

A masterclass in action design, Psychonauts delivers an unforgettable experience from start to finish.
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Verdict
95%
Steam
85
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (95% positive from 19K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (85/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
Rich open world to explore
No significant drawbacks reported
Psychonauts is a 2005 platform game developed by Double Fine Productions and published by Majesco Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, Xbox, and PlayStation 2. The game follows Razputin (Raz), a young boy gifted with psychic abilities, who runs away from a circus to try to sneak into a summer camp for those with similar powers to become a "Psychonaut", a spy with psychic abilities. He finds that there is a sinister plot occurring at the camp that only he can stop. The game is centered on exploring the strange and imaginative minds of various characters that Raz encounters as a Psychonaut-in-training/"Psycadet" to help them overcome their fears or memories of their past, so as to gain their help and progress in the game. Raz gains use of several psychic abilities during the game that are used for both attacking foes and solving puzzles.

Runs well on modern hardware.
System Requirements
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unlocked
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unlocked
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unlocked
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unlocked
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unlocked
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Complete The Milkman Conspiracy.
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