MindsEye, the new shooter from the former head of GTA, has just launched on Steam and PS5, but is already facing major problems. The performance is so poor that Sony is even breaking its golden rule and giving players their money back.
What game is it about? MindsEye is the first game from Build a Rocket Boy, the new studio of former GTA head Leslie Benzies. In the first gameplay trailer, the 3rd-person shooter, with its urban flair, fast cars, and action-packed shootouts, also quite resembled its big brother.
Since the release on June 10, 2025, however, a completely different parallel becomes evident: to the disastrous launch of Cyberpunk 2077. Because MindsEye is plagued by performance issues and the reviews on Steam are only “mixed” with just 40% recommendations (via Steam).
Sony breaks its golden rule – A bad sign
What is the current development? Some of the brave buyers who gave MindsEye a chance despite the lack of previews from magazines like our GameStar colleagues are now demanding their money back.
Screenshots of successful refunds for PlayStation players are already circulating on social media. Those accustomed to the relatively relaxed refund policy of Steam may not find it too unusual at first, but Sony is notoriously known for money being gone once the game is downloaded.
The fact that the refund goes through without problems and the customer service even admits to being aware of the difficulties and “investigating the situation” – as one user shows on Reddit – is a very bad sign for MindsEye.
In fact, the only larger title where Sony has shown such understanding is Cyberpunk 2077 – or maybe the PS4 killer Anthem. Cyberpunk was removed from the PlayStation Store shortly after its disastrous launch – a fate that MindsEye could also be facing.
Although the developers have already announced hotfixes, it is questionable whether the shooter can achieve such a turnaround as Cyberpunk did. However, it has managed to recover so well that we may even look forward to a sequel: The man who created the world of Cyberpunk 2077 talks about the sequel, accidentally reveals a detail
