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Psychonauts

2005 video game developed by Double Fine Productions
VideoGame video_game Q1277009
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Psychonauts

Summary

Psychonauts is a video game[1]. Psychonauts ranks in the top 3% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (858 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Psychonauts authored Tim Schafer[3].
  • Psychonauts authored Erik Wolpaw[4].
  • Psychonauts received the British Academy Games Award for Screenplay[5].
  • Psychonauts's instance of is recorded as video game[6].
  • Psychonauts was directed by Tim Schafer[7].
  • Erik Wolpaw wrote the screenplay for Psychonauts[8].
  • Psychonauts's composer is recorded as Peter McConnell[9].
  • Psychonauts was published by Majesco Entertainment[10].
  • Psychonauts was published by THQ[11].
  • Psychonauts's genre is platform game[12].
  • Psychonauts's genre is adventure video game[13].
  • Psychonauts's developer is recorded as Double Fine[14].
  • Psychonauts's developer is recorded as Budcat Creations[15].
  • Psychonauts's part of the series is recorded as Psychonauts[16].
  • Psychonauts's designed by is recorded as Tim Schafer[17].
  • Psychonauts's platform is recorded as Q132020[18].
  • Psychonauts's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[19].
  • Psychonauts's platform is recorded as Q10680[20].
  • Psychonauts's platform is recorded as Linux[21].
  • Psychonauts's platform is recorded as Q48263[22].
  • Psychonauts's platform is recorded as macOS[23].
  • Psychonauts's platform is recorded as PlayStation 4[24].
  • Psychonauts's platform is recorded as PlayStation 3[25].
  • Psychonauts's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[26].
  • Psychonauts's language of work or name is recorded as English[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Tim Schafer[3], an engineer[28], b. 1967[29], of United States[30], awarded the Game Developers Choice Award - Lifetime Achievement[31] and Erik Wolpaw[4], a video game writer[32], b. 1967[33], of United States[34]. Publishers include Majesco Entertainment[10] and THQ[11]. Psychonauts was directed by Tim Schafer[7]. Erik Wolpaw wrote the screenplay for Psychonauts[8].

Publication

Publication dates include April 19, 2005[35], February 10, 2006[36], April 26, 2005[37], June 21, 2005[38], September 29, 2011[39], and May 31, 2012[40]. Languages include English[27], French[41], German[42], and Russian[43]. Genres include platform game[12] and adventure video game[13]. Psychonauts's part of the series is recorded as Psychonauts[16]. Recorded distribution format include CD-ROM[44], DVD[45], digital distribution[46], and digital download[47].

Subject and Themes

Psychonauts's part of the series is recorded as Psychonauts[16].

Reception

Psychonauts received the British Academy Games Award for Screenplay[5]. Reviews include 90.21%[48], 86.76%[49], 88.14%[50], 87/100[51], 86/100[52], and 88/100[53].

Why It Matters

Psychonauts ranks in the top 3% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (858 views/month).[2] Psychonauts has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Psychonauts is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

FAQs

What awards did Psychonauts receive?

Honors received include British Academy Games Award for Screenplay[5].

Related Entities

Budcat Creations CD-ROM Double Fine DVD gamepad Linux macOS Majesco Entertainment Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 THQ Tim Schafer United States

References

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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