The VR game Astro Bot Rescue Mission has become an unexpected success for the developers and allowed them to expand the Astro franchise

Astro Bot Rescue Mission, an exclusive for PlayStation VR, has become an unexpected financial success for the developers. The game's director, Nicolas Doucet, told us how the studio created the project without high expectations, but it brought not only profit but also a number of awards.

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Astro Bot Rescue Mission was released in 2018 as a demonstration of PlayStation VR capabilities. The game was developed without high expectations of profit, but it not only brought financial success but also won numerous awards as the best VR game. Dusse noted that the game's success was a pleasant surprise for the team, which was experimenting with new ideas and mechanics in VR.

The game allowed players to interact with the environment in unique ways, such as breaking walls with their heads, and was an example of how VR can expand the possibilities of platformers.

Following the success of Astro Bot Rescue Mission, the studio developed Astro's Playroom as a demonstration of the PS5's capabilities. The game was included with each console as a digital copy and used adaptive triggers and haptic feedback from the DualSense controller.

In 2024, Astro Bot was released, which became one of the best platformers of recent years and received high critical acclaim and became the Game of the Year.

You can find out why Astro Bot is a great game in our review.

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