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MindsEye just received its second hotfix update, as developer Build a Rocket Boy slowly chips away at fixing the issues with what is currently the worst-reviewed game of the year.

When it launched on June 10, it quickly became clear that MindsEye had a myriad of issues. In addition to its dated game design, MindsEye struggles to maintain a stable frame rate and is plagued by many gameplay and visual glitches. This hubbub around this caused Sony to allow refunds of the game on PS5 and developer Build a Rocket Boy to promise it was working on fixes for the game.

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So far, this has come in the form of hotfix updates. Hotfix #2 came out today, June 18, focusing on improving performance, resolving issues with NPC and enemy AI, and fixing several bugs. You can see the full list of patch notes for Hotfix #2 below.

ALL PLATFORMS:

  • Continued performance improvements related to CPU, GPU, and memory use.
  • Fixed an issue with AI vehicle collisions.
  • Fixes to some issues that caused the game to crash.
  • Resolved the situation where players could get a mission fail during the cinematic in the “Doxxed” mission.
  • The Red Sky Car can no longer be destroyed during a cinematic.
  • The Buggy springs contract correctly, and the tires spin during driving with Motion Blur off.
  • Removed an invisible collider that blocked progress in the “A New Companion” mission.
  • Fixed an issue with vehicle de-spawning at the objective in “A New Companion” mission.
  • Fixed an issue where DPR and Delta.45 weapons were becoming attached to each other.
  • Addressed VFX sparks appearing too bright on damaged drones.
  • Rectified AI characters holding weapons at a 90-degree angle.
  • Corrected visuals of some male character models’ deformations when hit by vehicles.

PC:

  • Build.MindsEye: Editor camera can now clip through the map and static props.
  • Added an alert for AMD CPU users who have not updated to a version of Windows with branch prediction performance improvements.

Currently, MindsEye has an aggregate score of 36 on GameSpot’s sister site Metacritic, making it the lowest-rated game of 2025. GameSpot’s own MindsEye review is particularly scathing, explaining that “Impressive visuals can’t compensate for a lack of substance, whether that comes from its pointless world, tedious combat, or any number of other egregious shortcomings.”

MindsEye is available now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

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