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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.

Psychonauts is a platformer, comedy and adventure game developed and published by Double Fine Productions.
Released on October 11th 2006 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 3 languages: English, French and German.

It has received 17,925 reviews of which 17,040 were positive and 885 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Psychonauts into these genres:

Platformer Comedy Adventure Cult Classic Singleplayer Action Funny Third Person 3D Platformer Classic Story Rich Psychological Great Soundtrack Surreal Cartoony Collectathon Exploration Action-Adventure 3D Indie

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows 98 SE/2000/XP
Processor: 1.0 GHz Pentium(R) III and AMD Athlon(tm)
Memory: 256 MB of RAM
Graphics: 64 MB GeForce (tm) 3 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 8500 or higher (except GeForce 4 MX and Go series)
DirectX®: version 9.0 or higher (included with game)
Hard Drive: 3.75 GB minimum hard drive space
Sound: DirectX&reg 9.0 or higher compatible sound card
Controls: Windows-compatible keyboard and mouse

MacOS

OS: Snow Leopard 10.6.8, or later.
Processor: Intel Core Duo Processor
Memory: 2 GB of RAM
Graphics: ATI X1600 / NVIDIA 8600GT / Intel HD3000 or better card with at least 128 MB VRAM
Hard Drive: 4GB minimum hard drive space
Controls: Keyboard and Mouse
Leopard is not supported

Linux

Processor: 2.0 GHz
Memory: 2 GB
Graphics: 128 MB VRAM with OpenGL 2.1 capable and Compressed texture support (S3TC)
Libraries: glibc 2.7+
Note: 32-bit native binaries only

User reviews & Ratings

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Dec. 2025

A masterpiece disguised as a kids' game. The first impression this game provides is rough and unappealing; it gives you the sensation that it will be an uninteresting and boring experience, but those doubts are shut down pretty quickly once you get accustomed to the world and start exploring it. I fell in love with the art direction followed in this game. It's unique, quirky, and rough in a certain way, but it meshes together perfectly to provide an enjoyable experience. The main area is ok, but where it really shines is in the crazy and over-the-top level designs; you never know what you are going to find. The cutscenes are also really well animated. On top of that, every character has distinct aspects and personalities, resulting in memorable interactions. Combining excellent design with equally impressive voice acting ends up yielding great results. The dialog is witty, and the humor works really well for a supposedly expected kids' game, catching me off guard multiple times. Overall, the main concept the game tries to play out works exceptionally. As a collectathon, it does everything right. It's not overbearing, and it incentivizes you indirectly and with no real nerf to a casual playthrough. The main currency to buy items can be a hassle to collect, but there are cheats for that purpose while still being able to unlock all achievements. As a platformer, it takes some time to get used to. It's not perfect, and there are definitely some aspects where it could be improved, but it's also not unplayable. Controlling your camera can be tough, and sometimes your character moves in unexpected ways, making some areas harder than they should be. As you progress throughout the game, you will unlock more and more powers that can be used in various circumstances, resulting in some unique interactions. It's really cool to see that the devs thought of these situations and created corresponding reactions. All powers are unique and have their own quirks, being useful even while exploring. The game tries to make every power usable by creating an array of different situations where a specific power is the solution. They are also extremely important in combat, especially in boss fights, requiring the player to figure out how to defeat them using an extensive array of possible solutions. Also, the experience with a controller is a hundred times better.

Nov. 2025

PLAY. THIS. (Also use Steam's controller mappings since this game only supported XB360 controllers and doesn't like the newer controllers)

Nov. 2025

One of my favourite games of all time, much better than the sequel in my opinion. Plays amazingly on the Steam deck at 90 fps and still looks great to this day on it. It does require a bit of set up to get things running well and to be able to have the correct button prompts, search for the ‘Steam Deck Tweeks’ guide by wamel for that.

June 2025

Maybe I'm crazy but this was like a 10/10 game for me. Really brought me back to why I play games, like that one scene in ratatouille with the food reminding him of childhood. Like, the weird, Tim Burton style characters, the art matching each level, the comedy... It really reminded me of a time game creators took wild risks and just expressed a fun story with enjoyable gameplay. Highly recommend unless you hate platformers or fun

April 2025

This game did not work on my steam deck. The camera kept spinning and it was unplayable. So please be aware if you are planning to play it on a steam deck. Because of that steam deck issue, I played it on my desktop PC and it was great. The level designs are very creative and I really liked how they tried to tackle mental illness in a very creative way. Platforming and collecting is fun and engaging too. I really recommend this game.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Psychonauts is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

Psychonauts is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.99€ on Steam.

Psychonauts received 17,040 positive votes out of a total of 17,925 achieving an impressive rating of 9.27.

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Psychonauts was developed and published by Double Fine Productions.

Psychonauts is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Psychonauts is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Psychonauts is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Psychonauts is a single-player game.

There are 2 DLCs available for Psychonauts. Explore additional content available for Psychonauts on Steam.

Psychonauts does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Psychonauts supports Remote Play on Phone and Remote Play on Tablet. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Psychonauts is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Psychonauts.

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