Psi-Ops is an action game where players don't rely solely on big weapons and explosions to progress, but also on psychic powers to take down army after army of enemy soldiers. In the game, players take the role of Nick Scryer, a secret agent who had his face reconstructed and his mind wiped clean to infiltrate a growing psychic organization calling itself The Movement. Nick, however, is captured but manages to free himself and continue his mission to stop The Movement, regaining his psychic abilities along the way. The game mixes regular weapons with the weapons of the mind. Players have access to a series of mind powers, such as Telekinesis (the ability to fling objects and soldiers around), Pyrokinesis (the ability to set things on fire), Mind Drain (for draining Psi power out of foes' minds), and Remote Viewing (leaving the body behind and exploring the level).