Cyberpunk 2077 Fans May Want to Keep an Eye on MindsEye

Cyberpunk 2077 may have gotten a bad rap when it was first released in 2020 due to its shoddy technical state, but there really isn't another game just like it. Although there is no shortage of sci-fi video games out there, it cannot be said that there are a lot in the cyberpunk genre specifically. Indeed, the amount of AAA action-adventure games that take place in neon-drenched, Blade Runner-style settings are surprisingly limited. Night City, Cyberpunk 2077's dystopian sci-fi setting, is perhaps the best example of such a location in the world of video games. The fictional Californian city feels like a living, breathing place that has its own character.

Gamers who are craving more dystopian, sci-fi video games need not despair, because the Polish developer CD Projekt Red is working on a sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, codenamed Project Orion. There is, however, a catch to this: the game is still years away from being released. CD Projekt Red is currently busy making The Witcher 4, which has only just been announced. Considering that The Witcher 4 will probably not be launched until 2026 at the earliest, it's very likely that Cyberpunk 2077's sequel may not even come out during this console generation. Fortunately, there is a new game from an ex-Grand Theft Auto developer that may satiate Cyberpunk 2077 fans who are impatiently waiting for the highly-anticipated sequel.

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MindsEye is a New Sci-Fi Game from Ex-GTA Developer Leslie Benzies

Build a Rocket Boy, a newly-established game developer from Scotland, made a surprise appearance during Sony's recent PlayStation State of Play, and announced its first-ever game, MindsEye. This upcoming project is being published by IO Interactive, the studio behind Hitman and Kane & Lynch. It is also being directed by Leslie Benzies, the former Rockstar North president and seasoned game designer who played a key role in the development of many classic Grand Theft Auto games, from GTA 3 all the way to GTA 5.

MindsEye is a story-driven, third-person shooter that's set in a near future America. Although it is slightly more grounded in reality compared to Cyberpunk 2077, it is still very much a sci-fi game. Like Night City, the world of MindsEye is filled with murderous robots, cyborgs, high-tech experimentation, and neural implant technology. The game covers a lot of the same themes as Cyberpunk 2077, as well, such as human greed, technology's impact on people's daily lives, the blurring of the lines between corporations and governments, the threat of artificial intelligence, and so on.

Build a Rocket Boy labels MindsEye as an action-adventure thriller, and looking at the cinematic reveal trailer for the game, that seems like an apt description. MindsEye follows Jacob Diaz, a former soldier who is haunted by flashbacks of a covert mission that went terribly wrong. Like V from Cyberpunk 2077, Diaz has a neural implant inside his brain, called the MindsEye. This one, however, doesn't let him talk with a Keanu Reeves hologram. Instead, the MindsEye serves a mysterious purpose, and it contains fragmented memories of Diaz's past.

MindsEye is Going to Be Part of a Game Platform Called Everywhere

Gameplay-wise, MindsEye seems to be an interesting cross between Cyberpunk 2077 and Grand Theft Auto. As can be seen in the game's reveal trailer, it has lots of chase sequences and third-person cover shooting segments, and even features a drone companion of some kind. Additionally, MindsEye is intended to be part of a broader game platform called Everywhere, which is also being developed by Build a Rocket Boy. Judging by what's been revealed of it so far, Everywhere seems to be like a more realistic-looking version of Roblox or Fortnite, in that it includes several games within a game. It's not exactly clear if Everywhere will be launched alongside MindsEye, or how games will be implemented inside it, but players will find out when Build a Rocket Boy's action-adventure thriller is released in summer 2025 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.