MindsEye is an upcoming 2025 action-adventure game developed by Build a Rocket Boy and published by IO Interactive. The game is scheduled to release for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on 10 June 2025.

MindsEye
Developer(s)Build a Rocket Boy
Publisher(s)IOI Partners
Director(s)Leslie Benzies
Artist(s)Sebastian Livall
EngineUnreal Engine 5
Platform(s)
Release10 June 2025
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

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MindsEye is a linear third-person action-adventure game, though it has a "faux-pen" world, similar to Mafia: Definitive Edition. Redrock City served as the game's main playable area.[1][2] As part of the game creation system Everywhere, players are able to add user-generated content to MindsEye's world and create content using Everywhere's tools, with associate game director Adam Whiting comparing the game to custom Minecraft servers. Assets from MindsEye can also be used in other aspects of Everywhere.[3]

Premise

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In the game, the player assumes control of Jacob Diaz (Alex Hernandez), a former soldier with a mysterious neural implant, known as the MindsEye. Suffering from memory loss and flashbacks, he heads towards the fictional desert metropolis of Redrock, where he aims to discover the secrets behind this implant.[4]

Development

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MindsEye is currently being developed by Build a Rocket Boy, a studio based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Leslie Benzies, known for his work for the Grand Theft Auto games, served as the game's director.[5] The game was created as a proof of concept for Everywhere, a game creation tool.[6] It was envisioned as a premium experience set entirely within the free-to-play Everywhere platform. In 2023, it was revealed by the team that MindsEye will be an episodic game. Each episode of MindsEye will be set in "different time periods and parts of the universe", though the episodes will be connected by an overarching narrative.[7] MindsEye was described by the team as a cinematic story-focused game, one that will last for about 15 hours. The narrative will explore themes such as artificial intelligence, technology, greed and corruption.[8]

Release

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MindsEye was first teased at the end of the Everywhere teaser at Gamescom 2022.[9] A full teaser for the game was released on 23 March 2023. On 16 October 2024, it was announced that IO Interactive, the developers behind the Hitman series, would publish the game.[6] The game is scheduled to release for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on 10 June 2025.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Lewis, Catherine (2025-03-21). "Dystopian action thriller from GTA veteran has a "fake open world," and its devs want playing it to feel like "bingeing your favorite Netflix show"". GamesRadar. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  2. ^ Wood, Austin (2025-02-12). "Former GTA 5 lead properly shows off his new city-sized action game coming this summer, and yep, it looks like Cyberpunk 2077 meets GTA". GamesRadar. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  3. ^ Serin, Kaan (March 24, 2025). "GTA 5 veteran's new open-world game sounds like a mix of the wildest Roblox and Minecraft servers". GamesRadar. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  4. ^ Marnell, Blair (February 12, 2025). "Ex-GTA Producer's MindsEye Brings Sci-Fi Action To PS5 This Summer". GameSpot. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  5. ^ Purslow, Matt (March 24, 2023). "Everywhere: The Ex-GTA Dev's Game Creator That May Be Too Late to the Party". IGN. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Bailey, Kat (October 16, 2024). "Hitman Dev IO Interactive Teaming With Ex-GTA Producer's Studio to Publish MindsEye". IGN. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  7. ^ Phillips, Tom (March 23, 2023). "GTA producer's not-crypto project Everywhere is part episodic blockbuster, part Roblox rival". Eurogamer. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  8. ^ Tapsell, Chris (March 28, 2025). "MindsEye, from former Rockstar developers, wants to revive the tight, linear, cinematic blockbuster game". Eurogamer. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  9. ^ Dinsdale, Ryan (March 24, 2023). "Everything Announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live". IGN. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  10. ^ Romano, Sal (March 28, 2025). "MindsEye launches June 10". Gematsu. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
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