MindsEye was the worst-reviewed game of 2025 and will go down as one of the biggest flops in modern gaming history. Developed by Build A Rocket Boy, you might have forgotten it was published by IO Interactive, a studio with a solid reputation. It was only a matter of time until IO and MindsEye's creators parted ways, but the situation hasn't unfolded the way you might have expected.
I'm sure, like me, you were expecting IO to quietly cut ties with Build A Rocket Boy once the MindsEye dust had settled, making sure it caused as little fuss as possible and the world forgot the studio that gave us Hitman ever had anything to do with it. However, according to an exclusive report from Insider Gaming, it's Build A Rocket Boy cutting those ties.
According to the new report, the MindsEye studio has decided to part ways with IO and plans on officially confirming as much soon. My guess as to why this is happening is so that Build A Rocket Boy can be the ones who get to do the dumping and, in their eyes, maybe take back a little credibility. If that is what's happening here, it...
