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🖥️ Psychonauts system requirements
Minimum and recommended PC specs (official, from Steam). Meeting "Minimum" means you can play; for smoother visuals and higher settings, refer to "Recommended".
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| Requirement equivalent | GPU tier | CPU tier | Memory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | — | Intel Pentium (dual-core) | 0.3 GB |
| Recommended | — | Intel Pentium 4 / D | 0.5 GB |
💻 Minimum
- OS *
- Windows 98 SE/2000/XP
- Processor
- 1.0 GHz Pentium(R) III and AMD Athlon(tm)
- Memory
- 256 MB of RAM
- Graphics
- 64 MB GeForce (tm) 3 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 8500 or higher (except GeForce 4 MX and Go series)
- DirectX®
- version 9.0 or higher (included with game)
- Hard Drive
- 3.75 GB minimum hard drive space
- Sound
- DirectX® 9.0 or higher compatible sound card
- Controls
- Windows-compatible keyboard and mouse
🚀 Recommended
- OS *
- Windows 2000/XP
- Processor
- 2.0 GHz Pentium(R) IV and AMD Athlon(tm)
- Memory
- 512 MB of RAM
- Graphics
- , 128 MB GeForce FX 5600 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 9600 or higher
- DirectX®
- version 9.0 or higher (included with game)
- Hard Drive
- 6.0 GB minimum hard drive space
- Sound
- DirectX® 9.0 or higher and Sound Blaster Audigy 2 series sound card
- Controls
- Game Pad (optional)
Source: Steam store page (updated 2026/10/9). Requirements may change after updates; check the store page before buying.