Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Psychonauts (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Psychonauts on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Sonic Frontiers, which both story-rich.
- Psychonauts is tagged Platformer, Comedy, Adventure, Cult Classic, Singleplayer, Action, Funny, Third Person by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 1 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
- 1 are from the same studio: Broken Age.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
- 1
Sonic Frontiers
Why it matched: both story-rich; shares 9 player tags including Great Soundtrack, 3D Platformer and Exploration.
Sonic Frontiers is a groundbreaking open-zone action-adventure game set on the ancient Starfall Islands. Join Sonic as he battles hordes of powerful enemies with an all-new combat system, explores the mysteries of the islands, and saves his friends!
Sonic Frontiers at a glance Released 2022 Studio Sonic Team Player sentiment 89% positive of 28,386 Price $39.99 Great Soundtrack3D PlatformerExplorationAction-Adventure3DThird PersonPlatformerStory Rich
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Broken Age
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Double Fine; both story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Comedy and Indie.
A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.
Broken Age at a glance Released 2014 Studio Double Fine Player sentiment 84% positive of 8,219 Price $14.99 Story RichComedyIndieFunnyGreat SoundtrackCult ClassicClassic
- 3
Sonic Adventure 2
Why it matched: both story-rich; shares 8 player tags including Great Soundtrack, 3D Platformer and Platformer; released around the same time (2001).
Experience two unique adventures featuring both long-time heroes and new and returning villains as they battle for the fate of the world!
Sonic Adventure 2 at a glance Released 2001 Studio Sonic Team Player sentiment 89% positive of 28,482 Price $9.99 Great Soundtrack3D PlatformerPlatformerClassicThird PersonStory Rich3DComedy
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Tomb Raider: Legend
Why it matched: both story-rich; shares 8 player tags including Third Person, Platformer and Action-Adventure; released around the same time (2006).
Follow Lara Croft down a path of discovery as she travels the globe to remote, exotic locales in search of one of history's greatest artifacts, that unleashes unwelcome figures from Lara's mysterious past.
Tomb Raider: Legend at a glance Released 2006 Studio Crystal Dynamics Player sentiment 88% positive of 6,103 Price $0.97 Third PersonPlatformerAction-AdventureExplorationClassicStory Rich3D PlatformerGreat Soundtrack
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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Why it matched: both psychological and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Action-Adventure and Great Soundtrack.
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the classic puzzle-solving mystery adventure directed by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, is back! This long-awaited HD remaster features upgraded visuals and sound and new gallery content.
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective at a glance Released 2010 Studio Capcom Player sentiment 97% positive of 8,549 Price $29.99 Story RichAction-AdventureGreat SoundtrackCult ClassicFunnyClassicComedy
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The Stanley Parable
Why it matched: both psychological and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Comedy, Indie and Funny.
The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.
The Stanley Parable at a glance Released 2013 Studio Galactic Cafe Player sentiment 92% positive of 45,775 Price $14.99 ComedyIndieFunnyPsychologicalExplorationStory RichSurreal
- 7
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Why it matched: both psychological and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Action-Adventure, Exploration and 3D Platformer.
A story-driven, action adventure combining exploration with fast-paced combat. Untangle the past as Kena, a young Spirit Guide in search of the sacred Mountain Shrine. Help free the spirits trapped in a forgotten village with the help of the Rot, her adorable (yet powerful) spirit companions.
Kena: Bridge of Spirits at a glance Released 2022 Studio Ember Lab Player sentiment 92% positive of 17,564 Price $39.99 Action-AdventureExploration3D PlatformerThird Person3DStory RichIndie
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Alice: Madness Returns
Why it matched: both psychological and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including 3D Platformer, Action-Adventure and Story Rich.
Alice: Madness Returns is a third-person, single-player, action adventure platformer. Visit the grim reality of Victorian London and travel to the beautiful yet ghastly Wonderland to uncover the root of Alice's madness.
Alice: Madness Returns at a glance Released 2011 Studio Spicy Horse Player sentiment 91% positive of 30,764 Price $9.99 3D PlatformerAction-AdventureStory RichPsychologicalPlatformerSurrealThird Person
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Chained Together
Why it matched: both psychological and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Platformer, Action-Adventure and 3D Platformer.
Climb up from the depths of Hell. Scale various worlds solo or chained together with your friends in the 1-4 player platforming sensation.
Chained Together at a glance Released 2024 Studio Anegar Games Player sentiment 90% positive of 63,719 Price $3.99 PlatformerAction-Adventure3D PlatformerThird PersonExplorationFunnySurreal
- 10
Sonic Forces
Why it matched: both psychological and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Great Soundtrack, 3D Platformer and Platformer.
The fate of Sonic the Hedgehog’s world is in your hands – Join the Uprising.
Sonic Forces at a glance Released 2017 Studio Sonic Team Player sentiment 59% positive of 8,645 Price $39.99 Great Soundtrack3D PlatformerPlatformerStory RichAction-AdventureFunnyCartoony
- 11
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated
Why it matched: both story-rich; shares 8 player tags including 3D Platformer, Cult Classic and Funny.
Are you ready, kids? The cult classic is back, faithfully remade in spongetastic splendor! Play as SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy and show the evil Plankton that crime pays even less than Mr. Krabs.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated at a glance Released 2020 Studio Purple Lamp Player sentiment 94% positive of 18,194 Price $29.99 3D PlatformerCult ClassicFunnyClassicGreat SoundtrackComedyStory RichCollectathon
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Grim Fandango
Why it matched: both story-rich; shares 8 player tags including Classic, Story Rich and Comedy.
One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.
Grim Fandango at a glance Released 1998 Studio Lucasfilm Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 8,905 Price $14.99 ClassicStory RichComedyCult ClassicGreat SoundtrackFunnyThird PersonIndie
- 13
Sonic Lost World
Why it matched: both psychological; shares 8 player tags including Platformer, 3D Platformer and Great Soundtrack.
When the Deadly Six threaten to destroy his world, Sonic’s new moves & power-ups are the only way to defeat them before it’s too late!
Sonic Lost World at a glance Released 2013 Studio Sonic Team Player sentiment 62% positive of 5,595 Price $29.99 Platformer3D PlatformerGreat SoundtrackThird PersonComedyFunnyAction-AdventureCartoony
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World of Goo
Why it matched: both story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Indie, Great Soundtrack and Comedy; released around the same time (2008).
World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.
World of Goo at a glance Released 2008 Studio 2D Boy Player sentiment 94% positive of 6,589 Price $14.99 IndieGreat SoundtrackComedyFunnyClassicSurrealStory Rich
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Why it matched: both psychological and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Great Soundtrack and Funny.
Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy at a glance Released 2019 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 98% positive of 44,855 Price $29.99 Story RichGreat SoundtrackFunnyClassicCult ClassicComedy
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Journey
Why it matched: both psychological and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Indie, Exploration and Great Soundtrack.
Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.
Journey at a glance Released 2012 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 94% positive of 38,401 Price $3.74 IndieExplorationGreat SoundtrackStory RichClassic3D
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Bully: Scholarship Edition
Why it matched: both story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Third Person, Comedy and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2008).
Bully tells the story of mischievous 15-year-old Jimmy Hopkins as he goes through the hilarity and awkwardness of adolescence. Beat the jocks at dodge ball, play pranks on the preppies, save the nerds, kiss the girl and navigate the social hierarchy in the worst school around.
Bully: Scholarship Edition at a glance Released 2008 Studio Rockstar New England Player sentiment 84% positive of 41,932 Price $14.99 Third PersonComedyGreat SoundtrackFunnyClassicStory RichExploration
- 18
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Why it matched: shares 9 player tags including 3D Platformer, Classic and Platformer.
Same sick burns, same smoldering attitude, now all scaled up in stunning HD, Spyro is back in the Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy! Rekindle the fire with remastered versions of the original three games, Spyro™ the Dragon, Spyro™ 2: Ripto's Rage! and Spyro™: Year of the Dragon.
Spyro Reignited Trilogy at a glance Released 2019 Studio Toys for Bob Player sentiment 94% positive of 22,302 Price $39.99 3D PlatformerClassicPlatformerCollectathonCult ClassicCartoonyGreat SoundtrackThird Person
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Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Why it matched: both story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Third Person, Platformer and Classic; released around the same time (2007).
Tomb Raider: Anniversary retraces Lara Croft's original genre-defining adventure globe-trotting 3rd person action-adventure in pursuit of the legendary Scion artifact. Using an enhanced 'Tomb Raider: Legend' game engine, the graphics, technology and physics bring Lara's adventure and pursuit of a mystical artifact known only as the...
Tomb Raider: Anniversary at a glance Released 2007 Studio Crystal Dynamics Player sentiment 82% positive of 7,403 Price $0.98 Third PersonPlatformerClassicAction-AdventureExploration3D PlatformerStory Rich
- 20
Firewatch
Why it matched: both psychological and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Exploration and Indie.
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
Firewatch at a glance Released 2016 Studio Campo Santo Player sentiment 91% positive of 99,328 Price $19.99 Story RichExplorationIndieGreat SoundtrackComedyFunny
- 21
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Why it matched: both story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Third Person, Platformer and Action-Adventure; released around the same time (2008).
Tomb Raider: Underworld represents a new advancement in exploration-based gameplay. As fearless adventurer Lara Croft explore exotic locations around the world, each designed with an incredible attention to detail resulting in breathtaking high-definition visual fidelity that creates a truly believable world and delivers a new level of...
Tomb Raider: Underworld at a glance Released 2008 Studio Crystal Dynamics Player sentiment 77% positive of 6,883 Price $0.98 Third PersonPlatformerAction-AdventureExplorationClassic3D PlatformerStory Rich
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Life is Strange 2
Why it matched: both psychological and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Great Soundtrack and Third Person.
After a tragic incident, brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz run away from home. Fearing the police, and dealing with Daniel's new telekinetic power, the boys head to Mexico. Each stop on their journey brings new friends and new challenges.
Life is Strange 2 at a glance Released 2018 Studio DONTNOD Entertainment Player sentiment 87% positive of 40,943 Price Free Story RichGreat SoundtrackThird PersonComedyFunnyClassic
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Hello Neighbor
Why it matched: both psychological and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Action-Adventure and 3D Platformer.
Hello Neighbor is a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.
Hello Neighbor at a glance Released 2017 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 86% positive of 32,548 Price $29.99 Story RichAction-Adventure3D Platformer3DFunnySurreal
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Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
Why it matched: shares 9 player tags including 3D Platformer, Platformer and Action-Adventure.
It’s About Time - the critically-acclaimed Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It's About Time is now on Steam!
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time at a glance Released 2020 Studio Toys for Bob Player sentiment 86% positive of 4,079 Price $39.99 3D PlatformerPlatformerAction-AdventureCartoony3DComedyThird PersonGreat Soundtrack
Common questions
What game is most like Psychonauts?
Sonic Frontiers, on the evidence we have. It both story-rich. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Psychonauts" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Psychonauts. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of Psychonauts do?
Broken Age is also from Budcat Creations, and appears in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.