Glow Up Games has announced it is closing down.

Co-founder and CEO Mitu Khandaker revealed that the studio had been gradually winding down operations throughout the year and has now officially shut its doors after five years.

In a LinkedIn post, Khandaker said: “We unfortunately were not able to continue weathering the challenges we fought so hard to overcome for all these years, especially in a financial climate that’s seen countless established game studios close their doors.

“Our mission was to build games [and] tech which centers and celebrates Black and brown joy, and we were proud of what we were able to achieve, and of whatever small impact we were able to have.

“We celebrated so many firsts, such as being the first all-woman of colour founded studio in the mobile space to raise over $1 million in equity funding; but that also shows how real the gap always was. We’re grateful for those who are continuing that important [and] necessary work.”