Astro Bot speedrun levels will be released weekly starting tomorrow.
The levels will be available every Thursday at 6:00 am PT, 2:00 pm BST and 10:00 pm JST until November 14.
The release schedule is as follows:
- October 17: Construction Speed
- October 24: Let it go
- October 31: spring run
- November 7: Helium Heights
- November 14: Rising heat
Each level contains two new special cameo robots to collect. Eve from Stellar Blade and the Helldivers characters have already been teased.
All speedrunning levels will be free, and Team Asobi teased that “even more surprises are coming soon” in a post on the PlayStation blog.
Earlier this month, VGC spoke with Astro Bot composer Kenny CM Young about the game’s soundtrack and the strength of Astro’s Playroom’s GPU music continuation.
Astro Bot has been highly acclaimed, giving it a rating of 94 on the online review aggregation website Metacritic. VGC’s Astro Bot review called it “the best 3D platformer in a decade.”
PlayStation and Team Asobi have announced that Astro Bot’s standalone speedrun DLC will be scrapped after this generation.
Recently, VGC had the opportunity to speak with the studio behind Astro Bot, Team Asobi, to take an inside look at the game’s development and the history of the franchise.
