Build A Rocket Boy Announced More MindsEye Layoffs in March 2026

Build A Rocket Boy announced another round of redundancies on March 4, 2026. CEO Mark Gerhard described the decision as painful and thanked the employees who were leaving. The company did not disclose how many roles were affected in the public statement.

What the studio said about the layoffs

Gerhard wrote that the studio had been affected by the wider contraction in the games industry and by the prolonged consequences of MindsEye’s difficult launch. He said Build A Rocket Boy would help departing staff find new work and share their details with communities that support developers during job transitions.

The March announcement followed earlier staff reductions after MindsEye launched in June 2025. Gerhard was speaking for the company as its CEO. The statement did not provide a schedule for the restructuring or identify the teams involved.

The sabotage claim remains an allegation

The same statement repeated the company’s claim that organised espionage and corporate sabotage affected the launch. Gerhard said external partners and legal advisers had gathered evidence and that the matter was moving toward prosecution. Build A Rocket Boy did not publish the evidence, name the alleged participants or identify a filed court case in the announcement.

Coverage should separate the confirmed employment action from the company’s unverified explanation. The official LinkedIn post confirms another round of redundancies. The sabotage account is Build A Rocket Boy’s position and cannot be independently checked from the material released on March 4.

Sources: Build A Rocket Boy on LinkedIn and VGC’s report of March 5, 2026.