Game development is always a bet on the future. When it starts, your game is not going to be released for a few years at least, but you’re betting that your core gameplay mechanics will be innovative enough to stand out, that the genre trend you’re pursuing doesn’t fizzle out, and that there is interest in the world you are making. That’s certainly true for MindsEye as well, but there’s another layer there. MindsEye pursued a near-future Americana vision by combining realistic sci-fi, grounded futurism, and a plot surrounding Big Tech and Big Government. The idea was born years ago, but looking around, you can easily see how their vision of the near future has become a reality now. Robots are being made the world over, a day can’t go by without AI being in your face, and drones? Well, they’re both popular weapons and toys.
MindsEye took a bet, and while the development team Build a Rocket Boy probably did not expect it to become so realistic so quickly, that became a strength of the action-adventure game. What’s more, MindsEye is a three-in-one package. MindsEye is the action-adventure campaign that pits Jacob Diaz against Big Tech Marco Silva and Big Government Shiva Vega, but players will also be able to dive into premium content developed by BARB through Play.MindsEye and make their own content through Build.MindsEye. Ultimately, BARB’s vision for MindsEye and its platform is clear.
And in this exclusive Game Rant Advance gallery, you can take a look at this vision. Whether it’s robots doing mundane tasks around Redrock City, whether it’s the beauty in calling Redrock “the safest city in the world,” or whether it’s the action that puts American into Near Future Americana, that’s visible in every screenshot of MindsEye.
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MindsEye Takes ‘The Future is Now’ to a Completely New Level – Game Rant Advance
For Game Rant Advance, we spoke with MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy about envisioning a future that formed around them through development.
No Man Dreams of Labor
But Robots Can’t Dream
The Redrock Skyline: A Promise to be the Safest City in the World
They’re Watching After You
Technology is Your Friend
Never Be Alone Again
Take a Drive Through the Art District
Art, Of Course, Stands for AI-Rendered Technobeauties
Red Sands and Rockets
Explosive by Design
And Did We Mention Guns?
Because What’s Near Future Americana Without a Friendly Shooting Between Friends
Play.MindsEye
Premium Content From BARB, Even More UGC From Build.MindsEye
Deluxe Thorn and Kepler Yellowjacket Weapon
Eyes Up
The Exotic Pack
Stylish
The Future Pack
The Future is Now
The Stealth Pack
Shh
[GALLERY END]
MindsEye‘s release is right around the corner, hitting digital markets on June 10. While it remains to be seen if the world of MindsEye vibes with this world, it’ll be interesting to see how its predictions fully manifest and how those line up with the near future too.
MindsEye
- Released
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June 10, 2025
- ESRB
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Rating Pending
- Developer(s)
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Build A Rocket Boy
- Publisher(s)
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IO Interactive Partners A/S
- Engine
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Unreal Engine 5
- Number of Players
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Single-player
- Steam Deck Compatibility
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Unknown
- PC Release Date
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2025