Rank 01Why this
Also Psychological and Surreal, like Psychonauts 2.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2006
The closest matches to Psychonauts 2: Psychonauts, Pumpkin Jack, Alice: Madness Returns, Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom, and Tinykin. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
Rank 01Why this
Also Psychological and Surreal, like Psychonauts 2.
Rank 02Why this
Shares collectibles with Psychonauts 2.
Rank 03
Why this: Shares level design and collectibles with Psychonauts 2.



Why this: Same funny mood as Psychonauts 2.

Why this: Shares achievement hunting with Psychonauts 2.
Shares psychic powers and achievement hunting with Psychonauts 2.

Players highlight
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

Why this: Same whimsical mood as Psychonauts 2.

Why this: Same funny mood as Psychonauts 2.

Why this: Shares collectibles with Psychonauts 2.


Why this: Same emotional mood as Psychonauts 2.



Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Psychonauts 2 at current Steam store prices.

Why this: Same emotional mood as Psychonauts 2.

Why this: Shares achievement hunting with Psychonauts 2.

Why this: Also Psychedelic and Surreal, like Psychonauts 2.

Why this: Same funny mood as Psychonauts 2.

Why this: Shares collectibles with Psychonauts 2.


Why this: Also Surreal and 3D Platformer, like Psychonauts 2.

Why this: Same melancholic mood as Psychonauts 2.
Free games the recommender matches to Psychonauts 2, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.

Why this: Shares achievement hunting with Psychonauts 2.

Why this: Also Psychological and Surreal, like Psychonauts 2.

Why this: Also Surreal and 3D Platformer, like Psychonauts 2.

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

Why this: Shares collectibles with Psychonauts 2.

Why this: Shares level design and collectibles with Psychonauts 2.


Why this: Same funny mood as Psychonauts 2.

Why this: Shares achievement hunting with Psychonauts 2.
Other recommendable Steam games by Double Fine Productions, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

Why this: Same funny mood as Psychonauts 2.

Why this: Same melancholic mood as Psychonauts 2.




Why this: Same whimsical mood as Psychonauts 2.

The closest matches to Psychonauts 2: Psychonauts, Pumpkin Jack, Alice: Madness Returns, Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom, and Tinykin. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Psychonauts 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Psychonauts, Pumpkin Jack and Alice: Madness Returns — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as emotional, funny and melancholic, and single out its achievement hunting and collectibles. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Psychonauts 2 is a 2021 action-adventure platformer developed by Double Fine Productions and published by Xbox Game Studios. The game centers on mental-world exploration across multiple distinct psychological environments, with combat, collectibles, figment collection, and achievement-hunting tied to customizable psychic powers and creative level design. Players navigate these mental worlds as a platformer featuring fluid movement. It runs Playable on Steam Deck and costs $59.99 USD. Reviewers highlight the writing as sharp, the art direction as timeless, the combat and movement as fluid, and the level designs as creative, while players describe the experience as emotional, funny, melancholic, and whimsical. The game holds a 96 percent positive rating from over 8200 Steam reviews.
About Psychonauts 2: Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
People who play it also play: Psychonauts, Pumpkin Jack, Alice: Madness Returns
Psychonauts 2 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Psychonauts 2 is listed on Steam at 59.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Psychonauts 2 are Psychonauts, Pumpkin Jack, Alice: Madness Returns.
Psychonauts 2 was developed by Double Fine Productions and published by Xbox Game Studios.