We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Players are on a mission to rescue all 300 of their robot friends after an alien intercepted their spaceship, a super-charged PS5, and ...

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One of the biggest announcements during last week’s PlayStation State of Play livestream was Astro Bot, the full-fledged sequel to the excellent Astro’s Playroom that comes preinstalled on PS5. Just ...

It’s clear Astro Bot is a future PS5 classic. The critically acclaimed platformer celebrated PlayStation’s long history in fun and exciting ways. It’s no surprise, then, that Sony considers it a hit.

Did you like Astro’s Playroom? I sure did. In fact, the meanest thing I can say about it is that there wasn’t enough of it – I finished its five levels and final boss battle within a single evening.

If 2024 has proven anything to us, it’s that the games you expect to be “huge sellers” don’t always hit those high marks and that the ones you might not expect to be as big of hits become some of the ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. One of the best things about “Astro’s Playroom,” the free game ...