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Psychonauts

Double Fine Productions

2005•Platformer•PEGI 12•About 14 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedyanimalsmonster/alien/supernaturalmusic/dancesexvehiclesfastunsavouryimaginarylinearbig & variedall consuming questfighting evilgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA larger-than-life, expansive platformer: fast-moving and morally murky. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

84 / 100

432 ratings

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About This Game

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.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Razputin ""Raz"" Aquato, the son of circus performers, flees his family to sneak into Whispering Rock Psychic Summer Camp, a government facility disguised as a children's camp where young psychics train to become Psychonauts, elite agents with supernatural abilities. Despite being told he cannot participate without parental consent, Raz impresses the instructors enough to earn advanced training. During one session, he witnesses a disturbing vision of a mad dentist extracting a camper's brain. When Raz discovers the vision was real and that a conspiracy is underway to harvest camper brains for...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureComedyAnimalsMonster/alien/supernaturalMusic/danceSexVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilGame/competitionHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySelf destruction/implosionSolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

ExplorationUnderwaterPsychological explorationWrestlingCollectingRabbitInsanityAction-adventure

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Details

Developer: Double Fine Productions
Publishers: THQ, Double Fine Productions, Majesco Entertainment, Xbox Game Studios
Released: 19 April 2005
Series: Psychonauts
Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 2
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 11h rushed, 14h normally, 26h complete
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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