Psychonauts
Psychonauts
Game
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Psychonauts 2
Developer Double Fine Productions
Psychonauts 2 is a 2021 platform game developed by Double Fine and published by Xbox Game Studios. The game was announced at The Game Awards 2015 ceremony, and released on August 25, 2021 for PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, and on May 24, 2022 for Linux and macOS. Like the game's predecessor, the player controls Raz, a young acrobat who is training to become a Psychonaut, a member of an… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
454 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
90
LovedLoved
265 positive · 29 negative
95% range 86–93%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 265 | 29 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 62 | 1 | 55 |
| Mastodon * | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| Lemmy * | 6 | 0 | 13 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
9,862 of 10,236 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
90% recommend · 232 yes, 25 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 257 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (13,909 of 14,556 positive).
Players praise the game's creative level design and heartfelt writing. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the story and humor weaker than the original. [4][5] Many recommend it as a top-tier platformer with emotional depth. [6][7][8]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
I have to unfortunately give this game a negative review. I really enjoyed the first Psychonauts game. I knew of it as a kid, however only got around to playing it over the past few weeks. Upon completing Psychonauts, I assumed that would have been it since it was such an old game. When I saw the sequel, I got excited and immediately decided to buy it. Unfortunately though, this game is a drop in writing compared to …
- [2]
If you like 3D platformers with genuinely original and creative ideas, hilarious and incredibly poignant writing, you should absolutely play this game. You don't need to have played the first one or the VR game, the recap is solid. Most of all, if you can, you should support Double Fine because they're good people going through hell, and this industry needs more developers like them.
- [6]
**Psychonauts 2** is one of the few games that treats the human mind with genuine empathy. Rather than reducing people to heroes or villains, it presents memories, fears, and desires as complicated parts of who we are. That willingness to explore uncomfortable subjects is what makes it stand out. Playing it reminded me of **Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together**. Although the two games are completely different …
- [7]
An absolutely brilliant game! I enjoyed every single second of it! The levels are all brilliantly designed, the gameplay is great and the characters are all superb! I love the whole visual style and the music. Anyone with even the slightest interest in platformers has to give this game a go. Unlike Reddit, its actually fun here to get a glimpse into the minds of mentally deranged people. Thanks Mr Schafer Sir!
- [1]
Best 3D Platformer Collectathon Available On PC
Summarised from 34 of the 407 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Psychonauts 2 talk about creative and inventive level design; those who didn't talk about some feel the story and humor decline after the first game. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Game critics considered Psychonauts 2 a successful sequel worthy of its long wait. Reviews for most platforms were "generally favorable" according to review aggregator Metacritic, while the Xbox One version received "universal acclaim". The story and character writing was praised for its depth, humor and treatment of serious themes with finesse. Further, the examination of mental health issues was praised for its warmth and sensitivity. Creativity in level design and the colorful art style were widely applauded. Criticisms were leveled at the combat, boss fights and upgrade systems. Pure Xbox considered the game one of 2021's best and among the "greatest sequels ever made". Ars Technica…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 454 · most liked firstHeads up! You have vaguely one more day to grab Psychonauts 2 at a HUGE discount! 90% off on Steam. This is a frankly bonkers discount for (if ya ask me) a legitimately fantabulous game. Grab it while you can! Nab it here: store.steampowered.com/sale/special_deals
positive · AI labelView post →Oh he’s mad as fuck at your reply. I wasn’t aware that you could be a “failed dev” when you are an Art Director who worked on notable games like Psychonauts 2 and happened to be nominated for a BAFTA?
neutral · AI labelView post →Amazing speed run of Psychonauts 2 by @itzbytez.bsky.social Nothing teaches you more about your own game than watching an experienced speed runner skip across it like a flat rock over a pond. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeXc...
neutral · AI labelView post →Really loving this Psychonauts 2 run at GDQ with a psychologist doing commentary about the issues characters in the game are dealing with.
positive · AI labelView post →Really glad Double Fine survived this mess. They are one of the last true "lets make some weird shit and have fun" studios of size in video games. Their last 3 games were Psychonauts 2, an adventure game about a sentient lighthouse and one about competitive pottery combat. We NEED that energy
neutral · AI labelView post →Hi, I'm Derek and I make game trailers like this one for the Riven remake! I also made trailers for Among Us, Psychonauts 2, Monument Valley 3, Firewatch, Subnautica, Dead Cells, Spelunky 2, Stray Gods, and I helped make the trailer for Half-Life: Alyx 😮
neutral · AI labelView post →Words cannot express how much I love these two games. Psychonauts 2 being my #1 favorite game. #Psychonauts
positive · AI labelView post →Psychonauts 2 is $11.99 on Steam buff.ly/zdNiqas US PSN buff.ly/8MPkVHG also on Game Pass Premium
neutral · AI labelView post →Psychonauts 2 is $11.99 on US PSN buff.ly/4acOpqc also on Game Pass Standard
neutral · AI labelView post →Psychonauts, 3D platformer with crazy creativity. The first Psychonauts is a true Tim Schafer game: unconventional and a bit absurd, but funny and entertaining nonetheless. And make no mistake, this game is old, as is obvious by the graphics and certain game designs. And while the art style is unique, is grotesqueness is also not for everybody, sure. But I first played it a few years ago and so can say: even without nostalgia googles, it is a fun collectathon in today's age, if you can forgive…
positive · AI labelView post →Psychonauts 2 is on sale on Steam for $13 so buy that shit, buy it now. The money goes to Double Fine and not Xbox, so jump in. I plan on doing the same for South of Midnight and any other games from Devs that tore away from Microsoft, and I previously enjoyed through review code or Game Pass
positive · AI labelView post →Psychonauts 2 is $11.99 on US PSN buff.ly/4acOpqc $14.99 XBL buff.ly/4a6dva4 also on Game Pass Standard
neutral · AI labelView post →Psychonauts 2 (Steam) is $11.99 on Humble buff.ly/3AKoAjP Deck playable also on Game Pass Standard
neutral · AI labelView post →Beating Psychonauts 2 today has inspired me in ways I wasn't ready for. THAT GAME IS SO FREAKING AMAZING. 10/10 ACROSS THE BOARD!!! I NEED EVERYONE TO GO BUT AND PLAY BOTH GAMES RIGHT THE FUCK NOW!!! I'm gonna yap about it later on but just know, this game is getting fan art ASAP
positive · AI labelView post →It’s the third anniversary of Psychonauts 2! Oh my gosh I’m so glad this game is real! From crowd-funded origins to worldwide release, Psychonauts 2 was a truly heart-felt process and we were so happy to reunite fans with Raz. Thank you so much for your support, PSI-Cadets!
neutral · AI labelView post →There's a new episode of Psychonauts 2 Lost Levels available on our YouTube channel! This time, take a journey through Compton's Cookoff, which went through many interesting changes, and check out Raz's Brainstorm ability (that ended up being cut from the game)! youtu.be/7vomHXZqELg?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Psychonauts 2 is $11.99 on US PSN buff.ly/4acOpqc GOG buff.ly/4kQ8W8j also on Game Pass Standard
neutral · AI labelView post →Psychonauts 2 ended up being our Game Clearing game for this month. We, uh, broke things a lot in it... but it's been fun! We'll continue that next week. Meanwhile, Wednesday is Power Trip, so hop on there to see if you can pick the next game we play! www.twitch.tv/protonjon/cl...
positive · AI labelView post →Just more proof Psychonauts 2 was snubbed for game of the year when it was nominated 😤 I’ll never forget
positive · AI labelView post →Schedule for the week! Tonight we continue Psychonauts 2. Wednesday I wrote in High Risk, but we may pivot to try to finish Psychonauts 2, depending on how much game we have left after tonight. Thursday is some Mario Party with Friends. Saturday's Cookie. See ya this week!
neutral · AI labelView post →Reminder that Psychonauts 2 was the actual Game of The Year 2021 and was robbed
positive · AI labelView post →Psychonauts 2 is a fiver on Steam. Ridiculous bargain. A fantastic game and some of the best storytelling in games. store.steampowered.com/app/607080/P...
positive · AI labelView post →Yoooo! At long last, the next game from Double Fine, our first new one since Psychonauts 2, is public! Check out Keeper! youtu.be/cTjCk55-Dg4
neutral · AI labelView post →Best 3D Platformer Collectathon Available On PC
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Psychonauts 2 at 85% off is one of the best bideo game deals you will ever get
positive · AI labelView post →[Finished - all keys taken] Steam key giveaway. I have spare Steam keys for: ~~Psychonauts 2~~ Taken ~~Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor~~ Taken ~~Asgard's Fall - Viking Survivors~~ Taken First come, first served. Edit: All keys are taken.
neutral · AI labelView post →If you like 3D platformers with genuinely original and creative ideas, hilarious and incredibly poignant writing, you should absolutely play this game. You don't need to have played the first one or the VR game, the recap is solid. Most of all, if you can, you should support Double Fine because they're good people going through hell, and this industry needs more developers like them.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We just had a wonderful and extremely long-ass conversation about game trailer editing with @derek-lieu.com (who worked on Psychonauts 2, Subnautica, Half Life: Alyx, etc etc etc)! It's one of my favorite episodes we've done so far. You should listen to it!! youtu.be/FfxxrdaSq9A
neutral · AI labelView post →Psychonauts 2 is $11.99 on US PSN buff.ly/WQUBoh1 Xbox buff.ly/U3yxlJ5 also on Game Pass Premium
neutral · AI labelView post →Psychonauts 2 is $11.99 on US PSN buff.ly/mDF5YPE also on Game Pass Premium
neutral · AI labelView post →This is 500+ hours of gameplay: - Half-Life 2 ($2) - Portal ($2) - Portal 2 ($2) - Psychonauts ($1.5) - Psychonauts 2 ($9) - Subnautica ($8) - Hollow Knight ($8) - Silksong ($16) - Hades ($8) - Disco Elysium ($4) - The Witcher 3 ($3) - Terraria ($5) - Left4Dead 2 ($2) - Kingdom Come ($5) - Mass Effect 1, 2, 3 ($6)
neutral · AI labelView post →Steam Autumn sale has Psychonauts 2 at 90% off at $5.99. That's literally insane. store.steampowered.com/app/607080/P...
positive · AI labelView post →📺 🎮 Lately I’ve been hooked on the "Psychonauts 2 Lost Levels" series over on @doublefine.com YouTube. The devs share some great behind-the-scenes insight, mostly around design stuff. If you’re into game dev, this is a must-watch. Here is the first episode:
neutral · AI labelView post →Psychonauts 2 is a game so good me and Bugs played it like we were dissecting a Whodunnit and spent just a Lot of time talking about a lamp. It was a very meaningful lamp and I am not kidding. You want this game. Get this game.
positive · AI labelView post →Happy 5th to Psychonauts 2, whose existence taught me to always have hope, because miracles can actually happen and your favourite game CAN get an incredible sequel eventually if you are patient enough 🩷
positive · AI labelView post →We are live! Time to continue our Game Clearing playthrough of Psychonauts 2! Last time, we won a cooking contest, now we're gonna go bowling! Live at twitch.tv/ProtonJon!
neutral · AI labelView post →PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for September: Psychonauts 2, Stardew Valley, Viewfinder. - Psychonauts 2 | PS4 - Stardew Valley | PS4 - Viewfinder | PS4, PS5
neutral · AI labelView post →Context: there's a Developer Direct going on. Doublefine presented KILN, which was featured in The Psychonauts 2 documentary. I believe it won Amnesia Fortnite, their in-house game-jam, which is a 2-week contest to break from the grind of the main game they are currently making
neutral · AI labelView post →We are live! Last time we played Psychonauts 2, we were in a library, where will we end up tonight? Find out LIVE at twitch.tv/ProtonJon!
neutral · AI labelView post →Double Fine is everything you could ask for in a game studio: staunchly against bigotry, and genAI. Their game Psychonauts 2 has a gay couple and they get an entire level about one man's love for his husband. DF is indie again & has an active KS campaign. SUPPORT THEM! bsky.app/profile/doub...
neutral · AI labelView post →Psychonauts 2 has gay people in it, this might be the greatest game ever made
positive · AI labelView post →Went from "Oh, imma play some more Psychonauts 2" To "Oh, I beat the game"
neutral · AI labelView post →Checking out Psychonauts 2 with ellie again this evening. This game is so peak!!
positive · AI labelView post →To Double Fine: kudos on gaining your independence from Xbox ! To everyone else : buy this fuggen game. It’s trippy yet beautiful, its funny , it’s deep without being pretentious, it’s emotional without being cheesy. I don’t have kids , but if I did, I would buy them this game and make them finish it before playing anymore brainrot live service games. Everyone should play this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →**Psychonauts 2** is one of the few games that treats the human mind with genuine empathy. Rather than reducing people to heroes or villains, it presents memories, fears, and desires as complicated parts of who we are. That willingness to explore uncomfortable subjects is what makes it stand out. Playing it reminded me of **Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together**. Although the two games are completely different mechanically, both ask the player to look beyond simple ideas of right and wrong.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Psychonauts 2 at 90% off is crazy good value, what a great game.
positive · AI labelView post →We are live! It's time to continue July's Game Clearing game, Psychonauts 2! We glitched a gambling problem last week, let's see what chaos we cause tonight, LIVE at twitch.tv/ProtonJon!
neutral · AI labelView post →Stats for 10 years of The Game Awards' nominees for Game of the Year. Xbox has had no exclusives nominated. The closest is Psychonauts 2, which despite being an Xbox Game Studios game on release was released on PlayStation. Many candidates can't count because Microsoft hadn't bought Bethesda yet.
neutral · AI labelView post →Fantastic sequel to the first game and makes a lot of improvements to playability as well as adding more unique abilities. I do think the first game is better in terms of story but that doesn't take anything away from this game. I also really appreciated how much easier collectibles are to find/keep track of when cleaning up after beating the main game. Highly recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →15) Portal 2 One of the biggest video game tragedies is Erik Wolpaw not working on Psychonauts 2. The Portal games are among the best sci-fi comedies of all time.
neutral · AI labelView post →been looking forward to more Psychonauts 2 all week, this game slaps
positive · AI labelView post →Psychonauts and Psychonauts 2 are amazing. You should be doing Psychonauts 3. Psychonauts Online. Psychonauts ART, MERCH, TV SHOW, SHORTS, MOVIES ALL OF IT! You should literally be working on nothing else but Psychonauts and if you do it'll be the reason Double Fine goes out of business. I will forever recommend both Psychonaut games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Streaming Psychonauts 2 now! I started streaming back in July with the first Psychonauts game. Feels like I'm coming full circle now ✨ 💚 twitch.tv/orbalology 💚 youtube.com/live/gLGO_y9...
neutral · AI labelView post →Loving the Psychonauts 2 run at @gamesdonequick.com. It's always a pleasure to see a game I worked on run at a GDQ. Shout outs to @itzbytez.bsky.social and his couch!
positive · AI labelView post →🧠Its Mind Brain Time!!🧠 We're playing more Psychonauts 2 as part of Indie Saturday. It's been a blast revisiting this amazing game and I can't wait to play more! 💭 See you @ 2pm EDT ⏰ www.twitch.tv/roshan...
positive · AI labelView post →I have to unfortunately give this game a negative review. I really enjoyed the first Psychonauts game. I knew of it as a kid, however only got around to playing it over the past few weeks. Upon completing Psychonauts, I assumed that would have been it since it was such an old game. When I saw the sequel, I got excited and immediately decided to buy it. Unfortunately though, this game is a drop in writing compared to the original game. The humor and insanity of the first game is gone and in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tim Schafer is washed. He has been for years at this point. To be completely honest, it's not just the main man. Double Fine as a whole is washed.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An absolutely brilliant game! I enjoyed every single second of it! The levels are all brilliantly designed, the gameplay is great and the characters are all superb! I love the whole visual style and the music. Anyone with even the slightest interest in platformers has to give this game a go. Unlike Reddit, its actually fun here to get a glimpse into the minds of mentally deranged people. Thanks Mr Schafer Sir!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game starts out great, awesome characters, great plot. Then i will guess about 40% into the game it goes all sideways. Story stop making sense, you get introduced to boring characters and no longer interact with the good ones, and its as though you're playing a different game. Nah not worth it, do not recommend.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think Psychonauts 2 is about to become my latest video game fixation
positive · AI labelView post →
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