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Like its predecessor, Astro Bot is a love letter to PlayStation—not just its current makeup, but its illustrious history. From first-party icons like Kratos and Ellie, to third-party heroes tied to Sony’s gaming history like Lara Croft and Leon S. Kennedy. There are 175 hidden guest characters in Astro Bot’s dozens of levels, and it’s fun to find them all.
The game doesn’t seem to have any specific names for them, but players have started calling them guest bots, secret bots, or hidden bots, depending on who you ask. No matter what you call them, they’re becoming more accessible thanks to our help Astro Bot Collectibles Guidewhich reveals an in-game mechanic that allows you to easily track down hidden guest bots. This isn’t the only hidden game mechanic you can Unlock the secret photo mode in Astro Botalso.
Whether you’re still tracking down all the secret characters in Astro Bot or you just want to see if your favorite character appears in the game, here’s a roundup of all the secret bots we’ve discovered so far.
Since every character in the game’s character pool uses a pseudonym, we’ve tagged them with their proper names and mentioned the series they belong to.
The Astro Bot Speed Run levels have begun updating weekly, adding two new guest bots per level. We’ve added the first four to the bottom of this list and will continue to add them as levels are released.