Highlights

  • A new Astro Bot game for PS5 releases September 6, with 80 levels across 6 galaxies for Astro to explore and fight bosses.
  • The trailer showcases impressive graphics and gameplay, with cameos from bot versions of iconic PlayStation characters like Kratos and Nathan Drake.
  • The game will utilize DualSense controller features just like Astro's Playroom did.

Sony capped off its latest PlayStation State of Play event by confirming that a new Astro Bot game will be released on September 6. While the Astro Bot series hasn't been as commercially successful as the platformer mascot games featured on other consoles, the franchise has consistently earned critical acclaim. In fact, the Astro Bot game currently available on PS5 is actually one of the platform's highest-rated games to date.

The Astro Bot franchise originated with a tech demo called The Playroom on the PS4, and has since expanded to include more fully-featured experiences. Astro Bot: Rescue Mission is one of the most critically-acclaimed games ever released for the original PlayStation VR headset on the PS4, and Astro's Playroom on PS5 is indeed one of the platform's highest-rated exclusive games. As a pack-in title and tech demo for the PS5, Astro's Playroom is admittedly limited compared to some other PlayStation games, however. Luckily, the next Astro Bot game is poised to be the mascot's biggest adventure yet.

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The new game, developed by Team Asobi and for now just known as Astro Bot, is releasing as a PS5 exclusive on September 6. The game will feature 80 levels spread across six galaxies, with the goal of reuniting Astro's crew. Like Astro's Playroom, the new Astro Bot game will make great use of the DualSense controller's unique features, like its haptic feedback and adaptive triggers. Astro will be able to perform a variety of new skills as he explores a variety of platforming levels and fights larger-than-life bosses. For those interested in picking up the game for themselves, pre-odrers will begin June 7.

Astro Bot Coming to PS5 on September 6

The Astro Bot trailer is incredibly impressive, showing off the game's jaw-dropping graphics and impressive platforming gameplay. While it may not be everyone's cup of tea, it seems safe to say that the new Astro Bot game is going to be a big hit with 3D platformer fans. It will also appeal greatly to PlayStation fans in general, as the game will retain the fun PlayStation cameos from Astro's Playroom.

Highest-Rated PS5 Exclusive Games

  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - 93
  • Demon's Souls (2020) - 92
  • Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - 90
  • Astro's Playroom - 84
  • Stellar Blade - 82
  • Horizon Call of the Mountain - 80
  • Rise of the Ronin - 77
  • The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR - 68
  • Destruction All-Stars - 62
  • Silent Hill: The Short Message - 56
  • Quantum Error - 42

Astro Bot players will encounter bot versions of iconic PlayStation characters like Kratos from God of War, Aloy from Horizon, and Nathan Drake of Uncharted fame. Playing through Astro Bot's various stages and seeing the cameos for oneself will likely be a great part of the fun, and it will be exciting to see how it all plays out when the game launches exclusively for PS5 later this year.