Psychonauts 2 picks up where Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin left off, and it centers around guiding Raz, who is now a Psychonaut intern, through a variety of mental worlds. As fans progress through the levels in this highly-anticipated platformer, some may start to wonder how long the experience will last them. Shining some light on that matter is the precise purpose of this guide, and players will find details on the length of Psychonauts 2 in what follows.

To get right to it, players should expect to beat Psychonauts 2 in around 15 to 20 hours on average. The lower-end of this estimate assumes that a fan will focus almost exclusively on completing the game’s main story, while the upper-end will be relevant to players that engage with a good amount of its optional content. This optional content includes a variety of collectibles to track down, and fans can extend their playthroughs even further by hunting down every one of them.

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For those players that are curious, the original Psychonauts has a very similar average completion time to its sequel. Indeed, the main story in that title takes around 12 hours to get through, while completionists will put closer to 22 hours into the game. Fans that are looking for an experience that is comparable in size to the first Psychonauts will thus be happy to know that they can find it in Psychonauts 2.

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Optional Content in Psychonauts 2

As previously noted, players that wish to prolong their time with this game should first look to its many collectibles. These collectibles manifest as Figments, pieces of Emotional Baggage, and Safes, and there really are a ton of them scattered across the various levels in Psychonauts 2. Notably, there are several achievements associated with finding the game’s different collectibles, which is sure to make them quite interesting to trophy hunters.

These achievement-focused players may also want to pursue the game’s sidequests, as there are a number of trophies tied to those as well. While this guide will not go into detail on those optional undertakings, in order to avoid any spoilers, Psychonauts fans that want to spend as much time as they can in the world of Psychonauts 2 should certainly keep their eyes peeled for them. Players should also plan to put quite a bit of effort toward ranking up and buying upgrades if they plan to go for 100% completion.

Psychonauts 2 launches August 25 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.

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