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Summary:

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.

Storyline:

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 use in psychic weaponry, the adult Psychonauts refuse to believe him. With his fellow campers disappearing one by one, Raz must venture alone into the abandoned asylum across the lake, entering the fractured minds of its residents to gain their help, all while racing to rescue those he cares about before the plot reaches its terrifying conclusion.

Ratings:

IGDB

8.4

HowLongToBeat

8.1

HowLongToBeat:

Main story
12h
Main + extra
15h
Completionist
22h

Achievements:

Steam
37
RA
RetroAchievementsPlayStation 2
112

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Release dates

Apr 19, 2005: Unknown platform (North America)

Apr 19, 2005: Unknown platform (North America)

Jun 21, 2005: Unknown platform (North America)

Feb 10, 2006: Unknown platform (Europe)

Feb 10, 2006: Unknown platform (Europe)

Feb 10, 2006: Unknown platform (Europe)

Dec 04, 2007: Unknown platform (Worldwide)

Sep 07, 2011: Unknown platform (Worldwide)

May 31, 2012: Unknown platform (Worldwide)

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Jun 07, 2016: Unknown platform (Worldwide)

Oct 24, 2017: Unknown platform (Worldwide)