Astro Bot won over many hearts back when it was first released, and for very good reason. Our review from IGN's Simon Cardy called it, "A collection of endlessly inventive levels and fantastically fun abilities" and said "it delivers joy in spades, never once becoming even remotely dull or repetitive." He even added that, "Team Asobi has crafted a mascot platformer that goes near enough toe-to-toe with Nintendo's best efforts, and that's about as high a compliment as I can give it."
The praise certainly didn't end there, though. Astro Bot also won Game of the Year at The Game Awards back in 2024, and took home our top prize as the best PlayStation game of 2024. In regard to the latter, IGN's Matt Purslow said, "Astro Bot is a Mario-matching 3D platformer that excels on all fronts: tremendous stage design, intuitive movement, fun power-ups, and a smart approach to combining all of those elements in exciting new ways on each world visited."
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Hannah Hoolihan is a freelancer who writes with the guides and commerce teams here at IGN.
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