20 Most Criminally Underrated Video Games Of All Time

3. Psychonauts

Here we're stepping into some ambiguity regarding what it means to be underrated. Tim Shafer's unhinged, surreal platformer was actually very highly rated if we're talking about critical opinion, lauded for its exceptional design, innovative storytelling and undeniable charm. Not everyone grasped it fully, though - it was a particularly odd game, but intentionally so. Psychonauts was meant to be a mind-bending adventure which left you bewildered but thoroughly entertained. The critics got it, for the most part. Customers with a penchant for quirky left-field games got it too - there just weren't very many of them. Psychonauts crumbled in dramatic fashion upon release, and by the end of the 2005 launch year this superbly innovative title hadn't even managed to sell 100 000 copies. Mr. Shafer, we're sorry, we let you down... please whip up a sequel and give us another chance?