Oddly enough, MindsEye is still sponsoring content creators

Despite the fact that only about ten people play MindsEye Every day on Steam, developer Build A Rocket Boy is still paying content creators to play the game and upload YouTube videos to it. Former president of Rockstar Games and Grand Theft Auto Led by producer Leslie Benzies, MindsEye Expectations were high when it was first released, but it failed to live up to them after its launch in June last year. Somehow, that hasn't stopped the studio from paying people to play it.

While Build A Rocket Boy and publisher IOI didn't provide codes to creators or journalists before launch, the reviews came thick and fast after the game's release on June 10, and they weren't good. In fact, the reviews were so negative that MindsEye It became the worst-reviewed game of 2025 with a Metacritic score of 37 and a user score of 2.6. Critics decried performance issues and bugs, while also heavily criticizing its gameplay and story. Called GameSpot MindsEye “mind-numbingly boring,” while Eurogamer said it had “Ridiculous story, inconsistent writing, poorly designed mission scenarios, and absolutely brutal combat.”

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Build A Rocket Boy is still paying YouTubers to play MindsEye

Build a Rocket Boy hasn't given up hope, though, as the studio continues to release new updates. MindsEye regularly. The developers have made several fixes and adjustments over the past few months, resulting in its most recent Steam reviews being “very positive” over the last 30 days. However, that doesn't take away from the fact that only 10-15 people play the game on Steam every day, and yet the studio has decided to sponsor YouTubers to play it. As seen by FRVR, YouTuber Criken, who has over 1 million subscribers, recently live-streamed MindsEye last month and has now uploaded a new 10-minute YouTube video titled

If you're thinking, “Maybe Kriken likes it MindsEye And it's playing because he wants to, “You're wrong. The YouTuber's video description highlights that it's a paid sponsorship. “Go to your favorite gaming platform and search for MindsEye to start playing now,” reads the description, followed by #ad and #MindsEyePartner. Thanks also to Kriken. MindsEye At the end of the video for a livestream sponsorship.

There are many reasons why Build A Rocket Boy has chosen streamers to pay to play MindsEye Shocking, but the biggest thing is that the studio recently laid off 250 developers, which is shocking from a financial standpoint. Some of these employees are also in the process of filing lawsuits following Build a Rocket Boy MindsEye Disaster, they claimed that their working conditions affected their mental health and also accused the developer of misusing their redundant process. Build A Rocket Boy responded to the allegations by saying it was “deeply saddened” that it had to make the layoffs and that it “did not anticipate having to make redundancies” but that it “conducted the process with care and transparency.” The studio also maintains that it has met all of its obligations during the redundancy process, but is committed to learning and growing from it as it listens closely to feedback from former employees.

MindsEyeChief, Alex Hernandez, who will be missed by many Mafia 3He also admitted that there was a “shared disappointment” as consumers and gamers regarding the game's disastrous launch. Actor, who portrayed Jacob Diaz MindsEyeGame studios were called upon to delay titles as more titles were being released in unfinished states. Hernandez said he had a “blast” working with him MindsEyeBut since this is Build A Rocket Boy's first game, the errors and bugs are unforgivable. “I don't care who you are. I don't care if it's your first game or if it's your hundredth game. If it's a mistake, it's glitchy. Mistakes are not good. People don't want errors in their game,” he said.