Psychonauts 2 // First PlayableWelcome to another project update for the excellent game Psychonauts 2, work on which you’ll be glad to know is still going strong. Very strong in fact, as we just completed an important milestone that we call our “first playable” and we’d like you to see it! Also in this update video: Peter McConnell begins… 2017-10-05T19:26:55.000Z

Footage of the first playable demo of Psychonauts 2 was released, showing off some of the first looks at gameplay.

In an update by developer Double Fine, they discuss the purpose of the demo. The demo will allow them to test their new pipeline and workflows across their art, animation, tech, design, cinematics, and other departments. While a lot of that was figured out during pre-production, this is their first big attempt at creating a fully playable part of the game with all of the art assets, tech, and everything else. They still have a lot of work to do but the demo represents all of the elements necessary for a level of the game including enemies, combat, movement, and more. The area the demo takes place in is based off of one of the first pieces of concept art from Peter Chan – the Quarry surrounding the Psychonauts base. They also explain how characters like the goat in the demo are made.

The update also said to expect more information on backer rewards soon for those who backed the game on Fig. They’re working with iam8bit and Fangamer to bring the rewards to life.

They also said that they are working on saving a few of their games lost to Apple’s recently updated iOS. However, the free Psychonauts Vault Viewer, which contained all of the Vault Viewer reels from the original Psychonauts along with commentary from Psychonauts Creative Director, Co-Writer, and Designer Tim Schafer and Art Director Scott Campbell, will no longer work. So they decided to turn the app into a YouTube video.

Psychonauts Vault Viewer – video archive editionThe Psychonauts Vault Viewer was an iOS app that iOS 11 rendered obsolete. It exists here in video form for all to enjoy! The Psychonauts Vault Viewer takes all of the Memory Vaults from the classic game Psychonauts and puts them right here, for free! You can peruse the deepest, most secret thoughts of the… 2017-08-14T19:17:56.000Z

Psychonauts 2, the follow-up to the cult classic Psychonauts, was announced on December 2015. It raised over $3,800,000 from over 24,000 backers during its crowdfunding campaign. The game is planned for release in 2018. A virtual reality spin off, Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin, was released in March 2017.