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Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin

Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin is a first-person virtual reality puzzle platform video game. The game's story is intended to bridge the events between Psychonauts and Psychonauts 2.

77 21 February 2017

Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin is an adventure developed by Double Fine Productions, released 21 February 2017 on PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, PC (Microsoft Windows) and SteamVR.

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What Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin is

Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin is an adventure game developed by Double Fine Productions and released in 2017. It is available on PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, PC (Microsoft Windows) and SteamVR. It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

At the end of Psychonauts, Raz is recognized as a great PSI Cadet and is asked to join his tutors as a fully fledged Psychonaut. But as Raz prepares to go home from camp with his father, news arrives that the Grand Head of the Psychonauts (and Lili's father) Truman Zanotto, has been kidnapped. The team, Raz and Lili included, fly off in the Psychonauts' jet to rescue him.
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How it plays

It is played from a virtual reality perspective. Its themes are comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 12 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin holds a critic score of 77 out of 100. That places it above 56% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 6 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel i5-4590 processor equivalent or greater, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 8GB.

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What it launched against

Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin launched on 21 February 2017, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, NieR: Automata and Hollow Knight. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, NieR: Automata, Hollow Knight.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin — frequently asked questions

When did Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin come out?
Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin was released on 21 February 2017 for PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, PC (Microsoft Windows) and SteamVR.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin?
At minimum, Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin needs Intel i5-4590 processor equivalent or greater, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater graphics, 8 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin?
The PC version needs about 8 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("8 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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