ARCADIA promises an "ever-expanding world of missions, races, puzzles, and challenges," but requires constant online connectivity.
"A lot of the points that we were hammering home on were just ignored and never actioned," says former lead analyst Ben Newborn.
An open letter by the IWGB Game Workers union has accused the studio of "longstanding disrespect and mistreatment" of its staff.
In an interview, actor Alex Hernandez also spoke about how he was proud to have voiced the character on the cover of MindsEye.
Build A Rocket Boy also confirms that Update 5 is in the works with "major performance, combat and Enemy AI system improvement."
IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak also spoke about the potential that the Hitman maker saw in MindsEye when it signed the publishing deal.
The first special collaboration for Build A Rocket Boy's disastrous action-adventure title will arrive "when the time is right."
While it’s heartbreaking to think about how much hard work went into creating them, these games simply failed to achieve what they set out to do.
These games should have been on our list of great titles in 2025, but ultimately failed to make the cut thanks to a myriad of reasons.
Studio head Leslie Benzies has also reportedly addressed the team, talking about BARB bouncing back and MindsEye getting a relaunch.
Ampere Analysis reports that the majority of players were on PlayStation 5, while Steam only saw 35,000 after the disastrous launch.
Build A Rocket Boy has reportedly begun the 45-day process mandated by UK law whenever making the same number of job cuts.
Build a Rocket Boy has a lot of work to do if it intends to salvage the mess that is currently MindsEye.
From questionable marketing and bland gameplay to terrible optimization and bugs, Build A Rocket Boy's debut title can't catch a break.
Following its controversial launch, the action-adventure title receives bug fixes and improvements to performance and stability.
"Our priority is optimizing performance and stability so that every player can enjoy an equally high-quality experience."
The last time we saw Sony offer refunds for games bought on the PlayStation Store was all the way back when Cyberpunk 2077 came out.
The studio has noted that the update for MindsEye will be coming to PC first, with the console versions getting it later.
Build a Rocket Boy’s MindsEye delivers superb vistas but falters under the weight of bland gameplay, shallow world, and shockingly bad game design.
Build A Rocket Boy's engineering team is "working around the clock to improve performance on mainstream hardware as well as consoles."
