20 Disappointing Video Games That Didn't Fulfil Their Potential

4. Mindseye

A more recent entry for you now, with Mindseye only coming out in 2025, so who knows? The developers may come back and fix many of the issues found in Mindseye, but the likelihood of this happening is slim. 

The developer, Build A Rocket Boy, has said they’re committed to fixing this game, but with the layoffs hitting them pretty hard and reports of Mindseye being a whopping £200m flop, it’s no wonder that things have been quiet since September 2025. 

And it’s a shame. With GTA VI constantly being delayed and us not having an entry in the series since 2013, which is more than 10 years ago now, we desperately need a competitor. Saints Row has been put to rest, Sleeping Dogs was seemingly a one-and-done situation and Watch Dogs: Legion happened, so we don’t have anything to fill that gap left by GTA. GTA needs some competition, and Mindseye could’ve been the ticket. But unfortunately, it missed its target completely. 

Mindseye is a complicated game. One aspect of it makes it seem like it’s a GTA clone, and then the other side of the coin is the player-generated content. And honestly, it’s not a terrible idea. It could’ve stood a fighting chance if only the devs were honest about what the game was before release and delayed it by a few months so Build A Rocket Boy could polish it up as best they could.