Studio behind one of the worst rated games of the generation set to close

One of 2025’s worst (Build A Rocket Boy)

The developer behind a panned GTA clone is permanently closing down according to reports, as more employees are laid off. 

In the early 2000s, GTA clones were in abundance, between the likes of True Crime: Streets Of LA, The Getaway, Saints Row, and many others. 

Nowadays, far fewer developers are attempting to replicate Rockstar’s brand of shooting and driving in an open world sandbox. One of the only recent contenders was 2025’s Mindseye, from developer Build A Rocket Boy, a studio founded by former president of Rockstar Games, Leslie Benzies.