MindsEye is an action-shooter adventure that launched on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S/X in June 2025 to a troubled reception. The game has struggled to build an audience since release, with the developer Build A Rocket Boy pursuing various recovery strategies including free-to-play weekends and new content updates.
Recent months have seen the studio pursue multiplayer expansion, introducing cross-platform play alongside an unusual Grenade Football minigame that draws comparisons to Rocket League - though the timing of its World Cup-themed launch came after the actual tournament concluded. Meanwhile, Build A Rocket Boy has faced significant staff backlash, with current and former employees protesting outside the studio's Edinburgh headquarters over an all-expenses-paid fan playtest event held amid reported mass layoffs. The studio has drawn criticism for prioritizing the extravagant event while reducing its workforce, with staff framing the decision as executives prioritizing corporate image over employee welfare.
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Mindseye would like you to know that nobody got defensive over the game's shocking launch, and that its recovery has been plain for all to see.
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Update 8 also further addresses the campaign's many problems.
The ending seemingly introduces brand-new concepts to the story of MindsEye, like protagonist Jacob Diaz being "the first of the chosen."
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MindsEye has added a Rocket League-like football mode to capitalize on World Cup fever, except it's arrived after the World Cup is already over.
This is a take on football that’s potentially the most outlandish thing to make its way to the title since release (so far).
Well, kind of. A big new update has arrived for MindsEye , the infamous PS5 action game that had a disastrous launch and is still trying to claw things back. Update 8's main attraction is Grenade Football, marking the debut of cross-platform multiplayer in the game. Read the full…
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MindsEye, the lowest-rated game of 2025, is free to play this weekend on Steam, as well as a couple of actually good games.
"A kick in the teeth". Build A Rocket Boy, the development studio behind MindsEye , is in hot water with staff after hosting a playtest for fans. Over the weekend, current and former staff members of the developer protested outside its Edinburgh headquarters. According to the Ind…
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'Whilst the goingson at BARB sound extreme, game workers know that shocking treatment from bosses is rife across the sector.'
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"We will not stand by while executives continue time and again to put their own egos ahead of their workforce - eroding jobs, morale, and the future of the studio," said former employee Ben Newbon
The studio was criticised for funding the all-expenses paid event amid mass layoffs