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Astro Bot Wins Another Game of the Year Award

By Carley Garcia

Published Jan 22, 2025

Utterly obsessed with gaming, anime, and manga for the past 25 years, Carley attended Florida State University, graduating with a degree in Japanese in 2012. A professional Japanese/English translator for over a decade, she has worked largely in the pop culture sphere. In May 2020, she joined the team at OTAQUEST, specializing in lesser-known aspects of Japanese pop culture, rambling about retro games, forgotten anime series, and Tokyo’s indie musicians in her first official paid gig as a staff writer. She has continued to share her love for gaming by contributing hundreds of articles to sites such as Siliconera, PC Gamer, and VGKAMI.

Carley spends her free time gaming with her husband, scoping out breweries and wineries, playing with her cat Momo, and writing self-indulgent fanfiction. She prefers lore-heavy RPGs and walking sims and has only played Dragon Age: Inquisition 14 times. Her favorite Final Fantasy game is all of them.

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Astro Bot won Game of the Year at the 14th Annual New York Game Awards.
The PS5 platformer also won Best Kids Game and Best Music.
Team Asobi's game is the most awarded platformer in history, boasting 110 Game of the Year trophies to date.

Astro Bot took home Game of the Year at the 14th Annual New York Game Awards on January 21, 2025, adding to its already large collection of accolades. Along with snagging the biggest award of the night, Astro Bot also took home two additional prizes.

Released in September 2024, Team Asobi's Astro Bot has been a critical and commercial success, with the platformer currently boasting a player rating of 100 on OpenCritic. In the game, players control Astro as they attempt to save lost Bots and restore the PS5 mothership, all while enjoying the full power of the DualSense controller and uncovering tons of PlayStation Easter eggs. In early January, it was announced that Astro Bot was the most awarded platformer in history, with the title currently boasting 110 Game of the Year trophies. The game's winning streak doesn't seem to be over just yet, as more accolades keep pouring in.

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On January 21, Astro Bot won three awards at the 14th Annual New York Game Awards: Game of the Year, Best Kids Game, and Best Music. These accolades further cement the title's place as the highest-rated game release of 2024, with many players and critics applauding Astro Bot's overall charm and environmental design. Other big winners include Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, which won Best DLC and Best World, and Studio Zero's Metaphor: ReFantazio, which won Best Writing in a Game.

Astro Bot Wins Game of the Year at the 14th Annual New York Game Awards

In December 2024, Astro Bot won the coveted Game of the Year award at The Game Awards 2024, beating out major players like Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Metaphor: ReFantazio, and the beloved indie hit Balatro. In an interview held shortly after the presentation, Nicolas Doucet, the director of Astro Bot, stated that he didn't expect to win the coveted award, also noting that he remembered very little of his acceptance speech due to his overwhelming shock.

Astro Bot added the holiday-themed Winter Wonder DLC in December 2024 as a gift for players. Recent rumors have pointed towards more DLC coming to Astro Bot in 2025, with a recent social media post implying that a Tekken crossover may be in the works. Additionally, during a recent PlayStation Tournaments XP event, a new speedrunning level for Astro Bot was featured in the finals, though it's unclear when this will be added to the game. Given the title's incredible and long-lasting success, fans are eager to find out what Team Asobi has in store this year.

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OpenCritic Reviews: Top Critic Avg: 95 /100 Critics Rec: 99%

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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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The PS5® mothership has been wrecked, leaving ASTRO and the bot crew scattered all over the galaxies. Time to ride your trusty Dual Speeder across more than 50 planets full of fun, danger and surprises. On your journey, make the most of ASTRO’s new powers and reunite with many iconic heroes from the PlayStation universe!

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Platform(s): PlayStation 5
Genre(s): Platformer
PS Plus Availability: N/A
OpenCritic Rating: Mighty

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