Psychonauts 2

Push Square

Stuart Gipp·Aug 30, 2021

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The 20 or so hours we spent completing Psychonauts 2 saw us indulging in plentiful side quests and content, simply to spend more and more time in a world we still don't feel entirely done with. There are very few games that offer an experience as good as this, with ingenious level design and heavier themes that never feel sludgy or, more importantly, preachy. Brilliant aesthetics go hand in hand with tremendous gameplay here and it's a genuine delight to say that it's all been worth the wait. It's so good, in fact, that we now want the original Psychonauts to be remade in this engine, with this fidelity, in order to finally do it justice. Psychonauts 2 is consistently creative, enormously fun to play, visually inventive and spectacular and spins a cracking yarn to boot.

GameSpot

Kurt Indovina·Aug 23, 2021

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Psychonauts 2 does more than just fill the shoes of its beloved quirky predecessor, it sets itself apart as a classic in its own right.

Polygon

Ewan Wilson·Aug 23, 2021

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A Freudian adventure full of warmth, compassion, and humor

Eurogamer

Edwin Evans-Thirlwell·Aug 23, 2021

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I played through the original Psychonauts properly for the first time this year. I've been trying to work out how it wo…

Kotaku

Zack Zwiezen·Aug 23, 2021

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Raz is finally back in the long-awaited sequel from Double Fine and good news: It's good!

PC Gamer

Matthew Castle·Aug 23, 2021

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Jump for joy, sorrow, regrets and more in Psychonauts 2.

Game Informer

Andrew Reiner·Aug 23, 2021

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Double Fine has crafted an artistic journey that impresses at almost every turn in unexpected ways.

GamesRadar+

Josh West·Aug 23, 2021

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Psychonauts 2 captures the spirit of '90s cartoons and channels it into an imaginative, inventive adventure

Pure Xbox

Pure Xbox Staff·Aug 23, 2021

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It's honestly astounding how incredible Psychonauts 2 is. After 16 years, the expectations for the sequel were so high it felt as though they were impossible to meet. We don't know how they did it, but the wizards at Double Fine not only met them but smashed through them with ease. Psychonauts 2 is an extraordinary achievement in both its gameplay and storytelling, balancing heavy themes of mental health with its whimsical world. In lesser hands, it could have been a disaster, but the team has taken every aspect of the original game, built upon it and respected the fanbase in the process. Psychonauts 2 is the best game of 2021 so far and one of the greatest sequels ever made.

IGN

Tom Marks·Aug 23, 2021

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Even with a few rough edges, Psychonauts 2 is just about everything I could have hoped for from this long-awaited sequel.

Rock Paper Shotgun

Alice Bell·Aug 23, 2021

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It is playful. It's fun. It's climbing inside a giant wedding cake, riding flying letters, taking part in a giant cooking show with eggs that are excited to be boiled kind of fun.