Psychonauts 2 — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Dive into the cerebral seas of KEEPER | 2025-10-24 | A lonesome figure ventures forth into a land full of strange creatures and hidden dangers. But there are no brains this time, only surreal, psychedelic beauty. Keeper is a story told without words, in which a long-forgotten lighthouse is awakened and, joined by a spirited seabird, it embarks upon a heartening tale of unlikely companionship, and an unexpected journey into realms beyond understanding. It’s a bite-sized, third-person puzzle-adventure, unlike anything you've experienced before.Keeper is out now on Steam! Don't look up anything about it, trust us, just play and immerse yourself in the journey.Play It Today!“A Mind-Blowing Adventur |
| Double Fine PsychOdyssey DLC and the best sale yet! | 2024-11-29 | Psychonauts 2 has been out for a while now and we've placed it on sale plenty of times. But maybe you haven't ever bought it because in your heart of hearts you thought "I should wait until it is on mega sale!" That day is today. Those fancy folks at Valve reached out to us and asked if we wanted to be part of a pretty bonkers-huge sale and we said sure. The result is that you can grab Psychonauts 2 on Steam right now for 90% off! That's... basically free? Kinda? The timing was good because we're also making another addition to the game as it exists on that platform. Some folks really love to have all kinda of collectible stuff in one place, |
| The Adventure Continues with PsychOdyssey | 2023-02-11 | When our awesome fans backed Psychonauts 2, they also helped support the creation of the video series. And now we’re pleased to announce the release of Double Fine PsychOdyssey, a twisting trip into the minds that made Psychonauts 2 and the highs (and lows!) that come from an extended game development process. From the initial Fig pitch through a large acquisition by Microsoft and through a global pandemic, Double Fine PsychOdyssey traces our development process in intimate detail. This was a huge project that took over five thousand hours of footage filmed over six years including interviews, meetings both in-person and online, and playtests |
| Latest Update Released for Windows | 2022-08-17 | New features for Windows: Added Simplified Chinese text language including in-game art and signage Added UI Improvements for all languages including larger font sizes and layout adjustments |
| Achievements are now available for macOS and Linux players | 2022-06-11 | macOS and Linux players can now unlock achievements while playing on those platforms. |
| Latest Update Released | 2022-05-24 | The latest update contains the following exciting changes: Add two additional text languages. Fix stability of the Strike City checkpoint at the end of the level. macOS and Linux versions released. In addition, here is more information about the new Mac and Linux versions. macOS General information and troubleshooting: Save data location: ~/Library/Containers/com.doublefine.psychonauts2/Data/Library/Application Support/Epic/Psychonauts2/Saved Run the game on the latest macOS version if possible (12.4 as of May 2022) to ensure stability Xbox gamepads are not fully supported. Please use a PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5 gamepad Due to the large |
| Reminder to Please Nominate Psychonauts 2 for the Steam Awards! | 2021-11-29 | Do you think Psychonauts 2 has excellent visual style or an incredible soundtrack? Did it offer you the most Story-rich experience? Maybe, just maybe, it was your Game of the Year. The Steam Awards kick off today, and if you think we’re up there with the best games you’ve played this year then we’d love, like... really really love, for you to nominate us. You can only pick us for one of the many categories though, and we think we might stand the most chance in the Story-Rich category. Please choose whatever you think is most suitable, but if you can’t decide then please choose Story-Rich! Thank you for nominating Psychonauts 2, Happy Holidays |
| Nominate Psychonauts 2 for the Steam Awards! | 2021-11-24 | Do you think Psychonauts 2 has excellent visual style or an incredible soundtrack? Did it offer you the most Story-rich experience? Maybe, just maybe, it was your Game of the Year. The Steam Awards kick off today, and if you think we’re up there with the best games you’ve played this year then we’d love, like... really really love, for you to nominate us. You can only pick us for one of the many categories though, and we think we might stand the most chance in the Story-Rich category. Please choose whatever you think is most suitable, but if you can’t decide then please choose Story-Rich! Thank you for nominating Psychonauts 2, Happy Holidays |
| Update 1089619 Released | 2021-11-22 | Update 1089619 addressed the following issues: Fix intermittent hitches on PC. Fix water in Bob's Bottles displays incorrectly in photo mode. Fix lighting issues in Strike City and Cassie's Collection Fix dialog tree delay in Fatherland Follies. Fix Panic Attack not using its phantom attack during Psychoseismometer battles. |
| Update 1088619 Released | 2021-11-02 | New features: Bonus Psychoseismometer unlocked in Otto's lab after finishing Gisu's quest, making it possible to unlock enemy achievements during post-game state. Check marks appear in location selection menus to indicate if all collectibles in a location have been found. Otto-Spot photo filter to show collectibles in the Otto-Shot photo mode. Show all available figments in the figment viewer menu even if you haven't found them yet. Bugs fixed: General stability improvements for all platforms. Improve environmental collision to prevent player and objects rarely falling through walls and floors. Fix issues related to fall death and water curse |
| Update 1087126 Released | 2021-09-10 | Game version is viewable in the Settings menu. Version 1087126 addresses the following issues: The player could get blocked in Strike City. Unblock players stuck in the dam section. |
| Version 1087071 Released | 2021-09-03 | Game version is viewable in the Settings menu. Version 1087071 addresses the following issues: The player could get stuck in Cruller's Correspondence if they quit after hitting the first lever and then resuming the game. The player could get stuck if they view the final tableau with Bob in the Mote of Light's quiet place and then quit and resume the game. The player may not be able to proceed past the Nose/Mouth Shrine due to missing instruments after the Panic Attack battle. The player could skip the moth introduction cutscene in Bob's Bottles and get blocked from progressing further. The player could get stuck if they unlocked Otto's gadget |