Astro Bot

Astro and his crew of adorable bots are attacked by a villainous space bully, disabling the ship (which resembles a PS5!) and scattering the crew across the galaxy. Thankfully, Astro remains resourceful, and journeys across many planets and levels with the help of his smaller ship (which resembles the DualSense controller) on a rescue mission. It's a wholesome, light-hearted story of reuniting with friends and fighting back against, well, a bully!

Astro Bot is a collect-a-thon 3D platformer, with players overcoming enemies and puzzles to hunt down missing ship pieces and crew. The game is also a celebration of PlayStation's history and games, with 150 V.I.P. bots that reference characters from PlayStation's past, such as Aloy, Kratos, Ellie, Lara Croft, Nathan Drake, and Ratchet.

Like Astro's Playroom before it, Astro Bot also shows off the PlayStation 5, and especially the DualSense controller, taking full advantage of its features such as haptic feedback, and adaptive buttons.

It's a relatively easy platformer, with a few very challenging (and optional) stages. The lack of dialogue also makes it an easy play for younger kids.

Astro Bot does not feature difficulty settings, though each level is labeled Easy, Normal, or Hard. Main missions are primarily Easy or Normal, while Hard missions are optional.

• Who's your favorite V.I.P. Bot?
• Which V.I.P. PlayStation bots do you recognize, and which have you never heard of?
• Did you ever play Astro's Playroom, or Astro Bot Rescue Mission?