Astro Bot

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Getting started, controls and collecting

Press Cross to jump and hold it in midair to hover and fire the foot lasers. Square punches and rescues bots. Hold it for a charged spin. The triggers operate the current power. The options offer an assist for motion controls.

Check the galaxy map before landing. Some pieces are in the approach sequence and one UFO in each of the five main galaxies carries another. On a replay, you can buy the helper bird at the entrance for 200 coins.

Crash Site grows as you rescue bots. Press Triangle at blue markers to summon them and lift obstacles or build paths. Replay completed levels to pick up anything you missed. A secret warp immediately exits the current stage.

Crash Site, Gatcha Lab and the golden statue

Gorilla Nebula

Choose a stage for a direct route. A UFO on this galaxy’s space map carries an additional piece.

Sky Garden

Ratchet hangs from a tree above the first trampoline. For Rivet, dive into the bubble below the water slide, spin to open the passage and unzip the back of the tank.

Az-Tech Trail

Use the frog gloves on the red handle and the button to its left. Crash is in the Wumpa crate near the second cactus. For Jak, climb left before the second slingshot and open the monkey mouth.

Portal / secret exit to Fan Club. Extinguish all four torches in the small temple. Bounce off the ladybug for the upper two. Pull the disco ball’s cord beyond the gate.

Creamy Canyon

Knock ladybugs towards high ledges. Grab the pig by its tail and fling it in the direction you need. For the warp, aim at the seal statue in the preceding area.

Portal / secret exit to Funky Fungi. Grab the pig by its tail and throw it at the ice seal in the previous area. Hold Square to spin into the exposed sand.

Construction Derby

Steer left on the approach for the first puzzle piece. After getting the bulldog boost, take the magnet on the right, gather scrap and throw it at the crane to lower the second piece.

Mighty Chewy

Switch rooftops when the pillars come down. Dash through the glass panes. Use the bulldog boost on the bell, hit the eye and then knock out the teeth to expose the mouth.

Apes on the Loose

Track monkeys with the radar and catch them with the net. Use the fountain, the breakable glass path and the flower beside the triangular structure for the plaza’s three pieces. Specter waits atop the statue.

Tentacle System

Choose a stage for a direct route. A UFO on this galaxy’s space map carries an additional piece.

Go-Go Archipelago!

Boost towards the bird on the approach. After the first climb, use the monkey power to open the clam and throw a stone right to lower the puzzle platform. The pirate fight opens the route to the warp.

Portal / secret exit to Light Bulb Limbo. After the pirate fight, find where the claw lands on the right. Spin down through the spot it exposes.

Downsize Surprise

Shrink to get inside the cage, then grow to burst it. Search the air conditioner high in the bedroom and ride the clock hand at the clock tower for puzzle pieces.

Portal / secret exit to Boxel Bust-Up. Open the blue rooftop panel on the left with your hover lasers and activate the frog. Shrink and ride one of its bubbles to the branch.

Trunk of Funk

Fly through the right-hand tunnel on approach. Water the seed, check the mushroom on the right and sink the golf ball. Beyond the hive, use the sponge to drain the honey beneath the flower.

Wormy Passage

Look for Ellie on the rocks left of the golden gate. Smash the crystal at the second cave checkpoint. Rescue the bot inside the worm and grab the final puzzle piece as you climb.

Wako Tako

Dodge punches and hit the fists when they rest on the floor. Grab and release both tentacles with the frog gloves. Swing along the red bars once each wave has passed. Swim to the boat for Kratos and Atreus.

Bot of War

Throw the axe at jets of water to create frozen platforms. Squeeze through the gap to the right just inside the first gate for Angrboda. For the trophy, locate all eight green ravens and strike them with the axe.

Serpent Starway

Choose a stage for a direct route. A UFO on this galaxy’s space map carries an additional piece.

Slo-Mo Casino

Slow the dolphins to take the upper path and freeze tilting platforms with the side you need raised. The far-right slot machine has a bot. Four jackpots are a separate trophy goal.

Bathhouse Battle

Fill the sponge and water the flowerbed across from the pool. Water the bamboo pipe and then the wall sponges. On the roof, use the gate and pink tree to reach the chimney for the warp.

Portal / secret exit to Furnace Fever. After watering the wall sponges, climb from the red gate to the pink tree. Use the filled sponge to douse the chimney and jump inside.

Free Big Brother!

Swing from the bird rope to the central rock, then head left and use your hover lasers on the blue floor. At the top of the tower, look in the open shell. Backtrack to the water for the warp.

Portal / secret exit to Ghouls & Bots. Find the small offshore temple near the start. Stand on each of the two lightning plates and bait the enemy into striking both.

Trapped in Time

Hit the golden cobra during the approach. Boost up by the sandfall with the chicken and pull the chain above. After breaking the bottle, check behind the next sandfall too.

Lady Venomara

Watch for shadows and eggs. Break the blue lights as the tail drags, then climb the rock platforms to escape the poison. Boost into the crystal under the chin, later grab the tongue and work your way along the snake’s back.

Dude Raiding

Shoot the lock off the left ship door. After the two green ropes, shoot the three stones on the left until they show hearts. The three golden eggs are a separate Uncharted trophy objective.

Camo Cosmos

Choose a stage for a direct route. A UFO on this galaxy’s space map carries an additional piece.

Hieroglitch Pyramid

Break the vase to the right before the bridge and spin through the sand after the fall. In the chamber behind the crushers, tilt the stick gently to creep past the sleeping blocks.

Portal / secret exit to Rocket Pull Power!. Go behind the regular exit and break the boards from above in metal-ball form. In the hidden section, find the correct pressure tiles on the walls.

Bubbling Under

Check the air bubble on the right for a piece. Rescue the bot inside the small blue volcano on the left and swim against the bubble turbine on the right. Search below the chained starfish for the octopus bot.

Balloon Breeze

At the start, bounce from the ladybug to the sunflower on the left. Cut the log between two sunflowers with your hover lasers and pull the wire. Backtrack after getting the balloon to reach the warp.

Portal / secret exit to Danger Dojo. After getting the balloon, return to the ladybug. Jump to the floating pot, cut the bamboo and trace the ring with your hover lasers.

Spooky Time

Slow the fast platforms and knives. Take the side path left of the first blue flower and blow out the candles. After the wall run, look for the last puzzle piece on the fast stone platforms.

Mecha Leon

Slow time as his tongue touches the ground. Run up the tongue and strike the inside of his mouth. Slow the flying blades too so you can jump across them back to the boss.

Going Loco

Tilt to roll and split up at narrow gaps. Check to the right of the checkpoint after the first gap. Look left of the red propellers and grab the final bot at the end of the pinball section.

Feather Cluster

Choose a stage for a direct route. A UFO on this galaxy’s space map carries an additional piece.

Djinny of the Lamp

Boost towards the tornado with the puzzle piece on the approach. After landing, check the roof by the plane and the pot with a rope on the right path. At the last big fan, turn back and ride its platform to the top.

Portal / secret exit to High-Suction Hero. Turn around after the boss and climb the wall. Dark floor squares mark the invisible platforms. Punch the carpet on the far side and ride it.

Frozen Meal

After landing, walk back up the starting slope and smash the snowman. Right of the false finish, a seal statue hides the wire for a second piece. At the X-shaped ice platforms, wait for the ice tower to rotate.

Portal / secret exit to Turtles in Trash. Roll the penguins’ snowball to the high ledge. Use it to climb up, pull the wire and vacuum the blocks of ice away.

Luna Sola

Break the wall behind the first screw enemy. Alternate between moon and sun. Reveal invisible paths with light and throw it at the ghost guarding the bot. For Sackboy, drop below the glass and press the moon switch.

Cannon Brawl

Grab the piece in the dragon’s mouth on the right during the approach. Climb to the top of the wreck for another piece. Use the metal ball to survive the alligator platform to the bot on the right after the first two bounce pads.

Orbital Blitz

Boost after the UFO as you start. A side room beneath the glass bridge has gravity switches. Collect scrap with the magnet, open the wall and use the rocket boost to reach it.

Falcon McFly

Turn into the metal ball for the beak strike, then release it. Hit the pads on the wings and then the head in ball form. Return to normal form to dodge the large rolling balls more quickly.

Machine Learning

Boost towards the Tallneck on approach. Shoot down the log bridge, then rotate the metal beam on the right to reach Erend. Turn back after the water to shoot Rost down. Sylens is behind you after the blue rope.

Side stages and shape voids

On the galaxy maps, fly into conspicuous asteroids or other newly appearing objects. Reach the end of a shape void to open four nearby trials. Each trial awards one bot. The void entrance itself has no collectible.

Lost Galaxy: all ten portals and warps

Each main galaxy has two portals (warps). Look under the stage name for the portal icon. Pull the disco ball’s wire to travel through the warp.

Fan Club

Enter via Az-Tech Trail. Extinguish all four torches in the small temple. Bounce off the ladybug for the upper two. Pull the disco ball’s cord beyond the gate.

In the fan room, use the air current to reach Abe above. Later, ride the fan to the left platform and pull the wire for a puzzle piece.

This stage contains five bots and two puzzle pieces.

Funky Fungi

Enter via Creamy Canyon. Grab the pig by its tail and throw it at the ice seal in the previous area. Hold Square to spin into the exposed sand.

Throw the dynamite at the face wall. For Alucard, turn back after falling beyond the giant flower, clear the loose stones and dig down.

This stage contains five bots and two puzzle pieces.

Light Bulb Limbo

Enter via Go-Go Archipelago!. After the pirate fight, find where the claw lands on the right. Spin down through the spot it exposes.

Reveal the moving platforms on the left with a light to reach Dante. Later, throw a light at the sleeping statue for a puzzle piece.

This stage contains five bots and two puzzle pieces.

Boxel Bust-Up

Enter via Downsize Surprise. Open the blue rooftop panel on the left with your hover lasers and activate the frog. Shrink and ride one of its bubbles to the branch.

Pull the wire to the right of the first checkpoint to reach Polygon Man. For Vibri, take the right path with the bulldog boost, bait the stomping block and use the springboard.

This stage contains five bots and two puzzle pieces.

Furnace Fever

Enter via Bathhouse Battle. After watering the wall sponges, climb from the red gate to the pink tree. Use the filled sponge to douse the chimney and jump inside.

Hit the red switch between the fire jets and ride the rail to Delsin. Use the rubber duck to make solid ground as you cross the lava.

This stage contains five bots and two puzzle pieces.

Ghouls & Bots

Enter via Free Big Brother!. Find the small offshore temple near the start. Stand on each of the two lightning plates and bait the enemy into striking both.

Dig in the soft ground after the mud slide. Later, reveal the invisible platforms and throw a light at the left door for Arthur. After the boss, Pyramid Head is left of the bridge.

This stage contains five bots and two puzzle pieces.

Rocket Pull Power!

Enter via Hieroglitch Pyramid. Go behind the regular exit and break the boards from above in metal-ball form. In the hidden section, find the correct pressure tiles on the walls.

Pull both chains after the ice slide and drop through the left hole. At the next cliff, pull the right chain for Ash’s snowman and the left chain for the route to a puzzle piece.

This stage contains five bots and two puzzle pieces.

Danger Dojo

Enter via Balloon Breeze. After getting the balloon, return to the ladybug. Jump to the floating pot, cut the bamboo and trace the ring with your hover lasers.

A springboard behind the right curtain leads to the first piece. At the big drum, the left painting leads to three pressure-tile puzzles and the second piece.

This stage contains five bots and two puzzle pieces.

High-Suction Hero

Enter via Djinny of the Lamp. Turn around after the boss and climb the wall. Dark floor squares mark the invisible platforms. Punch the carpet on the far side and ride it.

Build two steps above the large steam jet for a piece. Check the underside of the rocket for a bot and the upper platforms for the final Helghast.

This stage contains five bots and two puzzle pieces.

Turtles in Trash

Enter via Frozen Meal. Roll the penguins’ snowball to the high ledge. Use it to climb up, pull the wire and vacuum the blocks of ice away.

Rescue the bot on the large left turtle. Wash away the sludge enemies with the rubber duck to reveal a bot and a piece. Later, bounce onto the controller’s stick to reach the Tribal Warrior.

This stage contains five bots and two puzzle pieces.

Final Encore

Clear all ten other Lost Galaxy stages. Behind the rolling drum, play the cymbals by the wall and pull the wire for the first piece. At the electric platforms, the flower on the right leads via a sliding block to Fall Guy. After the rail, use the cymbals to bring out the platform for the second piece. The stage has five bots and two puzzle pieces.

PlaySquadron Go!

After the five main galaxies, repair the ship and hit the red button at Crash Site. During the flight, shoot the opening formation, the blue glowing asteroid and the aliens following the PS Move riders. The fourth piece is directly in the narrow tunnel.

Space Bully Nebulax: final boss and credits

Stop the wheel with the glowing ball. The power you hit sets the next round. After each round, climb to the UFO, hit the hands away and break the purple lock. At the end, shoot the incoming objects and ship. The playable credits take you across memory-card platforms.

Stellar Speedway: five speedrun stages

Available on the map after the credits with the update installed. Beat the blue bird for one bot and the faster red bird for the second. For the climbing trial, you can switch from motion controls to the left stick in accessibility settings.

Winter Wonder: 15 presents and seven bots

Finish the story and fly into the Santa-hat comet on the galaxy map. The stage then appears on the far right. Seven bots are included in the 15 presents.

Vicious Void: ten trials

The trials appear after the main story with the 2025 updates installed. Rescue one special bot per trial. In the first wave, rescuing the bot unlocks Time Attack and online leaderboards.

Platinum, special bots and extra objectives

For platinum, collect in the base game, finish the Great Master Challenge and then use the trophy list to clean up the remaining special objectives. The free updates have extra trophy groups. Four special bots rescued in Astro’s Playroom can also be picked up at Crash Site.

Unlocks & rewards