Game of the Year award contender Astro Bot is getting a free winter update this holiday season. Released on September 6, 2024, Astro Bot is a platformer featuring characters, locations, and concepts from PlayStation games throughout the ages. On its release, Astro Bot received rave reviews, with critics commenting positively on its delightful gameplay and ingenious innovations. It also happens to be one of six games nominated for Game of the Year at 2024's Game Awards, in such illustrious company as Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Metaphor ReFantazio, and Balatro.
But lest you think you'd already experienced everything the year's best platformer has to offer, Sony announced that Astro Bot will be getting a free holiday update in a post on the official PlayStation Blog. The update is expected to be out tomorrow, December 12, 2024, at 6:00 PM PT (9:00 PM ET, 2:00 AM GMT). The update includes a single, winter holiday-themed level, Winter Wonder, featuring snow-covered rooftops, a gargantuan, ribbon-wrapped tree, and a jolly figure in red driving a flying boat pulled by a reindeer.
The Winter Wonder update focuses on a single level of the same name, which...
