While everyone was hoping that Sony’s Astro Bot would be good, I’m not sure anyone was predicting what’s happened here. And we’re now seeing an enormous win for PlayStation in a week where it badly needs one.
As it stands, with dozens of Astro Bot reviews in, it is currently the best scoring full game of the year. It has a 94 metascore, rocketing it into GOTY contention, if not being a clear frontrunner at the moment. It’s being called one of the best platformers ever, right up there with the classics, and the reviews are just absolutely glowing.
That 94 score does indeed put it as the best-reviewed game of the year, if you’re not counting Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion as a full game, which most won’t, and that has a 95. Here’s the list of “game” games:
- Astro Bot – 94
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – 92
- Animal Well – 91
- Balatro – 90
- Thank Goodness You’re Here! – 90
- Tekken 8 – 90
- Tactical Breach Wizards – 90
- Like a Dragon – Infinite Wealth – 89
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes – 88
- Minishoot Adventures – 87
