Completed with platinum trophy earned. Pretty much the best tech demo you could possibly hope for for the PS5 and, in particular, the DualSense controller, Astro's Playroom is an absolute joy to play. Using in particular the DualSense's haptics and adaptive triggers, this 3D platformer is an incredibly immersive experience, while also being a loving tribute to all things PlayStation with details both large and small liberally scattered throughout every level. Stunning graphics and a wonderfully catchy soundtrack complete the technical package - but beyond that, this is just great fun as a platformer, well designed, not too difficult and with lots of hidden collectibles to seek out. Each of the four worlds dedicates two of its four stages to a wonderfully in a 'suit' of some kind - ranging from a monkey climbing a mountain to a rolling ball - which provides a nice degree of variety, and there's even a speedrun mode with leaderboards to challenge yourself with. A short game, but incredible while it lasts.

Reviewed on Dec 27, 2022


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