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Psychonauts 2

Double Fine Productions · 2021-08-24

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Aug 25, 2021 (Xbox One), Aug 25, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Aug 25, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 25, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Nov 03, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Aug 24, 2021 (Linux)

Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.

Psychonauts 2 is an Action, Adventure released in 2021, priced at $59.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (96% of 14462 reviews).

54
playing now
96%
positive of 14k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
87/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
88/100
IGDB user rating (201 ratings)
31
Nexus mods (1.5k downloads)
4.36★
PlayStation Store rating (6,581 ratings)
22h
to beat · rushed 19h · completionist 26h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$59.99
steam price (US)

54 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Psychonauts 2 is a 2021 platform game developed by Double Fine and published by Xbox Game Studios. The game was announced at The Game Awards 2015 ceremony, and released on August 25, 2021 for PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, and on May 24, 2022 for Linux and macOS.

Trailer

Psychonauts 2 trailer thumbnail

Psychonauts 2 - Official Story Trailer

≈394,286 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 54 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 707 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~88/week).
  • · Review velocity down 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 290k–652k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 14,491 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$11.99-80%
Steam$20.99-65%
Microsoft Store$59.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2024-11-27) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 45 of 68 observed days · $15.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.6k1.6k20212026Week of 2021-08-01: 1,521 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1,598 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 901 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 406 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 383 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 541 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

155282026-09-15 12:00 — 54 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 82 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 49 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 76 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 112 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 55 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 28 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 66 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 68 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 57 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 70 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 46 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 46 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 81 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 93 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 51 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 57 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 78 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 55 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 101 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 155 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 91 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 54 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3.9k42Aug 2021Aug 2026Aug 2021 — avg 3,896 · peak 7,234Oct 2021 — avg 212 · peak 582Dec 2021 — avg 241 · peak 641Feb 2022 — avg 121 · peak 312Apr 2022 — avg 97 · peak 255Jun 2022 — avg 159 · peak 502Aug 2022 — avg 77 · peak 147Oct 2022 — avg 74 · peak 275Dec 2022 — avg 170 · peak 341Feb 2023 — avg 112 · peak 222Apr 2023 — avg 102 · peak 285Jun 2023 — avg 96 · peak 188Aug 2023 — avg 92 · peak 362Oct 2023 — avg 56 · peak 170Dec 2023 — avg 110 · peak 272Feb 2024 — avg 80 · peak 175Apr 2024 — avg 56 · peak 110Jun 2024 — avg 93 · peak 190Aug 2024 — avg 70 · peak 138Oct 2024 — avg 42 · peak 88Dec 2024 — avg 442 · peak 1,499Feb 2025 — avg 111 · peak 212Apr 2025 — avg 91 · peak 172Jun 2025 — avg 95 · peak 253Aug 2025 — avg 76 · peak 140Oct 2025 — avg 65 · peak 136Dec 2025 — avg 82 · peak 157Feb 2026 — avg 60 · peak 126Apr 2026 — avg 65 · peak 129Jun 2026 — avg 69 · peak 133Aug 2026 — avg 73 · peak 243
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$59.99$8.992021-06-132026-10-142021-06-13 — best price $59.992021-11-26 — best price $41.992022-01-05 — best price $59.992022-02-09 — best price $59.992022-04-22 — best price $59.992022-06-13 — best price $59.992022-10-25 — best price $29.992022-12-02 — best price $59.992023-01-05 — best price $59.992023-04-04 — best price $59.992023-05-23 — best price $59.992023-07-13 — best price $20.992023-09-19 — best price $59.992023-11-29 — best price $59.992024-01-30 — best price $20.392024-03-20 — best price $14.992024-06-04 — best price $17.992024-08-15 — best price $20.992024-12-02 — best price $59.992025-01-20 — best price $35.992025-04-03 — best price $59.992025-05-27 — best price $59.992025-07-16 — best price $11.992025-09-02 — best price $59.992025-10-28 — best price $11.992025-12-11 — best price $8.992026-01-25 — best price $59.992026-04-01 — best price $11.992026-06-11 — best price $59.992026-08-27 — best price $8.992026-09-16 — best price $59.992026-10-01 — best price $11.992026-10-10 — best price $20.992026-10-14 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.5k1882026-06-01 — 240 pageviews2026-06-05 — 239 pageviews2026-06-09 — 207 pageviews2026-06-13 — 280 pageviews2026-06-17 — 1,464 pageviews2026-06-21 — 356 pageviews2026-06-25 — 294 pageviews2026-06-29 — 337 pageviews2026-07-03 — 261 pageviews2026-07-07 — 1,259 pageviews2026-07-11 — 304 pageviews2026-07-15 — 260 pageviews2026-07-19 — 263 pageviews2026-07-23 — 231 pageviews2026-07-27 — 210 pageviews2026-07-31 — 239 pageviews2026-08-04 — 201 pageviews2026-08-08 — 209 pageviews2026-08-12 — 211 pageviews2026-08-16 — 220 pageviews2026-08-20 — 243 pageviews2026-08-24 — 385 pageviews2026-08-28 — 291 pageviews2026-09-01 — 787 pageviews2026-09-05 — 529 pageviews2026-09-09 — 412 pageviews2026-09-13 — 284 pageviews2026-09-17 — 249 pageviews2026-09-21 — 695 pageviews2026-09-25 — 430 pageviews2026-09-29 — 315 pageviews2026-10-03 — 293 pageviews2026-10-07 — 361 pageviews2026-10-11 — 327 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

57
achievements tracked
85.3%
earned "TK-O"
41%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller Support4 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2021-10-21, latest 2024-11-27 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)44,80410%57
Steam (Steam)9,54127%57
PS4 (PlayStation)6,80533%58
PS4 (PlayStation)5,93932%58

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FunnyActionComedySequelSurrealCartoonyColorfulAdventurePlatformerStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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