This month has seen a number of huge titles, the newest being Kojima Productions’ Demise Stranding 2: On the Seaside, however it additionally began with one of many greater misses. Construct A Rocket Boy’s MindsEye lastly launched and acquired unanimously damaging opinions on account of its efficiency, bugs, and lackluster gameplay.
That damaging phrase of mouth seemingly impacted its gross sales potential, as Ampere Evaluation (through The Sport Enterprise) reported a “simply shy” of 250,000 gamers with 150,000 on PS5, an irony contemplating Sony issued refunds. There are reportedly solely 35,000 gamers on Steam, an issue since Construct.MindsEye, the instrument for user-generated content material and the spine of the developer’s plans is PC-exclusive.
Construct A Rocket Boy has launched patches to enhance the sport’s technical state, however it could be too little, too late. It’s allegedly starting mass layoffs, with over 100 staff to be affected. What influence this can have on the roadmap, which incorporates free missions, free-roam multiplayer and even a sequel, stays to be seen.
