Psychonauts

Buy95%

Very Positive · 19k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Double Fine Productions · Platformer · Oct 11, 2006

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
37
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
3
Full audio0 of 3
Subtitles0 of 3

Should I buy Psychonauts?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 97 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 80 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Steam Deck: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 19k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
97 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
TLDR: A fantastic story experience with a butt load of charm, creative ideas, and whimsy.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
80 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I will say, this is definitely early 2000's humor. (suicide jokes and all) There are tons of little side stories to find, and you will be exploring everything.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay graphics play well with 1080p resolution, while I couldn't see things far away due to the game not rendering too far, the actual world and characters looked good.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The voice acting is stellar, and the writing is ok, if not super comedic to me personally.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Certain boss battles and combat focused segments let you use creative combinations of your powers that can make them feel so rewarding.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The presentation really elevates the experience a lot: the unique art style, the high-quality voice acting, the perfectly executed humor, the well-realized themes, the memorable character design.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story97 reviews
Gameplay80 reviews
Graphics35 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Combat16 reviews
Characters7 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Steam Deck
44% still recommend
Difficulty
83% still recommend
Controls
63% still recommend
Bugs
67% still recommend
Performance
50% still recommend
Interface
20% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

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

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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