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Here’s A Heap Of New Astro Bot Gameplay Including The Level Select Map

The hype is real.

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PlayStation was at the recent ChinaJoy 2024 event in Shanghai, showing off a playable build of its upcoming 3D platformer, Astro Bot, and thanks to both an official live stream as well as some off-screen recordings from the booth, we’ve got a fair amount of new gameplay footage to look at.

While none of what was playable at the event is new from a content perspective – it’s the same demo we’ve played and covered here and b-roll video from the demo has been available already – it’s the first time we’re seeing in-the-flesh gameplay footage uploaded online and also the first public look at the galaxy map that players will fly around in the full game to select a level.

In particular, the footage of this map shows a glimpse at one especially exciting-looking Astro Bot world that is still very much shrouded in secrecy.

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You can check it all out in the below videos (minor spoilers for level icons if you’re keen to keep everything a surprise):

I recently went hands-on with Astro Bot and had a ripper of a time, writing, “I couldn’t show you even 30 seconds during my time with Astro Bot that didn’t feature something new and exciting for me to see or do. It’s a celebration of what makes 3D platformers so compelling as much as it is a celebration of all things PlayStation, and powered by the platform’s new de facto mascot it’s entirely emblematic of the sheer wonder to be found in video games. If the final product has me grinning and cheering even half as consistently as these handful of stages did, it’ll be tough for anything to beat Astro Bot out as the most joyful game of the year.”

And if you’re invested in the current ARG-esque updates and riddles in Astro’s Playroom in the lead up to the new game, we’ve got all the answers here.

Astro Bot launches on September 6th exclusively for PS5. You can learn more about the game, as well as find out the cheapest pre-order prices, bonuses and more in our guide right here.