Astro Bot director Nicolas Doucet also revealed during a talk at GDC 2025 that the studio went through 23 iterations of the game.
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The new PS5 bundle features a copy of critically-acclaimed platformer Astro Bot along with the console and one controller.
The team behind the acclaimed PlayStation VR title had a great time experimenting with the medium and new gameplay features.
The iconic stages, featuring several cameos by classic PlayStation characters, were planned to be much smaller in scale.
The first new level, Tick-Tock Shock, is available now in the Vicious Void Galaxy, with the remaining levels launching weekly.
The critical success of Astro Bot helped Sony vindicate its decisions to release more family- friendly titles. Helldivers 2 was also praised by Sony.
The new Astro Bot level looks incredibly challenging and is themed around players dealing with water and ice using slow-mo.
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Astro Bot, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, and Silent Hill 2's remake also saw week-on-week increases in sales in the region.
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Both are also nominated for Game of the Year, alongside Balatro, Black Myth: Wukong, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, and Metaphor: ReFantazio.
