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…
What's going on at Build A Rocket Boy? Layoffs, legal action, and more
Build A Rocket Boy, the studio behind the infamous and lambasted MindsEye, has undergone a third round of layoffs. This news first came from Kotaku, citing that approximately 170 staff members of the remaining 250-person team became redundant, bringing the studio’s current developer count down to 80. These reports of layoffs are seemingly confirmed by LinkedIn posts from former members of staff now looking for work, such as Technical Level Desig…
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