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MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy may be closing

A user suggests a closure could be near, citing a LinkedIn message from the studio’s head of HR about raising a “green banner” alongside colleagues.

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16 Sources, 14d ago, first seen 14d ago

TLDR

In a September 16, 2026 post, a user suggests MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy may be closing soon. The user quotes the studio’s head of HR writing on LinkedIn: “With a very heavy heart I raise my green banner, along with the rest of my colleagues at Build a Rocket Boy.”

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16 Sources, first seen 14d ago

6.7K likes249 comments649 saves366 reposts

Combined views

651.8K

16 Sources, first seen 14d ago

6.7K likes249 comments649 saves366 reposts

Sentiment

Positive13.4%86.6%Negative

Summary

Many accounts condemned Build a Rocket Boy for releasing the disastrous MindsEye, demanding refunds while criticizing studio leadership and expressing regret over squandered potential.

Based on 121 sentiment-bearing replies from 112 accounts across 5 conversations.

Sentiment

Positive13.4%86.6%Negative

Summary

Many accounts condemned Build a Rocket Boy for releasing the disastrous MindsEye, demanding refunds while criticizing studio leadership and expressing regret over squandered potential.

Based on 121 sentiment-bearing replies from 112 accounts across 5 conversations.

16 Sources

@PolygonMindsEye Developer Seemingly Shutting Down after New Round of Layoffs https://www.polygon.com/mindseye-developer-build-a-rocket-boy-layoffs-studio-shutdown/?taid=6aaaa599c43a0b00018964e3&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
@rockpapershotMindsEye studio Build A Rocket Boy appear to be making fresh redundancies, as one staffer says he's "helping wrap things up here in the HR department" https://bit.ly/4yGWUVn
@KotakuThe Studio Behind MindsEye Is Closing Following Latest Layoffs: https://kotaku.com/the-studio-behind-mindseye-is-closing-following-latest-round-of-layoffs-2000735090
@MauroNL3It looks like MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy is closing soon. The Head of HR posted on LinkedIn: "With a very heavy heart I raise my green banner, along with the rest of my colleagues at Build a Rocket Boy."
@InsiderGamingIGNew MindsEye Layoffs Could Mean The Studio is Shutting Down https://insider-gaming.com/mindseye-layoffs-studio-shutting-down/
@_Tom_Henderson_New MindsEye Layoffs Could Mean The Studio is Shutting Down https://insider-gaming.com/mindseye-layoffs-studio-shutting-down/
@videotechIt appears Leslie Benzies studio Build a Rocket Boy has shut down, per @Kotaku https://kotaku.com/the-studio-behind-mindseye-is-closing-following-latest-round-of-layoffs-2000735090
@VGC_NewsAfter numerous rounds of layoffs MindsEye studio Build a Rocket Boy may be closing down, according to reports. https://vgc.news/news/mindseye-studio-build-a-rocket-boy-may-be-closing-down-according-to-reports/
@IdleSloth84_Build a Rocket Boy (Minds Eye dev) is shutting down Multiple Build a Rocket Boy employees have stated that their time at the MindsEye maker has come to an end, and sources have confirmed to Kotaku that the company is winding down for good. via: Kotaku https://kotaku.com/the-studio-behind-mindseye-is-closing-following-latest-round-of-layoffs-2000735090
@IGNMultiple developers of the disastrous MindsEye have said they’ve been laid off, casting doubt over the future of its controversial developer, Build A Rocket Boy. https://bit.ly/4j7tlaV
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    16 Sources

    @PolygonMindsEye Developer Seemingly Shutting Down after New Round of Layoffs https://www.polygon.com/mindseye-developer-build-a-rocket-boy-layoffs-studio-shutdown/?taid=6aaaa599c43a0b00018964e3&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    @rockpapershotMindsEye studio Build A Rocket Boy appear to be making fresh redundancies, as one staffer says he's "helping wrap things up here in the HR department" https://bit.ly/4yGWUVn
    @KotakuThe Studio Behind MindsEye Is Closing Following Latest Layoffs: https://kotaku.com/the-studio-behind-mindseye-is-closing-following-latest-round-of-layoffs-2000735090
    @MauroNL3It looks like MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy is closing soon. The Head of HR posted on LinkedIn: "With a very heavy heart I raise my green banner, along with the rest of my colleagues at Build a Rocket Boy."
    @InsiderGamingIGNew MindsEye Layoffs Could Mean The Studio is Shutting Down https://insider-gaming.com/mindseye-layoffs-studio-shutting-down/
    @_Tom_Henderson_New MindsEye Layoffs Could Mean The Studio is Shutting Down https://insider-gaming.com/mindseye-layoffs-studio-shutting-down/
    @videotechIt appears Leslie Benzies studio Build a Rocket Boy has shut down, per @Kotaku https://kotaku.com/the-studio-behind-mindseye-is-closing-following-latest-round-of-layoffs-2000735090
    @VGC_NewsAfter numerous rounds of layoffs MindsEye studio Build a Rocket Boy may be closing down, according to reports. https://vgc.news/news/mindseye-studio-build-a-rocket-boy-may-be-closing-down-according-to-reports/
    @IdleSloth84_Build a Rocket Boy (Minds Eye dev) is shutting down Multiple Build a Rocket Boy employees have stated that their time at the MindsEye maker has come to an end, and sources have confirmed to Kotaku that the company is winding down for good. via: Kotaku https://kotaku.com/the-studio-behind-mindseye-is-closing-following-latest-round-of-layoffs-2000735090
    @IGNMultiple developers of the disastrous MindsEye have said they’ve been laid off, casting doubt over the future of its controversial developer, Build A Rocket Boy. https://bit.ly/4j7tlaV
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