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Can My PC Run Psychonauts?

A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.

Psychonauts PC Requirements

Minimum Requirements

CPU
1.0 GHz Pentium(R) III and AMD Athlon(tm)
GPU
64 MB GeForce (tm) 3 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 8500 or higher (except GeForce 4 MX and Go series) DirectX®: version 9.0 or higher (included with game) Hard Drive: 3.75 GB minimum hard drive space Sound: DirectX&reg 9.0 or higher compatible sound card Controls: Windows-compatible keyboard and mouse
VRAM
Not stated
RAM
1 GB
Storage
Not stated
OS
Windows 98 SE/2000/XP
DirectX
Not stated
Network
Not stated
CPU
2.0 GHz Pentium(R) IV and AMD Athlon(tm)
GPU
, 128 MB GeForce FX 5600 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 9600 or higher DirectX®: version 9.0 or higher (included with game) Hard Drive: 6.0 GB minimum hard drive space Sound: DirectX&reg 9.0 or higher and Sound Blaster Audigy 2 series sound card Controls: Game Pad (optional)
VRAM
Not stated
RAM
1 GB
Storage
Not stated
OS
Windows 2000/XP
DirectX
Not stated
Network
Not stated
✓ Independently verified against the publisher 2026-08-23Source: Steam store page

Game details

Developer
Double Fine Productions
Publisher
Double Fine Productions
Released
11 October 2006

About Psychonauts

A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.

What PC do I need for Psychonauts?

For a comfortable experience, the publisher's recommended specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.

Graphics card
, 128 MB GeForce FX 5600 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 9600 or higher DirectX®: version 9.0 or higher (included with game) Hard Drive: 6.0 GB minimum hard drive space Sound: DirectX&reg 9.0 or higher and Sound Blaster Audigy 2 series sound card Controls: Game Pad (optional)
Processor
2.0 GHz Pentium(R) IV and AMD Athlon(tm)
Memory
1 GB RAM
Operating system
Windows 2000/XP

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Can my laptop run Psychonauts?

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