Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Astro Bot recently won Game of the Year, among other awards, at The Game Awards. It was a well-deserved win that I actively applauded and agreed with. Astro Bot is not only my Game of the Year, it might just be my Game of the Decade!

In this review, we'll explore what makes Astro Bot such an exceptional game, discuss a couple of minor complaints I had with it, and see what other games developers and publishers can learn from Astro Bot's success.

00:00 - The game we needed and deserved
00:57 - A low barrier to entry with mechanical depth
03:34 - Meaningful collectibles and rewards
05:54 - Patreon plug
06:17 - Some minor complaints
10:22 - Nintendo magic on PlayStation

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