The game being mentioned in this story is Astro Bot – one of the games that perhaps fans of Black Myth: Wukong will feel the most uncomfortable with.
The reason for this incident is because not long ago, at The Game Awards 2024, Black Myth: Wukong lost to Astro Bot in the highest nomination, Game of the Year. Therefore, it is understandable that fans of Black Myth: Wukong do not “like” Astro Bot very much..
But despite receiving mixed views, Astro Bot continues to develop and this game is even on the verge of creating unprecedented achievements.
During last month's The Game Awards 2024, Astro Bot received a lot of praise and ended the awards night impressively by taking home the coveted Game of the Year award. Many people think that this will be the pinnacle of Astro Bot's winning streak, but it seems that this is still an underestimation of this game. The evidence is that according to recent statistics, Astro Bot has won up to 104 awards in 2024, thereby becoming the Platform game with the highest number of awards ever.
Thanks to that, Astro Bot has surpassed the current holder of this position, It Takes Two, with 16 more prizes and this gap may even continue to widen in the future. However, there are still many opponents that Astro Bot seems unlikely to overcome in the future such as Baldur's Gate 3, Elden Ring and The Last of Us Part 2 with a total of 288, 326 awards respectively while Elden Ring also completely dominated with 435 awards.
However, it cannot be denied that Astro Bot has been extremely successful for both Team Asobi and Sony. Commercially, Astro Bot has surpassed 1.5 million copies sold as of November 2024. More importantly, it only has a moderate budget and a small studio with only about 70 employees.
