Astro Bot Is PlayStation’s Highest-Rated Open Critic Game To Date

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Abdullah Waseem

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Astro Bot just delivered the industry a breath of fresh air that it so dearly wanted. The review scores are phenomenal, with many even calling it Mario of PlayStation. It has even become PlayStation’s highest-rated Opencritic game ever. 

Why it matters: Astro Bot was already shaping into a great release. Sony marketed the game as their next big project, which seems to have paid a lot. 

Astro Bot debuted with a score of 95 on Opencritic, making it the best-rated PlayStation game to date on this platform. The crown for the top still remains with Super Mario Odyssey, which has a ridiculously great score of 97.

Other PlayStation releases with relatively high scores include Uncharted 4 (93) and God of War (94). Astro Bot is now the undisputed king at the top, with these scores making it a must-play for all fans.

Even on Metacritic, while it is not at the top, it boasts a score of more than a decent 94. It also gives Sony a significant boost at the top. Now, amongst 2024 releases, 2 of the 3 highest-rated releases on Metacritic are PlayStation’s. 

This also gives a great idea of what exactly the fans want. After the absolute disaster that was Concord, Astro Bot must feel like an absolute comeback. This clearly suggests fans want more creative single-player games rather than the same old live service. 

Team Asobi has a development team of a mere 60 people who worked on the platformer for 3 years. It didn’t have a gargantuan budget either, which speaks volumes as to what the industry has become. Players want creative games rather than the same thing all over. 

This also led to the failure of games like Star Wars Outlaws, which relied too heavily on budget and played it too safely, leading to their failure, which led to Ubisoft stocks hitting a 10-year low. We hope more studios learn from Team Asobi’s work on Astro Bot. 

Abdullah Waseem

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Abdullah is an avid gamer who primarily plays single-player titles. If you can’t find him anywhere, he’ll probably be at his desk playing The Witcher 3 for the millionth time. When he isn’t playing games, he’s either reading or writing about them.