Build A Rocket Boy reportedly faces closure after further layoffs

Build A Rocket Boy is reportedly winding down operations after staff announced further departures from the MindsEye developer. The studio has not acknowledged the reported layoffs or closure, leaving affected workers seeking clarity and new opportunities.

• Multiple Build A Rocket Boy developers posted farewell messages on LinkedIn, including staff from recruitment, HR, art and level design.
• A talent acquisition and HR operations lead said the internal recruitment team had helped grow the studio from 200 to 550 people before the latest departures.
• Game Developer reported that Kotaku’s sources said the studio is permanently closing, while Build A Rocket Boy has not confirmed that claim.
• The reports follow MindsEye’s troubled June 2025 launch, several rounds of job cuts and IOI Partners stepping down as the game’s publisher.

“Unfortunately, along with the rest of my colleagues at Build a Rocket Boy, I am facing redundancy and now looking for a new opportunity,” one developer wrote.

Game Developer broke the story, reporting the staff posts and the unconfirmed closure claim.

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