If you enjoyed Astro’s Playroom and have been wishing that Team Asobi would expand the concept into a full game, today is the day your dreams come true. Announced in today’s State of Play, ASTRO BOT will launch on PS5 on September 6!
You can watch the full announce trailer here:
We’ve also got some exciting details regarding the game’s length and content straight from the PlayStation Blog:
In this brand-new game, you will explore 6 galaxies and over 80 levels in search of Astro’s scattered crew. Hold on tight to your Dual Speeder and dive down to each unique planet, from lush forests, sandy beaches, hot volcanoes to more surprising locations such as a gigantic hourglass or the canopy of a singing tree!
To get help on his mission, Astro can use over 15 new abilities offering unique play styles. As you would expect from an Astro game, these take full advantage of the DualSense controller, its haptic feedback and adaptive triggers so you can feel every little step along the journey. Among the many new powers, you will find Barkster, the Bulldog Booster that lets you air-dash and smash through enemies, metal and glass, the Twin-Frog Gloves that offer long-range punching and the ability to swing and the Giant Sponge that lets you suck up water from the environment to grow huge and cause massive (and slightly moist) destruction. Combined with improved Astro controls, these new powers take the Astro platforming experience to new heights, while remaining accessible for all. We can’t wait for you to get your hands on these and let us know how they feel.
We also cranked up the number of baddies too with over 70 new types, including massive bosses at the end of each galaxy. Special mention to the deadly cobra queen Lady Venomara who appears in the trailer, waiting for you in her golden lair. Defeating each boss will uncover a wonderful secret but we don’t want to spoil that, so our lips are sealed. And for the brave ones of you craving even more challenge, the game comes packed with die-and-retry levels to test your reflexes.
The trailer showed Astro Bot interacting with all sorts of iconic characters from PlayStation’s history. This game seems like it’ll truly be a love letter to everything that Sony has built in the last 25 years, and pairing that with Team Asobi’s fantastic platforming level design should make for a truly special experience.
ASTRO BOT launches on September 6 exclusively for PS5.
