Strap in, because this one reads like a side quest from a fever dream. Mark Gerhard, CEO of MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy, has confirmed the studio is planning to add a new in-game mission that will, according to reporting by Rock Paper Shotgun, "share some of the evidence of the sabotage" the game allegedly faced around its troubled launch.
If you missed the earlier lore drops: Gerhard has been claiming for a while now that a mysterious malevolent third party sabotaged MindsEye's launch. He's not just venting on a forum either - he says the matter is currently being investigated by authorities in both the UK and the US. You know, as one does after a rocky game release.
Turning a PR disaster into a quest marker
Instead of burying the drama in a FAQ nobody reads, Build a Rocket Boy has apparently decided to canonize the whole saga directly into their game. It's a bold move - imagine if No Man's Sky launched a mission where Sean Murray explained server crashes through interpretive NPC dialogue. Wild, right?
To be fair to Rock Paper Shotgun, the outlet explicitly noted they double-checked that Gerhard's quotes came in before April Fools' Day, because yes, that verification was apparently necessary. That alone tells you everything about how surreal this situation has gotten.
Main quest or side content?
Whether this in-game evidence drop will actually move the needle on MindsEye's rocky reception remains to be seen. A game that launched under a cloud of poor reviews and conspiracy allegations pivoting into meta-narrative storytelling about its own sabotage is either the most unhinged marketing pivot of 2025 or secretly genius - and honestly, it might be both.
We'll be watching very closely to see what form this "evidence" takes in-game. If there's a cutscene featuring a shadowy rival publisher, we are absolutely covering it.
