Psychic Powers

Activities theme

Player character wields psychic powers.

240
games
51
platforms

Alternate name: Psionics

Related: (gameplay)
* Finite energy

Contrast:
* Naturalistic
Some of the more popularly known powers associated with psychics:
- Astral projection
- Psychokinesis
- Pyrokinesis
- Telepathy / mind reading
- Mind control
- Scrying

And there are some even more fantastic magic-like powers to this.

Ki and similar subjects about personal energy can be tied to psionics as well, though these are more in the form of potential energy in the body rather than mind, even though mind is part of it.
Implies the presence of either fantasy or sci-fi genre on the game entries.

This can be used even in some cases where the powers used appear to have fantastic properties to them (appear more magical than psychic), but the canon implies they're related to the psyche rather than something arcane.

The first Psychic Powers video game was released on December 1982.

LucasArts, Midway and Capcom published most of these games.

Parent groups

Psychics, SciFi elements, Superhuman powers, Supernatural phenomena

Child groups

Mind-reading, Telekinesis

Related groups

Video game
Psionics theme, No energy regeneration

Other
Magic, Technomagic, Visions, Energy regeneration, Super powers

Fiction genre
Paranormal

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Platforms

Windows 36
Linux 26
Xbox 11
PS2 11
MS-DOS 11
PS 10
Arcade 9
PS3 9
SNES 8
Mac OS X 7
X360 6
Mega Drive 6
Saturn 5
GBA 5
Amiga 5
GB 5
Master System 4
Game Gear 4
GameCube 4
Mac OS Classic 3
Nintendo DS 3
ZX Spectrum 3
N64 3
BeOS 3
PS4 3
3DS 3
BSD 3
Wii 3
Pandora 3
PSP 2

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