Astro's Playroom is a free platforming game, included as a pack-in with the PS5. It's inspired by the characters and concepts first introduced in The Playroom and The Playroom VR, which culminated in the full-blown Astro Bot Rescue Mission for PlayStation VR. The game serves as a showcase for the DualSense controller's features and functionality. We awarded the game a 9/10 in our Astro's Playroom PS5 review, describing it as a "love letter to PlayStation".
In this Astro's Playroom guide, we're going to share our beginner's tips and tricks to help you get the most out of the free game. We're also going to reveal the location of all collectibles, including Artefacts and Puzzle Pieces. Finally, we'll detail Astro's Playroom: All Trophies and How to Unlock the Platinum. Read on for a complete guide to Astro's Playroom on PS5.
Once you've 100% completed Astro's Playroom, consider checking out our Astro Bot PS5 guide for a full walkthrough of all the collectibles in Team ASOBI's latest game.
Astro's Playroom Guide: Walkthrough
Astro's Playroom has six main worlds, each divided into four levels, although there are exceptions. For the first part of our Astro's Playroom guide, we're going to provide a full walkthrough for each stage, which will help you easily 100% each location.
CPU Plaza
- CPU Plaza
Cooling Springs
- Bot Beach
- Springy Spa
- Frigid Floes
- Hotel Hopalot
GPU Jungle
- Renderforest
- Teraflop Treetops
- Raytrace Ruins
- Mt. Motherboard
Memory Meadow
- Gusty Gateway
- Fastlane Fields
- Electrocloud
- Bumper Broadway
SSD Speedway
- Turbo Trail
- Caching Caves
- Deep Dataspace
- Orbital Obstacles
PlayStation Labo
- PlayStation Labo
Astro's Playroom Guide: All Collectibles Locations
Astro's Playroom has 153 collectibles for you to discover. You can keep track of the collectibles you've found in each level from the Map, which you can access by pushing the Options button.
- Artefacts are hidden objects related to PlayStation's past. You'll typically find these contained in golden crates, and any that you find will be added to the PlayStation Labo level for you to look at and interact with later. Typically there are two Artefacts to collect per stage.
- Puzzle Pieces are computer chip-style jigsaw pieces that you'll find in secret areas. Once collected, these help to create murals in the PlayStation Labo level. Typically there are two Puzzle Pieces to collect per stage.
- Special Bots are Astro Bot characters which can be rescued by solving riddles as part of a post-release update inspired by the upcoming Astro Bot game. There is one Special Bot per world.
For this part of our Astro's Playroom guide, we're going to reveal all collectibles locations.
- All Artefacts Locations
- All Puzzle Pieces Locations
- All Special Bots Locations
Astro's Playroom Guide: Trophies
There are 51 Trophies to unlock in Astro's Playroom. For the next phase of our Astro's Playroom guide, we're going to reveal how to get them all, including the Platinum Trophy.
- All Trophies and How to Unlock the Platinum
Astro's Playroom Guide: FAQs
For the next part of our Astro's Playroom guide, we're going to answer any remaining questions or queries you may have about the game.
- How Long Does It Take to Beat?
- How Much Storage Space Does It Take Up?
- Can You Delete It?
Astro's Playroom Guide: Tips and Tricks for Beginners
Astro’s Playroom is not a particularly difficult game, so you shouldn’t really have too much trouble finishing it regardless of your ability level. Nevertheless, in this final part of our Astro’s Playroom guide we’re going to share some tips and tricks to help get you started.
Don't Rush
We know you’ve just got your brand new PS5 console and you’re probably excited to experience all that it has to offer. That said, we really recommend you don’t rush through Astro’s Playroom, as it’s an experience that deserves to be savoured. Take your time exploring the level and discovering all of the Easter eggs; spend a moment walking on the different surfaces and seeing how it affects the DualSense controller’s haptic feedback functionality. Above all else, have fun with friends and family, passing the pad around – experiences like this don’t come around often.
Find All the Easter Eggs
How good is your PlayStation knowledge? One of the best things about Astro’s Playroom is the sheer number of obscure references it packs into its relatively slender running time. Here’s a fun activity you can do with friends and family at home: pull out a notepad and see if you can pen down every single Easter egg you uncover. Some of them get super obscure, so these are really going to test your Sony trivia skills.
Try and Top the Leaderboards
Don’t think once you’ve completed Astro’s Playroom and found all the collectibles that the experience is over. No, it’s actually just beginning. Head to the Network Speed Run area and try and top the global leaderboards. You can use the PS5’s new Activities feature to compare your performance against friends and family; do you reckon you’ve got what it takes to be the best?
And that concludes our Astro's Playroom guide. Hopefully, this has helped you to get the most out of the free PS5 platformer. If you have any further tips, tricks, and secrets to share, please post them in the comments section below.
