Best Psychonauts characters

Nils Lutefisk leads with an ELO of 1,299, ahead of Edgar Teglee (1,295) and Vernon Tripe (1,277). Ranked over 1,627 duels between 37 contenders, last updated September 22, 2026.

Who's your fave Psychonauts character? Rank all 37 protagonists and antagonists from this surreal psychological adventure.

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.