US EditionDouble-A Shooter MindsEye Goes From Promising GTA Killer to Triple-A Dumpster Fire Seconds After Launch
- Build A Rocket Boy released MindsEye, a third-person action-adventure shooter by Leslie Benzies, on June 10, 2025, for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation 5.
- The game launched amid pre-release controversy and internal turmoil, including executive departures and accusations of a paid negative campaign ahead of release.
- Players reported severe glitches, crashes, poor optimization, and mission-breaking bugs that made the game nearly unplayable and sparked refund demands.
- Build A Rocket Boy issued a 16 GB day one patch for PS5 and PC with gameplay and performance fixes but delayed the Xbox patch due to certification issues.
- The studio said MindsEye's launch is just a start and promised ongoing updates and player feedback integration, though skepticism remains about future trust.
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Mindseye, the new game from ex-Rockstar president, is having a very weird launch
Video game launches are typically fairly rote endeavors. Outlets publish reviews when an embargo lifts, usually shortly before a game launches, and the public will use those reviews to inform its purchasing decisions. Occasionally, you’ll have a controversial launch, like how CD Projekt Red lost all its goodwill with the bug-filled mess of a launch that was Cyberpunk 2077 back in 2020. The launch of Mindseye, however, isn’t controversial, or eve…
Actually, the developer studio Build a Rocket Boy wanted to use Twitch streamers to stir up the advertising drum for their new game MindsEye, but during the stream, the developers canceled at the last second. The Twitch streamer supports the decision. What's going on at MindsEye? Former GTA boss Leslie Benzies, together with his studio Build a Rocket Boy, released his first own game: MindsEye. The game with its atmosphere strongly reminiscent of…
MindsEye, the first game of the studio Build a Rocket Boy, was supposed to mark the minds. The reason? The studio was founded and is chaired by Leslie Benzies, former producer of the legendary Rockstar studio and...
MindsEye - the review thread (delayed by no critic review copies)
Metacritic | OpenCritic Metascore - Currently not enough reviews to score, will update today as the day goes on. Opencritic - same Critic reviews (updated as the day goes on) PushSquare - 3 out of 10 Review: MindsEye (PS5) - GTA Producer's Latest Is a Futuristic Faceplant Red Rock Bottom www.pushsquare.com Game8 - 46 out of 100 …
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