Deal | Under $10 on Steam: Super-creative adventure-platformer with mind-bending level design is 85% right now
Creativity and innovation define Double Fine Productions. However, the studio and its games remain one of the most underrated and underappreciated. This was true for the original Psychonauts, which was released back in 2005, and is true for the sequel, Psychonauts 2.
Released in 2021 after a long development cycle, Psychonauts 2 took everything that made the original a masterpiece and refined it. The level design is equally weird and beautiful, the platforming gameplay and controls are now miles better, and the story is both funny and thoughtful. For many, Psychonauts 2 boasts everything that modern AAA gaming lacks.
So, gamers who love creativity owe it to themselves to play Psychonauts 2, especially now that Steam has reduced the price of the title to $8.99. While this is not the lowest price ever, that would be $5.99, it is still a pretty big price cut at around $51 (linked at the end).
Psychonauts 2 merges novel level design and a thought-provoking story
Psychonauts 2 revolves around a wonderfully weird level design, fun platforming, and a funny-yet-thoughtful story. Players take control of Raz, a Psychonaut, who can dive into people’s brains to fight demons and root out issues like regret.
The gameplay is a mix of platforming and abilities-based combat. Using abilities like levitation and slowing down time, players solve puzzles, jump, and fight against enemies to clear a total of 13 mind-bending levels. Each level also has its own unique boss fight.
Psychonauts 2 system requirements
Despite looking absolutely gorgeous, Psychonauts 2 is quite easy to run. The recommended system requirements include:
- An Intel Core i7-7700K or an AMD Ryzen 5 1600 CPU
- 8 GB of RAM
- An RX 580 or a GeForce GTX 1060 card, at least 6 GB of VRAM
- 30 GB of storage space
So, modern PCs with even low-end internals like an RX 6600 GPU will be able to play Psychonauts 2 without any issues.
Simply put, Psychonauts 2 looks like a must-play for gamers who are tired of the stale AAA gaming landscape and want to play something truly original and fun.
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Steam (linked above)
