Action · August 24, 2021

Psychonauts 2 (2021)

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Razputin “Raz” Aquato, trained acrobat and powerful young psychic, has realized his lifelong dream of joining the international psychic espionage organization known as the Psychonauts! But these psychic super spies are in trouble. Their leader hasn't been the same since he was rescued from a kidnapping, and what's worse, there's a mole hiding in headquarters. Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers. Psychonauts 2 serves up danger, excitement and laughs in equal measure as players guide Raz on a journey through the minds of friends and foes on a quest to defeat a murderous psychic villain. Experience an imaginative, cinematic story that mixes humor and intrigue, brought to you by legendary game designer Tim Schafer ( Grim Fandango, Brütal Legend, Broken Age ). Explore unique environments using Raz’s ability to dive into people’s brains to battle their inner demons, unlock hidden memories, and resolve their emotional baggage. Leap acrobatically through the air, traversing tightropes and trapezes in a varied, challenging, and joyful platforming experience. Wield a powerful array of psychic powers to blast, burn and levitate things, or even slow down time itself to solve environmental puzzles and battle strange enemies.

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Peer Action titles

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume12.9k Steam reviewsTop 34% in Action
Positive rating96% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 9%
Metacritic89/100Genre average 77 — top 6% of Action titles
Engagement hours15 h averageTop 33% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

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

  • 3D Platformer · 207
  • Story Rich · 196
  • Singleplayer · 174
  • Psychological · 171
  • Comedy · 168
  • Adventure · 163
  • Funny · 148
  • Platformer · 144
  • Psychedelic · 141
  • Cartoony · 134
  • Colorful · 133
  • Action · 132
  • Sequel · 118
  • Surreal · 116
  • Third Person · 114

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Accessibility

  • Adjustable Text Size
  • Color Alternatives
  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Subtitle Options

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Stereo Sound

Other

  • Single-player

Reception Metrics

Steam community

96%Overwhelmingly Positive · 12.9k reviews

12.4k positive · 518 negative

Metacritic

89/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

5.5/10

Curator recommendations

11.6k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (9)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Spanish - Latin America
  • Simplified Chinese volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Simplified Chinese

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Engagement Profile

All-time avg

15h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

10h

Typical completion time

Achievements

57

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 24, 2021
DeveloperDouble Fine Productions
PublisherXbox Game Studios
Base price$8.99 -85%
DLC / Add-ons4 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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