Choose Psychonauts 2
Choose Psychonauts 2 if you want the Adjustable Text Size, Subtitle Options, and Color Alternatives side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 96.4% positive across 8,228 reviews.
Psychonauts 2 vs Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Psychonauts 2 and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart both land in Action, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure on Steam. Psychonauts 2 (2021) is 2 years older than Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2023). Psychonauts 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (96.4% positive) than Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (89.7% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Choose Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 7,180 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Psychonauts 2 and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Psychonauts 2 |  Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 59.99 USD | 59.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.4% positive (8,228 reviews) | 89.7% positive (7,180 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Double Fine Productions | Insomniac Games, Nixxes Software |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Psychonauts 2 (2021) is 2 years older than Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2023).
- Psychonauts 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (96.4% positive) than Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (89.7% positive).
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Psychonauts 2 (59.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Psychonauts 2 is Deck Playable, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is Deck Verified.
Psychonauts 2 vs Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart — FAQ
- Which is better, Psychonauts 2 or Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart?
- On Steam reviews Psychonauts 2 scores higher (96.4% positive) than Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (89.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Psychonauts 2 is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Psychonauts 2 or Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart first?
- If you want chronology, Psychonauts 2 (2021) came out before Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Psychonauts 2 and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.