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Astro's Playroom is a running and jumping game that launched with the PlayStation 5. It not only showcases the PS5's new DualSense controller but offers a loveable adventure with novel interactions and considerable substance.

Unfortunately, Astro's Playroom is not available on Android, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S or iOS. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:

Astro's Playroom

Game Details

Release Date: 19/11/2020

Price: Free

Platforms: PS5

Content Rating: PEGI 7

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Action, Platform (Adventure, Collecting, Fighting, Puzzle and Traversal)

Accessibility: 14 features

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

Developer: Sony Japan Studio (@SonyJapanStudio)

Costs: Free

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Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On, 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

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A Hat in Time

Release Date: 05/10/2017, updated in 2019

Platforms: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person, Cartoon and Open World

A Hat in Time is a running, jumping and exploring game inspired by retro platform games like Super Mario 64, Banjo-Kazooie, Spyro the Dragon and Psychonauts. As you explore each of the worlds, you discover characters to talk to, enemies to battle and an...

Submerged Hidden Depths

Release Date: 04/12/2020, updated in 2022

Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person, Cartoon, Day and Night and Open World

Submerged: Hidden Depths is an adventure game where you boat, climb and explore the ruins of a sunken world. With light puzzle solving and no combat you discover a drowned city, crumbling skyscrapers and deserted villages. It's the sequel to the first...

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Release Date: 12/11/2020

Platforms: PS4 and PS5

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Hand-Made

Sackboy: A Big Adventure is running and jumping game. It's a spinoff of the LittleBigPlanet series and follows Sackboy and three friends as they explore, collect and battle their way through a fantasy world.

Yoshi's Crafted World

Release Date: 29/05/2019

Platforms: Switch

Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

Yoshi's Crafted World is a running and jumping game where you control a friendly dinosaur, Yoshi. You work through each level, eating or jumping on enemies while searching for hidden items and collectables.

Knack 2

Knack 2 (Series)

Release Date: 12/09/2017

Platforms: PS4

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

Knack is a platform action series where you control a shape-shifting robot called Knack. Through beautiful arcade-style battles and worlds, you collect Relics that enable you to grow bigger and gain more powers.

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Release Date: 25/03/2022

Platforms: Switch

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

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Release Date: 26/10/2021

Platforms: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person, Cartoon and Open World

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Release Date: 24/02/2023

Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5 and Switch

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

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Release Date: 21/08/2021

Platforms: PC, PS4 and PS5

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

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Platforms: 3DS and 2DS, Wii and Wii U

Skill Rating: 3+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

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Release Date: 04/04/2017

Platforms: 3DS and 2DS, PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person, Blocks, Cartoon and Open World

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Wavetale

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Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person, Cartoon and Open World

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Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels

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Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Series)

Release Date: 11/03/2015, updated in 2020

Platforms: PC, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon

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Release Date: 20/11/2020

Platforms: PC and Switch

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On

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Release Date: 12/11/2007

Platforms: Wii

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

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Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person, Blocks and Open World

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Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Grid

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18 Younger Content Rating than Astro's Playroom

If Astro's Playroom is not age appropriate for your child, here are similar games ordered by age rating so you can find an age-appropriate alternative that’s also a game they will love.

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Woodle Tree 2: Deluxe

Big Hops

The Smurfs Mission Vileaf

Thinkrolls: Kings and Queens

Captain Sabertooth and the Magic Diamond

New Super Mario Bros. U

Yoshi's Crafted World

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

Super Mario Galaxy

New Super Lucky's Tale

5 Easier Skill Rating than Astro's Playroom

If you like the sound of Astro's Playroom but find it too complex or challenging, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with a lower Skill Rating.

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New Super Mario Bros. U

Thinkrolls: Kings and Queens

Marsupilami: Hoobadventure

16 Video Games Like Astro's Playroom Based on Genre

These are games of a similar genre mix to Astro's Playroom. This includes games from the Puzzle, Platform, Traversal, Adventure, Fighting, Action and Collecting genres. We pick out games of a similar PEGI rating to further hone these generated suggestions.

Balan Wonderworld

New Super Lucky's Tale

A Hat in Time

Super Mario Odyssey

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Happy Jack

Sackboy: A Big Adventure

Demon Turf

Ruffy and the Riverside

Mail Mole

Clive ‘N’ Wrench

Super Mario 3D World

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake

Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara

The Smurfs Mission Vileaf

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16 Video Games With More Documented Accessibility Features than Astro's Playroom

If you like the sound of Astro's Playroom but it doesn’t offer the accessibility you require, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with more Accessibility Features. You can view a full breakdown in our Astro's Playroom Accessibility Report.

Splatty's Adventure

Sackboy: A Big Adventure

Submerged Hidden Depths

The Gunk

New Super Lucky's Tale

Wavetale

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Big Hops

The Snowgardens

Kena: Bridge of Spirits

The Smurfs Mission Vileaf

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

A Hat in Time

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Spyro Reignited Trilogy

Yoshi's Crafted World

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