"There may be much of Rumu’s narrative that is not wholly original, but the story excels as it engages modern human sensibilities. It sometimes falls into sci-fi genre tropes, but never wallows in them. It is futuristic at times, but never out of reach. Always careful to remain relatable, accessible, and grounded. The lovable vacuum cleaner that is Rumu never forgets how to love, but as a game Rumu always strives to highlight compassion – an element crucial to molding an engaging story."
Rumu is a cute little game about a robotic vacuum cleaner on an adventure to discover what happened to its family, all while it becomes more self-aware.
Nic Rueben writes: "It’s a game where something as simple as putting away dirty laundry might cause you to question the boundaries of emotional agency, the ethics of programming sentient machines, and the nature of humanity itself. As Rumu‘s owners might put it: I never knew it was possible to love an appliance this much."
Rumu combines some superb character work and heady sci-fi themes into a heart-wrenching story about love, family, and loneliness.
