# Report: Build a Rocket Boy is reportedly winding down after staff layoffs

DevFeed: [Report: Build a Rocket Boy is reportedly winding down after staff layoffs](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/report-mindseye-developer-build-a-rocket-boy-seemingly-closing-after-more-layoffs-31428.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/report-mindseye-developer-build-a-rocket-boy-seemingly-closing-after-more-layoffs>)

Author: Diego Argüello

Published: 2026-09-16T18:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [gamedeveloper](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/gamedeveloper.md>)

Topics: [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Job](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/job.md>), [Security, Privacy and Abuse Prevention](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security-privacy-and-abuse-prevention.md>)

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## AI overview

Build a Rocket Boy, the studio behind MindsEye, is reportedly winding down operations after multiple employees announced departures and redundancies on social media. Sources cited by Kotaku reportedly said the studio is permanently closing, but Build a Rocket Boy had not acknowledged the claims when the article was published.

## Source excerpt

Multiple staff on the studio have written farewell posts on social media over the past 24 hours.