Acclaimed PS5 Platformer Astro Bot Really Couldn't Be Selling Any Better

Beating basically every non-Mario platformer from past decade

Here’s the thing: Astro Bot is never going to outsell a series like Super Mario – it just doesn’t have the legacy to do so. It’s also never going to outsell stalwart series like Call of Duty or EA Sports FC – they’re just more commercially popular.

But it sounds like, in Europe, the PS5 platformer couldn’t be doing much better: “It’s done better than basically every new 3D platform game in the last 10 years,” explained Games Industry.biz’s Christopher Dring on X (or Twitter), adding that this excludes Super Mario games.

He added: “Its true success won’t be known for years, but it’s had a strong start for the genre.” Platformers tend to act as evergreen games, so Sony will be counting on good sales for years to come.

Dring expanded that, in its first month on the market in Europe, the Team ASOBI exclusive has sold 34% more copies than Sonic Frontiers and approximately 52% more copies than Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time. While both titles were notoriously slow starters – requiring aggressive price reductions to help improve their performance – they’re more established brands available on multiple platforms, so it’s positive stuff for Astro Bot.

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In the US, the game’s also doing pretty well. According to Circana sales analyst Mat Piscatella, in its first week available, the title was only outpaced by NBA 2K25. It’s also performed reasonably well in the PS Store sales charts, too.

This is all good news for fans of fantastic platformers, then. Let’s hope the good word of mouth keeps the game in the charts for months to come.

[source x.com, via videogameschronicle.com]

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• Timorteus
• 5:42pm

Just got the platinum today! Fantastic game. I’ve also been listening a lot to the soundtrack when I’m not playing it, which is also sublime.

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• LifeGirl
• 5:46pm

If you take the Concord losses into the equation, then doesn't that technically mean that this game has made no profit at all for Sony though?

Continue with that live service push Sony. You can be the next Disney: continuously hoping to pay off your previous 500 million dollar failure with a successful film.

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• OldGamer999
• 5:49pm

Great game with at lot of love and thought put into it.
Would be great to have a sequel in the future.
Well deserved meta 92%.

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• somnambulance
• 5:50pm

That’s because it’s easily the best game in the genre outside Mario and even goes on to rival Mario in some capacities. It deserves being the best reviewed game on OpenCritic this year.

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• colonelkilgore
• 5:51pm

@LifeGirl hate to burst your bubble but if that’s your logic, your’e choosing to ignore every previous first party game that did profit prior to Concord. We can all look at matters in isolation to build an argument… but if the isolated incident is the exception and not the rule, the argument flatlines when you draw back the lens.

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• UltimateOtaku91
• 5:52pm

Such an amazing game and great to know it's sold very well, hopefully this greenlights a sequel or even some DLC.

Concord aside it's been a great year for Playstation, and for me Astro Bot has been the highlight.

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• Keyblade-Dan
• 5:56pm

This is easily my GOTY it was absolute perfection ^__^

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• CriticalHit
• 6:01pm

Good to see a well made game is selling well.

I might save this game for Christmas Holidays 👍

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• LowDefAl
• 6:01pm

The question wth Astro Bot is if its selling well for a first party game or selling well "for a non-Mario platformer".

That is what will determine if Sony diversify their output more.

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• colonelkilgore
• 6:05pm

@LowDefAl the more pertinent question would involve the the cost vs revenue. Astrobot cost considerably less to produce than most Sony first party blockbusters, so by that token wouldn’t need to earn as much revenue to be just as (or even more) profitable.

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• LifeGirl
• 6:06pm

@colonelkilgore Haven't been too many of those recently though have there? One of the biggest complaints of the PS5 is that its quality first party games can fill a shoebox.

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• colonelkilgore
• 6:12pm

@LifeGirl your argument was that Astrobot isn’t profitable when considering Concord’s losses… I merely pointed out the flaw in that. The amount of first party games released this generation is a different matter. Would I like this gen to have been more like the back half of the PS4 gen in regards to first party bangers? Yes… yes I would. It’s important to note though that halcyon period we harken back to was the back half of the PS4 gen… let’s see how the back half of the PS5 gen pans out before we pass judgement.

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• Medic_alert
• 6:15pm

Really happy it continues to do well.

I hope it has a very long tail into Christmas and beyond and sends a really strong message to Sony about how important these single player experiences are and that not every game needs to aim for hyper-realism and be sad in tone.

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• McTwist
• 6:18pm

@LifeGirl
A shoebox!? The PS5!? I wish!

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• gollumb82
• 6:24pm

Love to see this. Astro is amazing and I also listen to the OST on Spotify quite often. I hope we get a sequel before PS6 comes.

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• Rob3008
• 6:36pm

@LifeGirl What a weird unrelated connection. By the same logic, if we take Concord into consideration, does that mean Spider-Man 2 was a bomb?

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• ChrisDeku
• 6:46pm

@LifeGirl They’ve only released 2 Live Service games and the other one, Helldivers 2, made about $500m in its first 3 months. That definitely covers the cost of both itself and Concord. So Jog on.

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• Dalamar
• 6:48pm

Great game. If only there was a semblance of challenge.

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• Coolmusic
• 6:50pm

Always glad to see the game doing well. The Astro Bot IP deserves this.

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• Cikajovazmaj
• 6:52pm

Goty for me. Hopefully it continues to do welland prove there is place for more than Mario in platformer genre.

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• Waluigi451
• 6:56pm

It’s nice to see and hopefully a resurgence in platformers. Don’t get me wrong, I love Mario, but it would be nice to see other IPs develop or return, like Astro Bot.

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• RoomWithaMoose
• 7:06pm

Excellent. Now greenlight Astro 2, get Mm working on something mascot platformer-esque, Sly and Jak reboot time, and where's my Ape Escape?

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• PsBoxSwitchOwner
• 7:09pm

@LifeGirl if we take concord into the equation does that mean Sony are losing money on the tvs they sell?

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• PuppetMaster
• 7:11pm

I guess my prediction is right that Astro Bot possibly already pass 1 million copies.

I mean, sold 34% better than Sonic Frontiers in EU alone is big considering Frontiers sold 3.5 million copies worldwide and released for 5 platforms.

@LifeGirl I'm not sure how your logic work. But at least Astro Bot is played and beloved by many people and also live a lot longer than Concord.

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• Macpac33
• 7:16pm

Id like to see more characterisation with Astro in the sequel. Theres a lot of charm and emotion in the little fella i really think they could tell a unique original story. Maybe introduce Astrid Bot to be his princess peach. Plenty of directions to go in fairness.

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• rusty82
• 7:23pm

Hope it sells shed loads so we get a 2nd.

Hard to put in words just how much I love this game.

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• Dodoo
• 7:25pm

GOTY for me and so deserves strong sales.

As a platformer fan this makes me happy!

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• rusty82
• 7:27pm

@RoomWithaMoose id love a new ape escape or even a ground up remake of the first game

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• Foxhound
• 7:30pm

Well deserved, Astro Bot is a top-notch game

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• B0udoir
• 7:40pm

Remember me that I still have the very last level to complete to get 100%, if you know what I mean
This whole game was so refreshing in the gaming landscape, I’m glad it is a relative success.

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• Deljo
• 7:45pm

Really enjoyed all the astrobot games but they're no mario if we're honest...

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• ATaco
• 35m ago

It's kind of like people enjoy fun games and not just "cinematic experiences".

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• Balaam_
• 25m ago

My personal GotY easy.

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• Mikey856
• 13m ago

I don’t get the hype with Mario, never understood the draw of it and I’m from the NES/SNES days. Obviously you can’t deny it’s success but I was always more into the Strike games/Shinobi/Road Rash and all the other Mega Drive goodness, and then PlayStation happened, I just never had time for Nintendo 🤷‍♂️ I’ve certainly got time for this though I’ll add ha it’s on my list for sure. Go Astro

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• Rich33
• 9m ago

In a year of a few decent but not special games, and technical messes, Astro has really shone through this year.

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