Psychonauts
Sign in to savePsychonauts is a 2005 platform game developed by Double Fine Productions and published by Majesco Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, Xbox, and PlayStation 2. The game follows Razputin (Raz), a young boy gifted with psychic abilities, who runs away from a circus to try to sneak into a summer camp for those with similar powers to become a "Psychonaut", a spy with psychic abilities. He finds that there is a sinister plot occurring at the camp that only he can stop. The game is centered on exploring the strange and imaginative minds of various characters that Raz encounters as a Psychonaut-in-tr
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Psychonauts is a platformer and action game developed by Double Fine Productions. It was published by THQ, Double Fine Productions, Majesco Entertainment, and Xbox Game Studios. The game supports single-player mode and is rated Teen by the ESRB.
Initial releases occurred in April 2005, with additional publication dates in June and February 2006. It is available on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, macOS, Linux, Xbox 360, Xbox, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 2. The game is categorized as a platform, puzzle, and adventure title.
Critical reception includes a Metacritic score of 87 and a RAWG rating of 4.05. Review scores have been recorded as 4.5 out of 5, 8.6 out of 10, 90.21%, and 86.76%. User ratings on IGDB show a score of 83 from 414 reviews, while critic ratings on the same platform total 85 from six reviews.
Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, RAWG, IGDB. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Game data
Metacritic 87- Released
- 2005-04-01
- User rating
- 4.05 / 5
- Genres
- Platformer, Action
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, macOS, Linux, Xbox 360, Xbox, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2
- ESRB
- Teen
via RAWG
Game details · IGDB
Psychonauts is a platform-adventure game developed by Double Fine Productions and released in 2005. It follows Razputin “Raz” Aquato, a young psychic who runs away from the circus to attend a summer camp for aspiring psychonauts. Players explore imaginative levels set inside the minds of different characters, each reflecting their mental states. Gameplay combines platforming, combat, and the use of psychic abilities such as telekinesis and levitation. The game was praised for its creativity, humor, and distinctive art style.
- Released
- 2005
- Genres
- Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
- Platforms
- Xbox, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 2
- Game modes
- Single player
- Developer
- Double Fine Productions
- Publisher
- THQ, Double Fine Productions, Majesco Entertainment, Xbox Game Studios
Key facts
- Video game.title
- Psychonauts
- Video game.image
- Psychonautsbox.png
- Video game.developer
- Double Fine Productions
- Video game.publisher
- Majesco Entertainment
- Video game.director
- Tim Schafer
- Video game.designer
- Erik Robson
- Video game.composer
- Peter McConnell
- Video game.genre
- Platform, action-adventure
- Video game.modes
- Single-player
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Author
- Erik Wolpaw
- Genre
- adventure video game
- Country of origin
- United States
- Publisher
- THQ
- Director
- Tim Schafer
- Screenwriter
- Erik Wolpaw
- Composer
- Peter McConnell
- Developer
- Budcat Creations
- Platform
- PlayStation 3
- Game mode
- single-player video game
- Designed by
- Tim Schafer
- Official website
- www.psychonauts.com
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- review score
- 90/100
- publication date
- 2012-08-28
- distributed by
- Microsoft Store
- input device
- gamepad
- set in environment
- psychiatric hospital
- PlayStation DataCenter URL
- psxdatacenter.com/psx2/games2/SLES-53830.html
- language of work or name
- Russian
- has characteristic
- indie game
Sources (14)
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Gameplay
- Plot
- Setting
- Characters
- Story
- Development
- Production and publishing difficulties
- Music
- Release
- Acquisition of rights and republishing
- Reception
- Awards
- Sales
- Legacy
- Sequels
- Appearance in other media
- Notes
- References
- External links
Psychonauts is a 2005 platform game developed by Double Fine Productions and published by Majesco Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, Xbox, and PlayStation 2. The game follows Razputin (Raz), a young boy gifted with psychic abilities, who runs away from a circus to try to sneak into a summer camp for those with similar powers to become a "Psychonaut", a spy with psychic abilities. He finds that there is a sinister plot occurring at the camp that only he can stop. The game is centered on exploring the strange and imaginative minds of various characters that Raz encounters as a Psychonaut-in-training/"Psycadet" to help them overcome their fears or memories of their past, so as to gain their help and progress in the game. Raz gains use of several psychic abilities during the game that are used for both attacking foes and solving puzzles.
Psychonauts was based on an abandoned concept that Double Fine founder Tim Schafer had during his previous development of Full Throttle. The game was initially backed by Microsoft's Ed Fries as a premiere title for the original Xbox console, but several internal and external issues led to difficulties for Double Fine in meeting various milestones and responding to testing feedback. Following Fries' departure in 2004, Microsoft dropped the publishing rights, making the game's future unclear. Double Fine was able to secure Majesco as a publisher a few months later allowing them to complete the game after four and a half years of development.
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