Almost 10 minutes of Astro Bot footage, direct from the ChinaJoy 2024 show floor, has emerged online – and perhaps unsurprisingly for fans of the franchise, it looks utterly essential. The first clip shows the adorable eponymous character using some extendable gloves to navigate a bunch of simple platforming puzzles, before battling against a giant octopus. The gameplay, along with the animations, are a joy.
The latter half of the demo focuses on some smaller, more difficult platforming challenges. In one clip, the player has to rescue Jak from Naughty Dog’s platforming series, who’s been given an Astro Bot makeover here.