35 Narrative games like Psychonauts that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Psychonauts does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is 3D presentation.

It shares the essentials of what Psychonauts does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. Its own ground is fantasy world.

What brings it close to Psychonauts is strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.

It shares the essentials of what Psychonauts does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is pixel art.

It shares the essentials of what Psychonauts does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: 2D presentation.

It shares the essentials of what Psychonauts does: strong narrative focus, single-player focus and a third-person camera. It sets itself apart with fantasy world.

It shares the essentials of what Psychonauts does: exploration and discovery, strong narrative focus, and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in tone — its own ground is a relaxing pace.

With Psychonauts it shares strong narrative focus, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on tone: this one brings a casual, approachable feel.

Genre puts it alongside Psychonauts, and so does strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is stealth mechanics and 2D presentation.

With Psychonauts it shares dark, oppressive atmosphere and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is 2D presentation.

The genre is the same as Psychonauts’s, and with it strong narrative focus, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings cozy, relaxing feel and 3D presentation.

It comes from the same genre as Psychonauts and shares strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: a casual, approachable feel and 2D presentation.

Same family as Psychonauts: strong narrative focus and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and 2D presentation.

It comes from the same genre as Psychonauts and shares strong narrative focus and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and 2D presentation.

What brings it close to Psychonauts is strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.