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Psychonauts

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.

Player score

9.5/10

19,243 reviews

Released: 2005
Developer: Budcat Creations
Platforms: 3 systems
Critics: 87
Steam Deck: playable
Download: Not stated

We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Psychonauts?

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released	19 April 2005
Developer	Budcat Creations, Double Fine
Publisher	THQ, Majesco Entertainment
Platforms	PlayStation 2, Xbox, Steam Deck
Genres	adventure video game, platformer
Languages	3 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1277009, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Psychonauts received?

Players95%positive of 19,243 · Very Positive

Metacritic87critic aggregate, PC

Achievements37on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
Capability	Support
Controller	partial support
Cloud saves	Yes
Cross-platform play	No
Mod support	No official workshop
Online play	Single-player only
In-game purchases	No
Steam Deck	playable
Download size	Not stated
Add-on content	2 DLC listed
Age gate	None

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$9.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Psychonauts on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

Crashes and freezes15 of 300 (5%)
To top it off the game crashes after the credits AND wouldn't sync my save file.
Steam review, 27 January 2025 · 21 hours played · 4 readers marked it helpful
not playable, keeps crashing after trying to start the first mission
Steam review, 1 May 2025 · 1 hours played · 2 readers marked it helpful

A further 24 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Psychonauts

24 games overlap with Psychonauts on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Sonic Frontiers, Broken Age and Sonic Adventure 2.

All 24 games like Psychonauts

Common questions about Psychonauts

What platforms is Psychonauts on?

Psychonauts is available on PlayStation 2, Xbox, Steam Deck. It first released in 2005.

How much does Psychonauts cost?

$9.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Psychonauts?

95% of 19,243 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Psychonauts?

87 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does Psychonauts work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Psychonauts as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

Who made Psychonauts?

Psychonauts was developed by Budcat Creations, Double Fine and published by THQ, Majesco Entertainment.