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Psychonauts 2
Young psychic Raz joins the Psychonauts as an intern and enters people’s minds to uncover a mole inside the organization.
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Double Fine Productions · Xbox Game Studios
Razputin “Raz” Aquato has finally reached the Psychonauts, a team of psychic agents. His first days there are hardly routine: their leader is acting strangely after a kidnapping, a mole may be working inside headquarters, and someone wants to bring the dangerous Maligula back. Raz investigates by talking to the agents and interns around him and entering mental worlds shaped by the people he meets. The story continues the first Psychonauts, but its main problem is clear from the start: find out who is working against the team and stop the plan.
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Each mind is a platforming level with its own visual style, hazards and enemies. Raz jumps between ledges, fights creatures that represent thoughts and feelings, and uses psychic powers to cross gaps or solve problems. PSI-Blast is a ranged attack; Levitation helps him move; Pyrokinesis burns obstacles and enemies; and Mental Connection pulls him toward thought nodes. These powers have different jobs, so the way through a room may depend on spotting a particular object or path rather than simply beating every enemy.
Exploring also helps Raz grow stronger. Figments and other collectibles are tucked into each mental world. Nuggets of Wisdom raise his rank, while finding both Half-a-Brains in a level adds health. You can return to look for items after the story; Double Fine says collectibles missed in areas later closed by the plot are moved to reachable places. That makes the story playable without stopping at every corner, while giving completion-minded players reasons to revisit levels.
Double Fine developed Psychonauts 2, which launched on August 25, 2021 for Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 4. It runs on PlayStation 5 through backward compatibility, rather than as a separate native PS5 release. Mac and Linux versions followed later. The cover used here is the original game artwork, with Raz and the official title logo.
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