Games

Astro Bot

Team Asobi

2024•Platformer•PEGI 7•About 16 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionrobots/ai/spaceimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA fantastical platformer that is glossy, wide-ranging and uncomplicated. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

92 / 100

175 ratings

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About This Game

Buckle up for some epic PlayStation camaraderie, join forces with your favourite PlayStation icons and show the universe that small is mighty in this fresh new Astro adventure, exclusive to PS5 consoles!

Summary: IGDB

Story

When the PS5 mothership is attacked by Astro’s long-standing galactic nemesis, scrambling its wires and scattering the crew throughout space, only Astro can make things right! Setting off on his biggest mission yet, he needs your help to rescue the stranded crew and rebuild the mothership. Make the most of Astro’s new power-ups, handcrafted to level up your immersion: from springy punches and rockets all the way to a giant sponge!

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureScience fictionRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming questRescue/escape/jeopardy

Keywords

RobotsCrossoverPlatform exclusiveRobot protagonistReference to other games

Where to play

PlayStation Store

Details

Developer: Team Asobi
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Released: 6 September 2024
Series: Astro
Platforms: PlayStation 5
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 2h rushed, 16h normally, 18h complete
Age rating: PEGI 7
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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