Psychonauts Developer Double Fine Has Multiple New Games in the Works
There are multiple games in the works at Double Fine, the studio best known for the Psychonauts series. Gamers haven't seen a lot of new releases from Double Fine since Psychonauts 2 released in 2021, but that situation could change soon.
Psychonauts 2 was, at the time of its release, one of the more eagerly anticipated sequels in recent memory, despite serving as the follow-up to a cult classic that struggled to find a substantive audience. And Psychonauts 2 reviewed well, even after such a long wait between the first entry in the series to the second one. In a world full of quality platformers, Psychonauts 2 stood apart from its peers by improving on everything its predecessor did. The game also released on most consoles and PC, which gave it a better chance at earning recognition.
Tim Schafer Not Interested in Any Double Fine Games Becoming Movies
Double Fine has multiple games in development to follow up on its Psychonauts 2 success, judging by recent comments from studio head Tim Schafer. In Double Fine's making-of documentary for Psychonauts 2, titled Double Fine PsychOdyssey and released for free on YouTube, Schafer recounted the studio pausing development on multiple games. Schafer expressed regret the company had to pause games from Derek and Lee, two Double Fine developers who had exciting projects underway. The regrettable pause was necessary, since everyone needed to pitch in to make sure Psychonauts 2 made it across the finish line. Double Fine announced shortly before the game's released that it developed Psychonauts 2 with no crunch, which would have required careful management of team members and resources available. Understandably, the game experienced delays that pushed it back from its original planned
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