It's hard to remember a bigger disaster launch from a big budget title in the last couple of years as MindsEye.
MindsEye launched on 10 June in a sorry state, our reviewer gave the game a woeful score saying the game "falters on nearly every level". Alongside the bugs and other well-documented issues, the game's runtime was only around 10 hours - far less than fans expected from a game claiming to be an alternative to Grand Theft Auto.
Worse still, just two days after the release Sony began to start issuing refunds for the game. MindsEye was the first high-profile game to see such refunds on PlayStation since Cyberpunk 2077's disastrous launch in late-2020.
Eager to get the game in some acceptable working order, developer Build a Rocket Boy have quickly got to work in releasing hotfixes for the game. Today, Hotfix #2 has released which attempts to fix performance, bugs and crashing issues.
MindsEye Hotfix #2
Here is a list of the fixes in the latest Hotfix / patch:
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 only:
- 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.
Patch release time:
- Time: June 18, 2025 – 10:00 BST / 11:00 CEST / 02:00 PT
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S
Patch size:
- Steam: 5.4 GB (Version #: 18879510)
- Epic Games Store: 5.4 GB (Version #: 1.0.4)
- PlayStation 5: 1.6 GB (Version #: 1.007.000)
- Xbox Series X|S: 3.9 GB (Version #: 1.0.4.4)
The MindsEye team closed out the patch notes by saying: "We'll continue releasing regular updates and working closely with the community to improve the experience. We are fully committed to doing everything possible to action your feedback. Thank you for your continued support."
If you missed MindsEye Hotfix #1 patch notes, they can be found on the official MindsEye X account.
It's likely a long road back for MindsEye. Hopefully gamers who paid for the game will have more of a polished product in the weeks ahead - if they haven't already claimed a refund.
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