Mindseye reviews hit 42% as GTA producer's latest goes viral for wrong reasons

Mindseye is an absolute mess right now. With only a 42% approval rating on Steam so far, the new action game from Build A Rocket Boy, the studio helmed by legendary Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies, is being torn apart online. Steam user reviews and clips shared on social media highlight the shooter's many bugs, poor performance, and clunky gameplay - although the studio has already announced a repair plan.

You've probably already seen a clip of Mindseye online, the one where an NPC turns into a horrific spaghetti monster after getting hit by a car. This is but one of the problems that players have encountered so far - since starting the game yesterday, we ourselves have seen infinitely cartwheeling vehicles, inexplicable explosions when exploring the map, and no shortage of dodgy enemy AI.

Creepiest Bug I have ever witnessed since AC Unity #MindsEye pic.twitter.com/qHOgYmHRIg

— viktor lindén (@viktorlindn) June 10, 2025

With the sandbox game less than 24 hours old, though, Build A Rocket Boy has outlined a repair plan. "Thank you kindly to all of you who joined us as pioneers on day one," the developer writes on the Mindseye Reddit. "We understand that the current minimum spec requirements are very high, but our engineering team is working around the clock to improve performance on mainstream hardware as well as consoles by integrating the performance improvements in Unreal Engine V5.6. We will provide patch three update timing, including these improvements, within the next 24 hours. In addition to the main campaign, we would also value your thoughts on Build.Mindseye."

Build.Mindseye is Build A Rocket Boy's platform for user-made material, and allows players to create their own missions, scenarios, and other in-game components which can eventually be sold for real money. Alongside the central campaign, Mindseye also includes Play.Mindseye, where Build A Rocket Boy itself will regularly post new in-game races and challenges. Speaking to PCGamesN at Summer Game Fest, the game's assistant director explains how this adds dozens more hours of playable material to the launch edition of Mindseye.

Nevertheless, with just over 800 user reviews, Mindseye's Steam rating remains 'mixed,' with players highlighting performance issues and a general lack of polish. "Graphics are too demanding in comparison to other games this year for the same visual quality," one player writes. "Maybe a couple more updates? It's not quite there yet."

"Sadly, this game plays like crap," another player says. "The story is somewhat interesting, but the gameplay is just unplayable, it's nowhere near optimised."

At the time of writing, there are no critic reviews available for Mindseye. Code was not supplied to PCGamesN prior to launch.

For now, Mindseye feels like one of the many messy launches we've seen before. Games like Assassin's Creed Unity and Cyberpunk 2077 also released in sorry states, and it took a lot of work to bring them back from the brink. Just like those games, though, Mindseye might have the chance to get better.

While you wait, check out some of the other best building games or single-player games currently on PC.

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