Psychonauts 2

Buy96%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 15k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Double Fine Productions · 3D Platformer · Aug 24, 2021

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$20.99−65%
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
57
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio1 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy Psychonauts 2?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 154 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 104 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 15k 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
67% of themes are praise33% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
154 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Some of these are almost movie quality with their animations and voice acting, that's how good they are, with a very well written story about learning from past mistakes and memorable characters that stick with you after the credits roll.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
104 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The open world sections are also very well done, this is where you are free to explore, take on side quests, and explore and earn many collectables.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I was easily able to max out all graphics settings and play at a native 4K resolution and consistently hit 240FPS, this game does not offer any upscaling or frame generation but that shouldn’t be a problem given its performance profile.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat is more interesting than most other games in the genre that just have you mindlessly mashing buttons.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Voice acting ranges from excellent to cringe depending on who it is.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's also a good experience on the Steam Deck, allowing similar performance on low or medium graphics settings.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story154 reviews
Gameplay104 reviews
Graphics49 reviews
Combat47 reviews
Audio39 reviews
Steam Deck11 reviews
Performance5 reviews
Controls5 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Characters
80% still recommend
Crashes
100% still recommend
Interface
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Adjustable Text Size
  • Camera Comfort
  • Color Alternatives
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest
$20.99$59.99−65%

The lowest we've tracked is $8.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $20.99

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