Status AlphaStigma Jul 1, 2026
Dropping this after about 4 hours or so, just not really feeling it. I guess it is not my style of game.
Psychonauts (2005)
Linux · Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Xbox · Xbox 360 · Xbox One
4.05 from 2102 ratings
8546 members have it in their collection · 205 playing now · 4026 backlogged · 733 wish listed
How long? Main story 13h · with extras 15h · 100% 21h (from 61 logged playthroughs)
Psychonauts is a platform-adventure game developed by Double Fine Productions and released in 2005. It follows Razputin “Raz” Aquato, a young psychic who runs away from the circus to attend a summer camp for aspiring psychonauts. Players explore imaginative levels set inside the minds of different characters, each reflecting their mental states. Gameplay combines platforming, combat, and the use of …
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Psychonauts is a platform-adventure game developed by Double Fine Productions and released in 2005. It follows Razputin “Raz” Aquato, a young psychic who runs away from the circus to attend a summer camp for aspiring psychonauts. Players explore imaginative levels set inside the minds of different characters, each reflecting their mental states. Gameplay combines platforming, combat, and the use of psychic abilities such as telekinesis and levitation. The game was praised for its creativity, humor, and distinctive art style.
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Details
- Developers
- Double Fine Productions
- Publishers
- Double Fine Productions, Majesco Entertainment, THQ, Xbox Game Studios
- Genres
- Adventure, Platform, Puzzle
- Themes
- Action, Comedy
- Series
- Psychonauts
- Event
- Xbox E3 2002 Press Conference
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Apr 19, 2005 (Full Release) (North_America) PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox
- Jun 21, 2005 (Full Release) (North_America) PlayStation 2
- Feb 10, 2006 (Full Release) (Europe) PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2, Xbox
- Dec 04, 2007 (Digital Compatibility Release) (Worldwide) Xbox 360
- Sep 07, 2011 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Mac
- May 31, 2012 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Linux
- Aug 28, 2012 (Digital Compatibility Release) (Worldwide) PlayStation 3
- Jun 07, 2016 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PlayStation 4
- Oct 24, 2017 (Digital Compatibility Release) (Worldwide) Xbox One
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Rating distribution
5 stars
794
4 stars
785
3 stars
385
2 stars
108
1 star
30
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status thebigmack Oct 6, 2024
In 2005, Psychonauts was a ps2 favourite and sat proudly in memory and my current shelf of nostalgia. Yet after a full 100% playthrough, I reluctantly have less wonderment and more discomfort.
I've found myself to be surprised by Psychonauts rough corners and frustrations. Clearly stemming from a hastened development I was unaware of until the DoubleFine Docu-series.
I still …
In 2005, Psychonauts was a ps2 favourite and sat proudly in memory and my current shelf of nostalgia. Yet after a full 100% playthrough, I reluctantly have less wonderment and more discomfort.
I've found myself to be surprised by Psychonauts rough corners and frustrations. Clearly stemming from a hastened development I was unaware of until the DoubleFine Docu-series.
I still adore the writing and creativity - an artists sketchbook come to life. Schafer is a national treasure. Yet, Psychonauts' inconsistent player communication, camera, textures and under utilized abilities leaves it drooping.
My experience two decades later [my god] now highlights those issues in full along with a painful hindsight. In 2005, I was unaware of the almost decade long battle to come in my mental health and anxiety.
I wish I could have learned more about mental health instead of a highly enjoyable, cartoonish romp of the subconscious. At times the title is blunt and over simplified for comedy. It leaves lessons on the table along with piercingly dark character development agape in the form of FisherPrice slide shows or bested boss battles.
Psychonauts still has place in my heart for what it was at the time but the new perspective has made it lose a star and instills a doubt it has a place on my shelf.
It bares too much weight.
Status DucksOnQuack Sep 2, 2024
The PC version of that level was really fun. Escort mission was easy at rank 62. I'll admit I was lucky with the rail grinding section by going too fast and got it down on my 3rd go. And the dad part was ok. Finally glad I got this dusted off my backlog since it might be the game I've …
Read moreThe PC version of that level was really fun. Escort mission was easy at rank 62. I'll admit I was lucky with the rail grinding section by going too fast and got it down on my 3rd go. And the dad part was ok. Finally glad I got this dusted off my backlog since it might be the game I've had in the Steam backlog for the longest time.
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Status kensho Jun 25, 2023
If you watch this game on youtube with the deaths and missed jumps edited out, it's a 5/5.
If you play it you'll just find suffering.
I hope they remake it some day, so they can fix everything that's broken (90% of it) and make the story, settings, ideas and everything that I loved accesible.
I'm now onto the VR …
If you watch this game on youtube with the deaths and missed jumps edited out, it's a 5/5.
If you play it you'll just find suffering.
I hope they remake it some day, so they can fix everything that's broken (90% of it) and make the story, settings, ideas and everything that I loved accesible.
I'm now onto the VR middle point before jumping on 2, but I'm fully hooked into the "franchise"
Status BMO Nov 3, 2022
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Status Sadaharu_TR Jan 5, 2022
This is fun. Sometimes annoying cuz it's old but it doesn't matter.
Jokes are funny, gameplay is great. Visually original.
Loved it.
Status NightTray Sep 3, 2021
Genuinely happy and surprised at what a neat little game this was. I'm usually hesitant to play old beloved games cause I don't think many of them age particularly well. Overall it was solid 6-7 hour experience with neat platforming, neater levels, and neater...er characters. I'm aware some see the first half as significantly better than the second half and …
Read moreGenuinely happy and surprised at what a neat little game this was. I'm usually hesitant to play old beloved games cause I don't think many of them age particularly well. Overall it was solid 6-7 hour experience with neat platforming, neater levels, and neater...er characters. I'm aware some see the first half as significantly better than the second half and while I agree with that notion it's not because the game was any less fun in the second half I'd say. The first half had all these wacky characters and skits that were straight out of a 90s or early 2000s cartoon and I loved that kind of comedy and had a blast going through the dialogues. The second half in a sense feels lonely since due to story reasons most characters go out of commission and it's only just Raz. While the comedy is still there, I feel it could have benefited much more if all the characters had persisted through the entire thing. That said, it's not a very long game to begin with so I wasn't very bothered by it. The game does have some of that... old level design feel in that some levels are a little obtuse in what they want you to do to proceed, especially in the later levels. I knocked this out in one sitting and I'm now looking very forward to starting up the 2nd game as I'm hearing great things about it.
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Status tylerisrandom Aug 21, 2021
Having a hard time sustaining interest in any new games when my brain knows Psychonauts 2 is right around the corner, so I decided to squeeze in a quick replay of the original!
I love this game's art direction. So excited to see it realized with modern techniques.
Having a hard time sustaining interest in any new games when my brain knows Psychonauts 2 is right around the corner, so I decided to squeeze in a quick replay of the original!
I love this game's art direction. So excited to see it realized with modern techniques.
Status Gamer_at_Law Jun 30, 2021
Starting my third playthrough of this gem to prep for the sequel's arrival. Having seen several recent reviews from first-time players who weren't as warm towards it (and towards other recent re-releases of classic games like Mario 64), I've been pondering how gamers should handle "classic" games from earlier generations. The controls for 3D games are constantly evolving and improving, …
Starting my third playthrough of this gem to prep for the sequel's arrival. Having seen several recent reviews from first-time players who weren't as warm towards it (and towards other recent re-releases of classic games like Mario 64), I've been pondering how gamers should handle "classic" games from earlier generations. The controls for 3D games are constantly evolving and improving, as are level design and variety, so how much of a premium should be placed on those factors when considering one's Top Five Games or The Best Games of All Time? Does that constant evolution mean one's favorites are destined to fall down his list as time moves on, or does it mean he should focus on more timeless factors such as story and experience in a more holistic analysis in order to fight recency bias?
Psychonauts is definitely not one of the ten best-playing games I've played at this point in my life, but it is an experience that I think about often and with quite a bit of fondness. I am absolutely loving this playthrough already, even if I find myself getting much more frustrated by its limitations on this go-around. I'm sure I'll keep mulling over these questions as I play it this week and hope the sequel is good enough that I can just add that to my Top Five list without any of these same caveats. All that being said, very excited to get home from work and dive right into the Milkman Conspiracy tonight.
