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Psychonauts

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App ID 3830
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Double Fine Productions
Franchise Psychonauts
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber 30858067
Last Record Update 30 August 2025 – 00:21:44 UTC ()
Release Date 11 October 2006 – 13:00:00 UTC ()
😍 92.68%
18k reviews
48
In-Game
🏗️ Platformer 🤡 Comedy 🗺️ Adventure 📼 Cult Classic 💥 Action

A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.

Additional Information

Developer Double Fine Productions
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ValidOSList macOS Windows Linux
GameManualURL http://storefront.steampowered.com/Manuals/3830/Psycho%20PC%20Manual2.pdf
VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed Yes
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Publisher Double Fine Productions
Store Release Date 19 April 2005 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
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Social Media https://bsky.app/profile/doublefine.com
https://discord.com/invite/doublefine
https://www.instagram.com/doublefine/
https://www.threads.net/@doublefine
https://www.youtube.com/user/DoubleFineProd
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1)
Steam Release Date 11 October 2006 – 13:00:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 19 April 2005 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1113894000)
Store Asset Modification Time 23 November 2022 – 21:22:18 UTC () (1669238538)
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Detected Technologies (?) Bink_Video SDK, Ogg SDK, OpenAL SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 23 August 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 5757472
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controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 1 February 2013 – 19:28:59 UTC (), in changelist #175879

Supported Languages

3 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes

Tags

🏗️ Platformer 🤡 Comedy 🗺️ Adventure 📼 Cult Classic 👤 Singleplayer 💥 Action 😃 Funny 👤 Third Person 🦘 3D Platformer 🕒 Classic 📚 Story Rich 🫂 Psychological 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🫠 Surreal 🐰 Cartoony 📦 Collectathon 🗺 Exploration 🌄 Action-Adventure 🧊 3D 🌱 Indie

Categories

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Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp14 November 2024 – 16:21:22 UTC

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timestamp 8 September 2021 – 23:14:02 UTC

Steam charts

  • 48 players right now
  • 73 24-hour peak
  • 4,531 all-time peak 14 September 2017
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  • 2 viewers right now
  • 12 24-hour peak
  • 176,119 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😍 Overwhelmingly Positive
  • 92.68% SteamDB Rating
  • 17,421 95.0% positive reviews
  • 912 5.0% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
11 October 2006 Steam Release -
31 May 2012 ⇄ Humble Bundle: The Humble Indie Bundle V -
7 May 2013 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Double Fine Bundle 2013 -
6 February 2014 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Sale: Double Fine -
22 June 2014 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Summer Games Done Quick 2014 Bundle -
15 June 2015 ⇄ Humble Bundle: E3 2015 Digital Ticket -
13 June 2016 ⇄ Humble Bundle: E3 2016 Digital Ticket -
1 December 2016 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Yogscast Jingle Jam 2016 -
15 September 2017 🆓 Free key giveaway -
14 November 2017 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Care Package Bundle -
1 December 2017 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Yogscast Jingle Jam 2017 -
31 March 2020 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Conquer COVID-19 Bundle -
30 July 2020 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Double Fine 20th Anniversary Bundle -
14 October 2022 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Day of the Devs 2022 Bundle -
7 February 2025 ⇄ Fanatical: Safe in Our World Charity Bundle 2025 -

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How many players are playing Psychonauts right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 48 players live playing Psychonauts on Steam.

Psychonauts had an all-time peak of 4531 concurrent players on 14 September 2017.

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