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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 (3,032 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].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 73d3c3c3-542d-472c-a5b6-d114f4c9b079[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Tim Schafer[3], an engineer[30], b. 1967[31], of United States[32], awarded the Game Developers Choice Award - Lifetime Achievement[33] and Erik Wolpaw[4], a video game writer[34], b. 1967[35], of United States[36]. 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[37], February 10, 2006[38], April 26, 2005[39], June 21, 2005[40], September 29, 2011[41], and May 31, 2012[42]. Languages include English[27], French[43], German[44], and Russian[45]. 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[46], DVD[47], digital distribution[48], and digital download[49].

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%[50], 86.76%[51], 88.14%[52], 87/100[53], 86/100[54], and 88/100[55].

Why It Matters

Psychonauts ranks in the top 3% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,032 views/month).[2] Psychonauts has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Psychonauts is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

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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Direct Wikidata claims

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] ↑ . 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. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The cutting room floor id → Psychonauts
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8607]]: Psychonauts, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/154771130|Psychonauts (#154771130)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6004|The Cutting Room"
  2. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kupigolos game id → psychonauts
    Platform → Q132020, Microsoft Windows, Q10680 +5
    Genre → platform game, adventure video game
    My abandonware game id → cs5
    + 224 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Psychonauts, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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