United Kingdom, March 21 -- 'Astro Bot' boss Nicolas Doucet has stressed "it's ok to make a small game" while the industry struggles financially.

The industry has faced intense economic difficulties in the last couple of years, resulting in layoffs, studio closures and project cancellations, but Doucet - who headed up 2024 Game of the Year Award-winner 'Astro Bot' - has insisted companies don't need to rely on AAA games, and instead should focus on projects that are easier to manage.

Speaking on a panel at Game Developers Conference 2025, the Team Asobi studio boss said: "From the start, we were in the mindset that it's ok to make a compact game ... it's ok to make a small game.

"So for us, it means that we're making something of such ...