More Layoffs Reportedly Hit MindsEye Developer Build a Rocket Boy
Kotaku reports about 170 staff were affected, and the studio now has roughly 80 employees after a troubled launch and internal disputes.
- According to Kotaku, developer Build a Rocket Boy has been hit by another round of layoffs, with sources indicating around 170 staff have been impacted and approximately 80 employees remain at the studio.
- This marks the third time the studio has been struck with layoffs in the past year, following an initial round after the June 2025 launch of MindsEye and further reductions in March this year.
- Senior game designer James Tyler and audio designer Tom Cross confirmed their departures on LinkedIn, while staff sent management an open letter acknowledging the beleaguered MindsEye endured "one of the worst video game launches this decade."
- The "Blacklisted" update for MindsEye arrived on the Arcadia platform one week before these cuts, intended to mark a comeback bid and support management claims that the studio had been sabotaged.
- Several community team members confirmed their departures via the MindsEye Discord, while player engagement remains critically low; at the time of writing, only six people are currently playing MindsEye on Steam.
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More Layoffs Reportedly Hit MindsEye Developer Build a Rocket Boy
Beleaguered MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy has reportedly been rocked by another round of redundancies at the studio, according to Kotaku. This marks the third time the studio has been struck with layoffs in the past year.While Build a Rocket Boy is yet to publicly comment on the layoffs, Kotaku reports that sources have indicated that around 170 staff have been impacted, and that the studio is now hovering at approximately 80 remaining e…
MindsEye studio lays off even more employees
Build A Rocket Boy, the studio behind last year's flop MindsEye, is experiencing even more layoffs. This comes after the developer was pushing towards a turnaround for the game, with the newly released Blacklisted update being the first bit of content added for players in a long while. As caught by Kotaku, while the layoffs haven't been made official yet, former Build A Rocket Boy employees have made it clear they've lost their jobs on social m…
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