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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.

Release DateOct 11, 2006
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)96% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 10% / 95.1%  Top 10%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)93.2% Top 1% / 92.7%  Top 1%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)10.1K  Top 3% / 16.5K  Top 2%
Curators526 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time18.2 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar1.8 hour  Top 10%
Followers6.4K  Top 15%
Owners± 3M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 178.4K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 822.1K  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Psychonauts steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Psychonauts's Steam rating and reviews between October 2010 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a narrow range going from 99.5% (May 2012) to 95.1% (December 2023).

With 16.5K reviews Top 2%, Psychonauts is an undeniable major AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Psychonauts and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Psychonauts's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (74%), followed by Russian (8%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 27 different languages represented. The game has 3 translations (English, French and German). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

Chart displaying Psychonauts percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Psychonauts, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is excellent, with 32 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 3.8 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Original story
  • Quirky art-style
  • Great voice-acting
  • Responsive controls
  • Silly jokes
  • Unique levels/worlds
  • Fantastic difficulty curve
  • Fair gameplay
  • Plenty of side quests and collectables
  • Levitation
  • Bad camera angles
  • Awkward rail grinding mechanism
  • Overwhelming information at the start
  • Unclear objectives
  • No Psychonauts 2

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's score of 96%  Top 10% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Psychonauts's review data that Steam provides. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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