MindsEye Studio Build A Rocket Boy Hit With Fresh Layoffs and Shutdown Fears

Build A Rocket Boy, the studio behind the 2025 flop MindsEye, laid off more developers, according to affected staff posting on LinkedIn on September 16. Release manager Michaela Emslie said she received a redundancy notice after four years, and a talent acquisition staffer said he would see the studio through to its end, hinting at a shutdown. The studio has not confirmed the cuts or a closure. It has faced repeated layoff rounds since MindsEye's June 2025 launch.