Action · October 11, 2006

Psychonauts (2006)

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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. In his quest to join the Psychonauts--an elite group of international psychic secret agents--he breaks into their secret training facility: Whispering Rock Psychic Summer Camp. But this is no average psychic summer camp! A mysterious villain has kidnapped Raz’s fellow campers and stolen their brains. Now he must use his psychic powers of Telekinesis, Levitation, and most of all his ability to project himself into the minds of others--to find the loose noodles and keep them from falling into the wrong hands. Fight mental demons! Uncover hidden memories! Sort emotional baggage! Explore the fantastic realm of the inner mind! Join the Psychonauts!

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume17.9k Steam reviewsTop 27% in Action
Positive rating95% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 14%
Metacritic87/100Genre average 77 — top 11% of Action titles
Engagement hours9 h averageTop 51% for session depth among Action

Peer Action titles

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Platformer · 688
  • Comedy · 604
  • Adventure · 522
  • Cult Classic · 496
  • Singleplayer · 453
  • Action · 397
  • Funny · 364
  • Third Person · 322
  • 3D Platformer · 319
  • Classic · 275
  • Story Rich · 221
  • Psychological · 202
  • Great Soundtrack · 157
  • Surreal · 126
  • Cartoony · 119

Action releases from 2006

11 Action titles launched in 2006 — top 6 by review volume.

Reception Metrics

Steam community

95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 17.9k reviews

17.0k positive · 896 negative

Metacritic

87/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.8/10

Curator recommendations

11.7k

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

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Release & Availability

Release dateOct 11, 2006
DeveloperDouble Fine Productions
Base price$1.49 -85%
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

9h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

Achievements

37

Steam unlocks available

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (3)

  • English
  • French
  • German

Editions & Packages

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