Summary
Open-world action adventureMindsEyewill launch on June 10, Build A Rocket Boy and IOI Partners have announced. The game’s release date was shared alongside a new trailer, which delves deeper intoMindsEye’s sci-fi setting.
First teased at GamesCom 2022,MindsEyewas originally announced in late March 2023. It is the debut title from Build A Rocket Boy, a Scottish developer founded and led byformerGrand Theft Autolead developer Leslie Benzies.
Mere days following its first reveal anniversary,MindsEyewas treated to a release date: June 10. As previously announced, the upcoming game will be published by IO Interactive’s label IOI Partners, and release day one for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Pre-orders are now open on all platforms, with the base edition of the game priced at $59.99 / €59.99 / £54.99. A physical release has been confirmed for the console versions of the upcoming action adventure. The release date announcement arrived alongside a new trailer, which served as yet another showcase ofMindsEye’s sci-fi setting andGTA-like gameplay.
New MindsEye Trailer Highlights Cyberpunkesque Redrock City
The new promo video offers a brief overview of Redrock City, acyberpunkesque desert metropolis in whichMindsEyetakes place. It also serves to introduce several characters important to the game’s plot, including eccentric tech mogul Marco Silva, who has ambitions to influence the course of human evolution while using Redrock City as his testing ground for doing so.
Another character seen in the trailer is Redrock mayor Shiva Vega, who is described as a power-hungry politician. The video also featuresMindsEyeprotagonist Jacob Diaz, a mysterious and decisively deadly individual in search of answers about his past. Jacob’s quest will see him butt heads with both big tech and government, leading him to uncover the tenuous relationship between these two powers pulling Redrock City’s strings.
MindsEye Announces Compelling Pre-Order Incentives
Anyone who pre-ordersMindsEyewill be eligible for a free Deluxe Edition Upgrade, IOI Partners and Build A Rocket Boy have announced. While it’s unclear how much this DLC will be priced at post-launch, its contents are already known, and include two cosmetic packs with skins for the Silva Sedan car, DC2 companion drone, and Jacob’s vest. A unique skin for the Thorn & Kepler Yellowjacket assault rifle will also be part of the package, together with extra seasonal content and access to the “Horde Mode” mission, where players will get to face a varied assortment of enemy mobs. Build A Rocket Boy previouslydescribedMindsEyeas a AAA game playable within its upcomingGTArivalEverywhere. How exactly that will work remains to be seen.
