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|official site= https://www.doublefine.com/games/psychonauts-2
 
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [https://forums.doublefine.com/forum/53-psychonauts-2/ Psychonauts 2 - Double Fine Action Forums]
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{{GOG.com links|1508046796|psychonauts_2}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/607080/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/607080/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | psychonauts_2 | DRM-free |  |  | Windows | }}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | psychonauts-2 | DRM-free |  | GOG.com, Steam | Windows | }}
 
{{Availability/row| Microsoft Store | 9nbr2vxt87sj | Microsoft Store | {{Store feature|Xbox Play Anywhere}}. <br/> Included with {{Store feature|Xbox Game Pass}}.  |  | Windows | }}
 
{{Availability/row| Microsoft Store | 9nbr2vxt87sj | Microsoft Store | {{Store feature|Xbox Play Anywhere}}. <br/> Included with {{Store feature|Xbox Game Pass}}.  |  | Windows | }}
 
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{{Availability/row| Humble | psychonauts-2 | DRM-free |  | Steam | Windows | unavailable }}
 
  
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==Essential improvements==
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===Skip intro videos===
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{{Fixbox|description=Delete video files|fix=
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# Delete or rename all DF20_*.mp4 and P2UnrealLogo_*.mp4 files.
 
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===Save game data location===
 
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
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|multimonitor notes        = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=MasterBlaster|date=2021-08-24|comment=Tested on an multi-monitor setup.}}</ref>
 
|multimonitor notes        = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=MasterBlaster|date=2021-08-24|comment=Tested on an multi-monitor setup.}}</ref>
 
|ultrawidescreen            = limited
 
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = Cutscenes are {{term|pillarboxed}} to a 16:9 aspect ratio.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=MasterBlaster|date=2021-08-24|comment= Tested by playing the game at 2560x1080 resolution.}}</ref>
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = Cutscenes are {{term|pillarboxed}} to a 16:9 aspect ratio.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=MasterBlaster|date=2021-08-24|comment= Tested by playing the game at 2560x1080 resolution.}}</ref><br>Use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2267-psychonauts-2-ultrawide-cutscenes-fix/ related PCGW community tools] as a workaround.
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=MasterBlaster|date=2021-08-24|comment=Tested by playing the game at 3840x2160 resolution.}}</ref>
 
|4k ultra hd notes          = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=MasterBlaster|date=2021-08-24|comment=Tested by playing the game at 3840x2160 resolution.}}</ref>
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|120 fps notes              = Choice between 30, 60, 75, 100, 120, 144, 165, 240 FPS or Unlimited.
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|120 fps notes              = Choice between 30, 60, 75, 100, 120, 144, 165, 240 FPS or Unlimited.<br>Some physics objects are locked to 60 FPS.{{cn|date=September 2021}}
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|hdr notes                  = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=MasterBlaster|date=2021-08-25|comment= Tested after changing <code>bUseHDRDisplayOutput</code> in {{file|GameUserSettings.ini}} from <code>False</code> to <code>True</code> while playing on a 4K HDR television with HDR enabled through Windows HD Color. The game reverted the change back to <code>False</code> upon boot-up.}}</ref>
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|color blind               = true
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|ray tracing notes          = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/psychonauts-2|title=Psychonauts 2 Review - Trusted Reviews|date=2021-08-25|snippet=The game does not support next generation ray tracing lighting effects.}}</ref><ref>{{Refcheck|user=Expack3|date=2021-08-25|comment=Tested by forcing raytracing in {{file|Engine.ini}} and using [[Engine:Unreal Engine 4#Enable developer console|the unlocked console]] to alternate the <code>r.RayTracing.ForceAllRayTracingEffects</code> variable between 1 (all ray-tracing effects forced on) and 0 (all ray-tracing effects forced off). No visual or performance difference were noted in multiple levels, including the real-time title screen.}}</ref>
 
|color blind                = true
 
|color blind                = true
 
|color blind notes          = Protanopia, Deuteranopia, and Tritanopia filters are available.
 
|color blind notes          = Protanopia, Deuteranopia, and Tritanopia filters are available.
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}}
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===Chromatic aberration===
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{{Fixbox|description=Modify Engine.ini to disable chromatic aberration|ref=<ref name="Hman360">{{Refcheck|user=Hman360|date=2021-09-02|comment=Tested by setting the value in the config file and checking in-game.}}</ref>|fix=
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# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
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# Open <code>Engine.ini</code>.
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{{Image|Psychonauts 2 Controls Settings.png|Input settings}}
 
{{Image|Psychonauts 2 Controls Settings.png|Input settings}}
 
{{Image|Psychonauts 2 Gamepad Bindings (Default).png|Gamepad layout (Default)}}
 
{{Image|Psychonauts 2 Gamepad Bindings (Default).png|Gamepad layout (Default)}}
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{{Input
 
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|key remap notes          = One preset is available. Keys can also be completely remapped to a custom layout using the preset as a base.
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|key remap notes          = One preset is available. Keys can also be completely remapped to a custom layout using the preset as a base. Some controls, like those to open and navigate the journal, cannot be remapped.
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
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|dualshock prompts        = false
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|dualshock prompts notes  = The game has built-in DualShock prompts, but any XInput mappers such as Steam Input must be disabled.
 
|light bar support        = unknown
 
|light bar support        = unknown
 
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==Issues fixed==
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===Stuttering===
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{{Fixbox|description=Run the game with the '''-dx11''' command line argument.<ref name="DX11"/>{{dubious|reason=Based on a single forum post.}}
 
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{{API
 
{{API
 
|direct3d versions      = 11, 12
 
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|direct3d notes        = Run the game using the <code>-dx11</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]] to force Direct3D 11. The Microsoft Store version only supports Direct3D 12.<ref name="DX11">{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/607080/discussions/0/3047235828272889458/|title=Steam Users' Forum - PSA If you get stuttering give DX11 mode a try|date=2021-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2021-08-25|comment=RivaTuner displayed DX12 as the API of the Microsoft Store version. The API used by the other versions is unclear.}}</ref><ref>{{Refcheck|user=Expack3|date=2021-08-25|comment=Checked GOG version using ReShade 4.9.1. ReShade's config console showed game as using D3D12.}}</ref>
 
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{{References}}
 
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Revision as of 02:18, 9 October 2021

Psychonauts 2
Psychonauts 2 cover
Developers
Double Fine Productions
Publishers
Xbox Game Studios
Engines
Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows August 25, 2021
macOS (OS X) TBA
Linux TBA
Reception
Metacritic 89
OpenCritic 89
IGDB 87
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Platform
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Supernatural
Series Psychonauts
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Psychonauts 2 on HowLongToBeat
Psychonauts 2 on IGDB
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Psychonauts 2 guide on StrategyWiki
Psychonauts 2 on MobyGames
Psychonauts 2 on Wikipedia
Psychonauts
Psychonauts 2005
Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin 2018
Psychonauts 2 2021

Psychonauts 2 is a singleplayer third-person platform game in the Psychonauts series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Humble Store
DRM-free
GOG.com key
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Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
 Xbox Play Anywhere.
Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Windows
Steam
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Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete video files
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Psychonauts2\Content\Movies\.
  2. Delete or rename all DF20_*.mp4 and P2UnrealLogo_*.mp4 files.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Psychonauts2\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.Psychonauts2_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Local\Psychonauts2\Saved\Config\WinGDK\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/607080/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Psychonauts2\Saved\SaveGames\
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.Psychonauts2_8wekyb3d8bbwe\SystemAppData\wgs\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/607080/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Display settings
Display settings
Graphics settings
Graphics settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
[1]
Ultra-widescreen
Cutscenes are pillarboxed to a 16:9 aspect ratio.[2]
Use the related PCGW community tools as a workaround.
4K Ultra HD
[3]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Changes with the texture quality setting.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Options for FXAA and TAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Choice between 30, 60, 75, 100, 120, 144, 165, 240 FPS or Unlimited.
Some physics objects are locked to 60 FPS.[citation needed]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
[4]
Ray tracing (RT)
[5][6]
Color blind mode
Protanopia, Deuteranopia, and Tritanopia filters are available.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Chromatic aberration

Modify Engine.ini to disable chromatic aberration[7]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Engine.ini.
  3. Add the line [SystemSettings] if it does not exist.
  4. In this section, add the line r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0.
  5. Save the file.

Input

Input settings
Input settings
Gamepad layout (Default)
Gamepad layout (Default)

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
One preset is available. Keys can also be completely remapped to a custom layout using the preset as a base. Some controls, like those to open and navigate the journal, cannot be remapped.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Referred to as "Mouse Camera Sensitivity".
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
One preset is available. Buttons can also be completely remapped to a custom layout using the preset as a base.
Controller sensitivity
Referred to as "Controller Camera Sensitivity".
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
See the related Steam guide.
PlayStation button prompts
The game has built-in DualShock prompts, but any XInput mappers such as Steam Input must be disabled.
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

  • Keyboard and mouse bindings

  • Gamepad bindings (Custom)

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sliders for Main, Music, SFX, Voice, and Ambient.
Surround sound
Plays up to 7.1.[8]
Subtitles
Optional accessibility features, such as larger subtitles and increased font legibility, are available.
Closed captions
Descriptions of characters actions occasionally appear in parentheses when subtitles are enabled. No option to disable separately.
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Accessibility settings
Accessibility settings
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish

Issues fixed

Stuttering

Run the game with the -dx11 command line argument.[9][dubious – discuss]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11, 12 Run the game using the -dx11 command line argument to force Direct3D 11. The Microsoft Store version only supports Direct3D 12.[9][10][11]
Shader Model support 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Wwise

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-3225
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T		 Intel Core i7-7700K
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 30 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050
AMD Radeon RX 560
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
AMD Radeon RX 580
6 GB of VRAM
DirectX 12 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/607080/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (607080) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-08-24
    Tested on an multi-monitor setup.
  2. ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-08-24
    Tested by playing the game at 2560x1080 resolution.
  3. ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-08-24
    Tested by playing the game at 3840x2160 resolution.
  4. ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-08-25
    Tested after changing bUseHDRDisplayOutput in GameUserSettings.ini from False to True while playing on a 4K HDR television with HDR enabled through Windows HD Color. The game reverted the change back to False upon boot-up.
  5. ↑ Psychonauts 2 Review - Trusted Reviews - last accessed on 2021-08-25
    "The game does not support next generation ray tracing lighting effects."
  6. ↑ Verified by User:Expack3 on 2021-08-25
    Tested by forcing raytracing in Engine.ini and using the unlocked console to alternate the r.RayTracing.ForceAllRayTracingEffects variable between 1 (all ray-tracing effects forced on) and 0 (all ray-tracing effects forced off). No visual or performance difference were noted in multiple levels, including the real-time title screen.
  7. ↑ Verified by User:Hman360 on 2021-09-02
    Tested by setting the value in the config file and checking in-game.
  8. ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-08-24
    Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Steam Users' Forum - PSA If you get stuttering give DX11 mode a try - last accessed on 2021-08-25
  10. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2021-08-25
    RivaTuner displayed DX12 as the API of the Microsoft Store version. The API used by the other versions is unclear.
  11. ↑ Verified by User:Expack3 on 2021-08-25
    Checked GOG version using ReShade 4.9.1. ReShade's config console showed game as using D3D12.