Majesco Entertainment

Psychonauts

Game First reported release Apr 19, 2005

Game details

First release year: 2005

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

single-player video game

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
T - Teen^*

Series

Psychonauts

Localized titles

Psychonauts

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
Yes^*

Store genres

Action^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Steam Achievements^*
Steam Trading Cards^*
Partial Controller Support^*
Steam Cloud^*
Remote Play on Phone^*
Remote Play on Tablet^*
Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

English^*
French^*
German^*

System requirements

Linux · Unspecified tier^*
Processor alternatives
2.0 GHz^*
Memory
2 GB^*
Graphics alternatives
128 MB VRAM with OpenGL 2.1 capable and Compressed texture support (S3TC) Libraries: glibc 2.7+ Note: 32-bit native binaries only^*
macOS · Unspecified tier^*
Operating system
Snow Leopard 10.6.8, or later.^*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core Duo Processor^*
Memory
2 GB of RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
ATI X1600 / NVIDIA 8600GT / Intel HD3000 or better card with at least 128 MB VRAM^*
Storage
4GB minimum hard drive space Controls: Keyboard and Mouse Leopard is not supported^*
Windows · Unspecified tier^*
Operating system
Windows 98 SE/2000/XP^*
Processor alternatives
1.0 GHz Pentium(R) III and AMD Athlon(tm)^*
Memory
256 MB of RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
64 MB GeForce (tm) 3 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 8500 or higher (except GeForce 4 MX and Go series) DirectX®: version 9.0 or higher (included with game)^*
Storage
3.75 GB minimum hard drive space Sound: DirectX&reg 9.0 or higher compatible sound card Controls: Windows-compatible keyboard and mouse^*
Windows · Minimum^*
Graphics alternatives
64 MB GeForce (tm) 3 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 8500 or higher (except GeForce 4 MX and Go series)^*
Memory
1 GB^*
Processor alternatives
1.0 GHz Pentium(R) III and AMD Athlon(tm)^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Processor alternatives
2.0 GHz Pentium(R) IV and AMD Athlon(tm)^*
Graphics alternatives
, 128 MB GeForce FX 5600 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 9600 or higher^*
Memory
1 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Partial^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold^*
Reports
84^*
Community confidence
strong^*

Studios & publishers

Developers

Double Fine
Budcat Creations
Double Fine Productions^*

Publishers

Majesco Entertainment
THQ
Double Fine Productions^*

Release history

2005-04-19
Date precision
Exact date
Market
North America
2005-04-26
Date precision
Exact date
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Market
North America
2005-06-21
Date precision
Exact date
Market
North America
2006-02-10
Date precision
Exact date
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Market
Europe
2011-09-29
Date precision
Exact date
Platform
macOS
Market
worldwide
2012-05-31
Date precision
Exact date
Platform
Linux kernel
Market
worldwide
2012-08-28
Date precision
Exact date
Market
worldwide
2005-04-19 · Microsoft Windows^*
Release date
2005-04-19^*
Date precision
Exact date^*
Platform
Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

Steam^*
Release date
Oct 11, 2006^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields

Windows minimum processor requirement

1.0 GHz Pentium(R) III and AMD Athlon(tm)^*

Windows minimum graphics requirement

64 MB GeForce (tm) 3 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 8500 or higher (except GeForce 4 MX and Go series)^*

Windows minimum memory requirement

1^* GB

Name

Psychonauts^*

Windows recommended processor requirement

2.0 GHz Pentium(R) IV and AMD Athlon(tm)^*

Windows recommended graphics requirement

, 128 MB GeForce FX 5600 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 9600 or higher^*

Windows recommended memory requirement

1^* GB

Release year

2,005^*

Windows minimum processor requirement

Windows · Minimum

Processor alternatives: 1.0 GHz Pentium(R) III and AMD Athlon(tm)^*

Windows minimum graphics requirement

Windows · Minimum

Graphics alternatives: 64 MB GeForce (tm) 3 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 8500 or higher (except GeForce 4 MX and Go series)^*

Windows minimum memory requirement

Windows · Minimum

Memory: 1 GB^*

Windows recommended processor requirement

Windows · Recommended

Processor alternatives: 2.0 GHz Pentium(R) IV and AMD Athlon(tm)^*

Windows recommended graphics requirement

Windows · Recommended

Graphics alternatives: , 128 MB GeForce FX 5600 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 9600 or higher^*

Windows recommended memory requirement

Windows · Recommended

Memory: 1 GB^*

Specifications 2 · 7 fields

Developers · Microsoft Windows

Double Fine Productions: Double Fine Productions^*

ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows

ESRB · Microsoft Windows

Classification: T - Teen^*

Genres · Microsoft Windows

action game: action game^*
platform game: platform game^*

Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows

Maximum players (mode unspecified): 1^*

Platform

Microsoft Windows: Microsoft Windows^*

Publishers · Microsoft Windows

Double Fine Productions: Double Fine Productions^*

Release date · Microsoft Windows

2005-04-19 · Microsoft Windows

Release date: 2005-04-19^*
Date precision: day^*
Platform: Microsoft Windows^*

Specifications 3 · 33 fields

Achievements · historical

37^*

Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

0^* min

Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)

528^* min

Features

Developers

Double Fine Productions^*

DLC count · historical

2^*

Estimated ownership range (historical)

1000000 - 2000000^*

Store genres

Action^*

Linux support · historical

Yes^*

macOS support · historical

Yes^*

Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

0^* min

Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)

225^* min

Metacritic score

87^*

Name

Psychonauts^*

Negative reviews · historical

885^*

Peak ccu

56^*

Positive reviews · historical

17,040^*

Price (historical; currency unreported)

1.49^*

Publishers

Double Fine Productions^*

Recommendations

11,668^*

Store release date · historical

Oct 11, 2006^*

Interface languages

English^*
French^*
German^*

Game website · historical

https://www.doublefine.com/games/psychonauts^*

Windows support · historical

Yes^*

Features

Single-player: Single-player^*
Steam Achievements: Steam Achievements^*
Steam Trading Cards: Steam Trading Cards^*
Partial Controller Support: Partial Controller Support^*
Steam Cloud: Steam Cloud^*
Remote Play on Phone: Remote Play on Phone^*
Remote Play on Tablet: Remote Play on Tablet^*
Family Sharing: Family Sharing^*

Developers

Double Fine Productions: Double Fine Productions^*

Store genres

Action: Action^*

Linux support · historical

Linux

Supported: Yes^*

macOS support · historical

macOS

Supported: Yes^*

Publishers

Double Fine Productions: Double Fine Productions^*

Store release date · historical

Steam

Release date: Oct 11, 2006^*

Interface languages

English^*
French^*
German^*

Windows support · historical

Windows

Supported: Yes^*

Specifications 4 · 21 fields

Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

378^* min

Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)

401^* min

Ccu

56^*

Developer

Double Fine Productions^*

Historical discount

0^* %

Store genres

Action^*

Historical US original list price

999^* US cents

Languages

English^*
French^*
German^*

Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

378^* min

Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)

194^* min

Name

Psychonauts^*

Negative reviews · historical

885^*

Estimated ownership range (historical)

1,000,000 .. 2,000,000^*

Positive reviews · historical

17,040^*

Historical US price

999^* US cents

Publisher

Double Fine Productions^*

Community tags · historical

Store genres

Action: Action^*

Languages

English^*
French^*
German^*

Community tags · historical

Platformer: Platformer^*
Comedy: Comedy^*
Adventure: Adventure^*
Cult Classic: Cult Classic^*
Singleplayer: Singleplayer^*
Action: Action^*
Funny: Funny^*
Third Person: Third Person^*
3D Platformer: 3D Platformer^*
Classic: Classic^*
Story Rich: Story Rich^*
Psychological: Psychological^*
Great Soundtrack: Great Soundtrack^*
Surreal: Surreal^*
Cartoony: Cartoony^*
Collectathon: Collectathon^*
Exploration: Exploration^*
Action-Adventure: Action-Adventure^*
3D: 3D^*
Indie: Indie^*

Tags votes

Platformer

Votes · historical: 688^*

Comedy

Votes · historical: 604^*

Adventure

Votes · historical: 522^*

Cult Classic

Votes · historical: 496^*

Singleplayer

Votes · historical: 453^*

Action

Votes · historical: 397^*

Funny

Votes · historical: 364^*

Third Person

Votes · historical: 322^*

3D Platformer

Votes · historical: 319^*

Classic

Votes · historical: 275^*

Story Rich

Votes · historical: 221^*

Psychological

Votes · historical: 202^*

Great Soundtrack

Votes · historical: 157^*

Surreal

Votes · historical: 126^*

Cartoony

Votes · historical: 119^*

Collectathon

Votes · historical: 114^*

Exploration

Votes · historical: 99^*

Action-Adventure

Votes · historical: 72^*

Votes · historical: 66^*

Indie

Votes · historical: 30^*

Specifications 5 · 29 fields

Features

Developers

Double Fine Productions^*

Store genres

Action^*

Free to play · historical

No^*

Linux requirements

Processor: 2.0 GHz Memory: 2 GB Graphics: 128 MB VRAM with OpenGL 2.1 capable and Compressed texture support (S3TC) Libraries: glibc 2.7+ Note: 32-bit native binaries only ^*

macOS requirements

OS: Snow Leopard 10.6.8, or later. Processor: Intel Core Duo Processor Memory: 2 GB of RAM Graphics: ATI X1600 / NVIDIA 8600GT / Intel HD3000 or better card with at least 128 MB VRAM Hard Drive: 4GB minimum hard drive space Controls: Keyboard and Mouse Leopard is not supported ^*

Metacritic score

87^*

Name

Psychonauts^*

Windows requirements

OS *: Windows 98 SE/2000/XP Processor: 1.0 GHz Pentium(R) III and AMD Athlon(tm) Memory: 256 MB of RAM Graphics: 64 MB GeForce (tm) 3 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 8500 or higher (except GeForce 4 MX and Go series) DirectX®: version 9.0 or higher (included with game) Hard Drive: 3.75 GB minimum hard drive space Sound: DirectX&reg 9.0 or higher compatible sound card Controls: Windows-compatible keyboard and mouse ^*

Platforms

windows^*
mac^*
linux^*

Historical price currency

USD^*

Discount percentage (historical)

0^*

Historical store price

$9.99^*

Publishers

Double Fine Productions^*

Recommendations total

11,570^*

Coming soon · historical store status

No^*

Store release date · historical

Oct 11, 2006^*

Interface languages

English, French, German^*

Type

game^*

Features

Single-player: Single-player^*
Steam Achievements: Steam Achievements^*
Steam Trading Cards: Steam Trading Cards^*
Partial Controller Support: Partial Controller Support^*
Steam Cloud: Steam Cloud^*
Remote Play on Phone: Remote Play on Phone^*
Remote Play on Tablet: Remote Play on Tablet^*
Family Sharing: Family Sharing^*

Developers

Double Fine Productions: Double Fine Productions^*

Store genres

Action: Action^*

Linux requirements

Linux · Unspecified tier

Processor alternatives: 2.0 GHz^*
Memory: 2 GB^*
Graphics alternatives: 128 MB VRAM with OpenGL 2.1 capable and Compressed texture support (S3TC) Libraries: glibc 2.7+ Note: 32-bit native binaries only^*

macOS requirements

macOS · Unspecified tier

Operating system: Snow Leopard 10.6.8, or later.^*
Processor alternatives: Intel Core Duo Processor^*
Memory: 2 GB of RAM^*
Graphics alternatives: ATI X1600 / NVIDIA 8600GT / Intel HD3000 or better card with at least 128 MB VRAM^*
Storage: 4GB minimum hard drive space Controls: Keyboard and Mouse Leopard is not supported^*

Windows requirements

Windows · Unspecified tier

Operating system: Windows 98 SE/2000/XP^*
Processor alternatives: 1.0 GHz Pentium(R) III and AMD Athlon(tm)^*
Memory: 256 MB of RAM^*
Graphics alternatives: 64 MB GeForce (tm) 3 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 8500 or higher (except GeForce 4 MX and Go series) DirectX®: version 9.0 or higher (included with game)^*
Storage: 3.75 GB minimum hard drive space Sound: DirectX&reg 9.0 or higher compatible sound card Controls: Windows-compatible keyboard and mouse^*

Platforms

Windows

Supported: Yes^*

macOS

Supported: Yes^*

Linux

Supported: Yes^*

Publishers

Double Fine Productions: Double Fine Productions^*

Store release date · historical

Steam

Release date: Oct 11, 2006^*

Interface languages

English^*
French^*
German^*

Specifications 6 · 17 fields

Declared controller support · 2026-06-27

partial^*

Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

No^*

Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27

playable^*

Store genres

Action^*

Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

No^*

Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27

1,011^*

Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27

strong^*

Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27

84^*

Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27

gold^*

PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

No^*

Steam release year · historical

2,006^*

Title

Psychonauts^*

Coming soon · historical Steam listing

No^*

Declared controller support · 2026-06-27

Controller support · 2026-06-27

Controller support: Partial^*

Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27

Steam Deck · 2026-06-27

Compatibility category: Playable^*

Store genres

Action: Action^*

Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27

Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27

Community Linux compatibility tier: Gold^*
Reports: 84^*
Community confidence: strong^*

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