Psychonauts 2 Every brain is a new world

The best trick here is that levels are brains. Raz dives into the minds of friends and foes, and each one holds a world built from that person's memories, fears and hang-ups. You battle inner demons, unlock hidden memories and resolve emotional baggage, literally: the game hands you luggage to sort out. One mind might be a psychedelic fever dream, another a place where the rules of reality quietly bend. It is a setup that lets every level look and play differently, and it treats the people inside them with real empathy rather than turning them into punchlines. The minds are the heart of the game.

Raz is a trained acrobat, and the platforming leans into it: tightropes, trapezes, big joyful leaps through the air. Alongside that sits a full set of psychic powers you can customize, from blasting and burning to levitation and slowing down time itself, useful both for environmental puzzles and for fighting strange enemies. The combat keeps you on your toes because different enemies call for different approaches. There are pins and upgrades to build Raz your way, and plenty to collect, with teleport points and tools that make backtracking for missed items painless once the story shows you how.