Oddly enough, MindsEye still sponsors content creators.

Despite playing with less than 10 people Mind I On Steam, developer Build A Rocket Boy is paying content creators to play the game every day and upload YouTube videos to the game. Former President of Rockstar Games grand theft auto Producer Leslie Benzis took charge of the conductor. Mind I It was highly anticipated when it was first released, but hasn't gotten anywhere near that since its launch last June. Anyway, that didn't stop the studios from paying people.

Build A Rocket Boy and publisher IOI didn't provide code to creators or journalists prior to release, but reviews came thick and fast following the game's release on June 10 and weren't great. In fact, the reviews were so negative Mind I With a Metacritic score of 37 and a user score of 2.6, it became the worst-reviewed game of 2025. Critics heavily criticized the gameplay and story while blaming performance issues and bugs. GameSpot was called. Mind I Eurogamer said it was “mind-bogglingly boring.”Nonsensical story, inconsistent writing, poorly designed mission scenarios, and downright 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. This is because the studio is continuously releasing new updates. Mind I regularly. The developers have been making numerous fixes and adjustments over the past few months, resulting in “very positive” Steam reviews over the past 30 days. But that doesn't take away the fact that there are only 10 to 15 people playing games on Steam every day. Despite this, the studio still decided to sponsor YouTubers to play the game. As FRVR observed, Criken, a YouTuber with over 1 million subscribers, recently did a live stream. Mind I Last month, I uploaded a new 10-minute YouTube video with this title.

“Maybe Criken is just Mind I And he's playing because he wants to.” You're wrong. The YouTuber's video description emphasizes that it's a paid sponsorship. “Go to your gaming platform of choice and search for MindsEye to start playing now,” the description reads, followed by #ad and #MindsEyePartner. Thanks to Criken, too. Mind I At the end of the video for live streaming sponsorship

There are a number of reasons why Build A Rocket Boy chose to pay streamers to play. Mind I It's embarrassing, but the biggest thing is that the studio recently laid off 250 developers, which is embarrassing financially. Some of these employees are also in the process of filing a lawsuit against Build A Rocket Boy. Mind I They claimed working conditions had taken a toll on their mental health and accused developers of mishandling the redundancy process. Build A Rocket Boy responded to the claims, saying it was “deeply saddened” that it had to make layoffs and that while it “did not expect to have to make layoffs,” it had “approached the process with caution and transparency.” The studio also claims it has met all of its obligations during the layoffs, but is committed to listening closely to feedback from former employees, learning from it and growing from it.

Mind IAlex Hernández, the main character that many people will remember. mafia 3He even admitted that there was a “shared frustration” as consumers and gamers regarding the game's disastrous launch. Actor who played Jacob Diaz Mind Ihas asked game studios to delay the release of their titles more frequently as more and more titles are released unfinished. Hernández said he had “a blast” on the job. Mind IHowever, since it is Build A Rocket Boy's first game, he said that glitches and bugs are unforgivable. “I don't care who you are. I don't care if this is your first game or your hundredth game. If it has a glitch, it's a glitch. Glitches are not good. People don't want glitches in games,” he said.