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Weird, funny, immensely playable, and has that nigh-unclassifiable thing we can only call charm.
Loading screens can stall the action on Xbox and especially PlayStation 2, and there are some rough platform encounters late in the game, but Psychonauts is still easily one of the best titles of this, or any other, year.
Simply beguiling, a must-experience game, which will firmly cement itself in the mind of the player long after the system has been switched off.
10
Schlanglepuss
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
8
AverageJoe809
The world & characters are stylistic & creative. Powers & the psychology behind them is cool. Many levels can be janky with the final level being noticably difficult.
9
Bubibecomehuman
This game succeeds at making a compelling story with unique and mostly memorable levels the best being levels such as one of the greatest oat the milkman.

Psychonauts

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Apr 20, 2005
Metascore
Generally Favorable
88
User score
Generally Favorable
8.1
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
98% Positive
53 Reviews
2% Mixed
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0% Negative
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100
GameShark
The best platform game ever to grace the Xbox. The combination of solid gameplay and a clever and intelligently written story make this a game that must be experienced to be fully appreciated.
95
netjak
Just a hair's breadth from perfection. The only real flaw comes in the form of the difficult to locate figments littering the levels. Everything else was incredible. The gameplay was smooth and responsive, the audio presentation was beyond impressive, and the visuals display a rare artistic value not seen in many games these days.
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Generally Favorable
77% Positive
181 Ratings
15% Mixed
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8% Negative
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Feb 25, 2026
10
Schlanglepuss
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
May 5, 2024
10
Hosep
An incredible, unique, and recommended experience. Visually stunning and creative.
92
Gamezilla!
The actual game is absolutely solid, but it's the charm, humor, and inventive environments that'll win you over time and time again.
90
1UP
The humor will make you laugh, not smile: the writers tend not to go for the obvious joke, and the uniformly spot-on voice acting -- not just for Raz or his immediate supporting cast, but for virtually every character in the game, which number in the hundreds -- gives each out-of-left-field payoff the impact it deserves.
90
Yahoo!
Weird, funny, immensely playable, and has that nigh-unclassifiable thing we can only call charm.
81
TotalGames.net
We'd suggest you're somewhat dead inside if you didn't succumb to Psychonauts' attractive lure; the comedy ranges from sublime to outright hilarious, the visuals are delightfully detailed and the level design, while focused on collecting for the most part, is both devious and thought-provoking.
70
games(TM)
It's not revolutionary by any means, nor is it particularly long, but thanks to some clever creative control the game delivers a funny, engrossing and downright weird experience unlike most other platform adventures. [July 2005, p.104]
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Sep 12, 2021
10
zezeljmare
EN: Perfect! Game with the best dialogues. Great humor. The art design is beautiful and the levels are interesting. I'm excited for second part. SRP: Perfektno! Igra sa najboljim dijalozima. Odličan humor. Art dizajn je prelep i nivoi su zanimljivi. Radujem se drugom delu.
Aug 15, 2021
10
Schisme
Game is fantasticly creative, fun and enjoyable! 100% recommendation. 12/10 as for me. :) Never played so good designed and well made with so many mechanics and fun things to do game before.
Jan 26, 2013
10
chujfugh
A quirky, original and astounding platformer, and it holds up 8 years later. It's got the most clever, funny writing I've seen in a game, and with innovative ideas, like sortings ones literal emotional baggage and jumping into peoples brains that match their personality, that are executed perfectly. Granted, the platforming itself is a bit off, as this is Tim Schafers first stab at puzzle platforming, but the characters, writing, aesthetic, adventure and story are completely pitch perfect, and it's one of the best 3D platformers of all time, even though the platforming isn't as tight as other platformers. It's a shame this didn't sell well, because if it did, more developers would be focusing on story and characters than xenophobic shooty-fun.
Jun 30, 2021
7
Joellemm
It visually holds up. In terms of its narrative and characters, it far exceeds any other 3d platformer I've ever played. It's level and gameplay variety is impressive. One level in particular stands out as one of the most compelling and noteworthy that I've maybe ever played. Certainly for a game of this type. I feel it deals with what are often sensitive matters very well, even whilst still maintaining the game's charm. However, for a platformer, the platforming is not good. It's inconsistent, and the design of many of these platforming sections are confusing. In fact, I spent a great deal of the game confused. You get so many powers in the end that can all be utilised in various ways, it often feels as though you're forced through a period of trial and error to figure out what the game wants of you. It's where the signature Double Fine - let's face it, ridiculous - puzzles begin to be problem for me. Mixed in the platforming and combat, it can be frustrating. Also, despite the quirky dialogue, it's never very funny - though this really is subjective. It's a fun game but also it's missing a lot of polish. Definitely worth going back to if you love 3d platformers though.
Oct 24, 2023
0
Salvader
this is literally the worst game I've ever played. like I don't even dislike any games. except this one. **** this game. firstly every single mf in this game is the most annoying asswipe in the world and having to hear all of them back to back to back makes me wanna blow my brains out. also the controls are janky as **** and moving the stupid ass camera around the character is so godamn annoying because it never does what u want it to do. this game is also absolutely terrible at telling you wtf to do in a level. it'll just say something like "grab the hedge trimmers" and throw u in a massive ass level. WHERE TF ARE THE HEDGE TRIMMERS U CAN'T JUST GIVE ME VAGUE ASS INSTRUCTIONS AND EXPECT ME TO FIGURE OUT WTF IS GOING ON IM NOT J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER. also they'll give you these tools to use but never tell you when and how to use them so you'll be stuck on a level running back and forth for an hour until u look up a walkthrough on youtube and then go ohhhh I was supposed to put on the night vision goggles to press a button in the fridge that then unlocks an item in the shop that you have to buy to continue the level. LIKE WTF IS THIS GAME DESIGN. they'll be parts in the game where I'd actually be having a bit of fun and then the game will go nope **** u and throw some stupid ass thing at u like having to use a metal detector to pick up 600 fictional currency before progressing. I tried. I gave this game many chances. but it's actually torture. **** the electric chair this is 10x worse. congress plz fix this game.
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SummaryPsychonauts is a wildly surreal action adventure game where personal paranormal powers are unlocked in order to plunge into the minds of bizarre characters. Journey deep into these crazy worlds of infinite possibility to thwart the secret plan of an evil madman and realize the ultimate dream of joining an elite force of psychic superhero... Read More
Rated Tfor Teen
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Apr 20, 2005
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