Special bots for Astro Bot can be found by solving Astro’s Playroom riddles. Here are the GPU Jungle, SSD Speedway, Cooling Springs, and Memory Meadow locations.
A number of special bots were added to Astro’s Playroom in the months leading up to the release of Astro Bot.
Each of the four worlds in the free PS5 pack-in adventure hides a secret bot, and can be unlocked by solving their respective riddles. Once you do, these bots will be added to your collection of bots when you play Astro Bot.
These four bots are completely optional, so if you don’t have the time (or the storage space to redownload Astro’s Playroom), know won’t give you much of an advantage in Astro Bot. Bots are used to access new areas and puzzles, and since you’ll encounter most of the 300 bots in the sequel without too much effort, you can unlock what you need without what Astro’s Playroom can give you.
That said, for completionists who want to unlock everything, it’s something you’ll want to add to your save file — and the cherry on top is you’ll also unlock five additional Astro’s Playroom trophies (four bronze, and an additional silver for finding all four) for the effort.
To find the special bot in GPU Jungle, head to the Renderforest area.
From the start, climb the first ledge, and instead of progressing on the critical path to the wall ahead, go through the grass on the left, and you’ll find a Bloodborne bot.
From here, stand at the very corner on the edge — as shown in the image below — until a platform appears ahead of you, revealing the special bot and a clue to the riddle: a clock.
To solve the riddle, jump up to the circular platforms above this area, where on the far side, you’ll see a little clock on the column.
Standing next to it, press the menu button. Instead of opening the world navigation selection, you’ll come to a date entry screen. Change the date to Nov. 11, 2015. This is the release date of Bloodborne: The Old Hunters, and doing so unlocks the Bloodborne Special Bot and the “Hunted Down” trophy.
To find the special bot in SSD Speedway, head to the Deep Dataspace area.
Progress through this level for a minute or so, until you come to the glass bridge where you have to grab the gun from the chest to proceed.
Before you do that, stand on the edge just to the left of where you need to pull the chest from the ground.
