--- title: "20 Psychonautical Years!" date: 2025-04-19T09:00:00-07:00 author: Harper Jay canonical_url: "https://www.doublefine.com/news/20-psychedelic-years" section: News --- # 20 Psychonautical Years! April 19th 2025 Where to even begin? Was it all just a dream? Or maybe a vision? [*Psychonauts*](https://www.doublefine.com/games/psychonauts) released twenty years ago today on the original Xbox! From there it spread like a mind-melting virus to various other platforms, like Playstation 2 which came later in June of the same year. But today is THE day that Raz leapt off our hard drives and into the hearts of thousands of players! *Psychonauts* was our first game here at Double Fine and maybe I'm a little biased because Tim signs my checks but that's one HELL of a game to kick off a studio with. The way it rippled out and influenced other games simply can't be overstated. [Watch on YouTube: The Color of the Sky in Your World](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKoy_KMVIyU) We've documented the creation of *Psychonauts* in many different ways from mini-documentaries and even reminiscences during a Let's Play which we stacked with developers, programmers, voice actors, artists and other contributors to the game. When the time came for both the VR interquel [*Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin*](https://www.doublefine.com/games/psychonauts-in-the-rhombus-of-ruin) and the much-requested sequel, [*Psychonauts 2,*](https://www.doublefine.com/games/psychonauts-2) the cameras were rolling. For a burst of history we recommend diving into Episode 1 of the Psychodyssey above, the most comprehensive making-of story we've put together, featuring ancient footage from the Schafer vaults. *Psychonauts* and the rest of the games in the series are unique in the sense that the fans have often been able to see, in sometimes painful detail, the work that went into making all the psychic shenanigans. The game is pretty damn great but I think that extra pulling back of the curtain is also important. The fans *know* who made their favorite bits and pieces, and how. In order to celebrate, we have a variety of things to share here at Double Fine DOT com over the upcoming week. We have special artwork, collections of data for things like character popularity, cool side projects, and more. We're also putting the original game on sale for literally the highest possible amount; Steam won't let us turn the dial any higher! **91% off!** That's the deepest discount we're ever going to get, so now is the time! Spread the word! - [![P1 Cake](https://assets.doublefine.com/shared/news/2025/04/P1-Cake.jpg)](//assets.doublefine.com/shared/news/2025/04/P1-Cake.jpg "P1 Cake") - [![P1 Cake Eaten](https://assets.doublefine.com/shared/news/2025/04/P1-Cake-Eaten.jpg)](//assets.doublefine.com/shared/news/2025/04/P1-Cake-Eaten.jpg "P1 Cake Eaten") - [![A picture of macaroons made to look like Raz and Lili, two of the main characters of Psychonauts.](https://assets.doublefine.com/shared/news/2025/04/Macaroons-P1.jpeg)](//assets.doublefine.com/shared/news/2025/04/Macaroons-P1.jpeg "Macaroons P1") - [![P1 Party Spread](https://assets.doublefine.com/shared/news/2025/04/P1-Party-Spread.jpg)](//assets.doublefine.com/shared/news/2025/04/P1-Party-Spread.jpg "P1 Party Spread") - [![Another image of the Psyconauts cake and cookies, with both the Raz and Lili plushies at the side.](https://assets.doublefine.com/shared/news/2025/04/P1-Spread-Again.jpeg)](//assets.doublefine.com/shared/news/2025/04/P1-Spread-Again.jpeg "P1 Spread Again") - [![P1 Original Cake](https://assets.doublefine.com/shared/news/2025/04/P1-Original-Cake.jpg)](//assets.doublefine.com/shared/news/2025/04/P1-Original-Cake.jpg "P1 Original Cake") Some of the spread from the party. That last picture is of the original P1 cake from 20 years ago! We're finding ways to celebrate all around. Earlier this week, we held a lovely party here in the Double Fine studio. With cake and awesome macaroons from [Always Yours Bakery](https://www.instagram.com/alwaysyoursbakerycafe/?hl=en) here in San Francisco! We have a fair share of the original team still working here and a few others others came back to celebrate with us. The cake was even an homage to the design used at the original launch party back in 2005. For us, that's also a part of this. Finding time with others, remembering those unique early days at Double Fine. Sitting and looking at the things that inspired Tim and the team, or else helped other folks build amazing worlds. We'll have some of that this week! Heads up that we don't have some super secret announcement. That's not me employing some misdirection. There's no remake shadow-dropping this week and no teaser for *Psychonauts 3: The Doom Pit Of Doom*. Who knows what might come in the future but for the moment, in terms of this week of celebration, we wanna focus on what was accomplished. Twenty years ago, a little digital daredevil sneaked his way into Whispering Rock and kicked off Double Fine's slow but measured process of *taking over the world.* Keep an eye out on our social spaces and swing back to the site for some cool stuff. There might even be a few giveaways here or even on your favorite podcasts or whatever. It'll kick off on Monday and go from there. Thank you all for your support over the years; Raz's adventures remain "kind of a big deal" today because of folks like you. --- ## Tags [psychonauts](https://www.doublefine.com/search/tag/psychonauts)[anniversary](https://www.doublefine.com/search/tag/anniversary) --- ## Associated games [Psychonauts](https://www.doublefine.com/games/psychonauts "Psychonauts") --- ## Related news [PSI Academy Census April 29th 2025 ](https://www.doublefine.com/news/psychonauts-big-fan-data-post) [The Biggest Sale Ever? April 19th 2025 ](https://www.doublefine.com/news/psychonauts-big-anniversary-sale-announcement) [One Year Of Psychonauts 2 August 25th 2022 ](https://www.doublefine.com/news/one-year-of-psychonauts-2)