.

"Despite these changes, we remain deeply committed to providing amazing games to our passionate player communities."