The Ghouls and Bots stage in Astro Bot is found within the Lost Galaxy area, which can only be accessed by discovering the Secret Exit (Portal) in the Free Big Brother stage. The level has two puzzle pieces to collect and five Bots to rescue, so here's a helpful guide to 100%ing Ghouls and Bots.

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Astro Bot: Ghouls and Bots - Bot 1

At the beginning of the stage, you'll slide down some mud and pass the first checkpoint. Look to the right of the first group of monsters to find a swirly blue icon in front of a tree.

Use your spinning charged move on the star to reveal a secret area containing the first hidden Bot of Ghouls and Bots.

Astro Bot: Ghouls and Bots - Bot 2

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Once you jump through the broken pieces of a bridge, you'll reach the second checkpoint. Defeat the pumpkin monsters and pull the wires out of the floor to find a lightbulb.

Turn towards the tree on the right and throw the bulb at it to find a second Bot.

Astro Bot: Ghouls and Bots - Bot 3

At the next checkpoint, you'll receive another light bulb. Use the light to platform your way to the wall on the left side of the room and toss the light at the embedded monster head on the wall. Once it's destroyed, a third hidden Bot will appear.

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Astro Bot: Ghouls and Bots - Puzzle Piece 1

Eventually, you'll run along the side of a wall to reach a checkpoint, and there will be a floating green ghost that must be defeated with a light bulb. Grab the bulb that's moving around and toss it at the monster.

Grab the light again and walk towards the castle gate, but head to the puzzle piece on the right to find invisible platforms that can help you grab the collectible.

Astro Bot: Ghouls and Bots - Bot 4

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In the same area as the first puzzle piece, look to the left to see a cauldron in the distance. Throw a light bulb at it, and the cauldron will break, with purple ooze pouring over some invisible platforms.

Jump your way over to where the cauldron was, and you can rescue the fourth Bot in Ghouls and Bots.

Astro Bot: Ghouls and Bots - Puzzle Piece 2

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When you get inside the castle after grabbing the first Puzzle Piece, you'll need to climb a long rope above a chandelier.

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Swing the camera around while climbing, and you should spot a puzzle piece in a small corner, ready to be taken.

Astro Bot: Ghouls and Bots - Bot 5

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When climbing the rope in the castle, you'll spot another one of those green ghosts that must be killed with the light bulb. The gate will open once the ghost is gone, and the final checkpoint will appear.

Cross the bridge, and it'll collapse under you, taking you to a mini-game where you have to shoot ghosts with a DualSense controller weapon. When you're walking towards the end of the stage, you'll spot the Pyramid Head Bot sitting on the railing on the bridge.

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Released
September 6, 2024
ESRB
E10+ For Everyone 10+ Due To Crude Humor, Fantasy Violence
Developer(s)
Team Asobi
Publisher(s)
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Engine
Proprietary Engine
Franchise
Astro Bot
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PlayStation 5
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