Rumu
Released Dec 2017
Rumu is an intimate, narrative-driven adventure that follows the path into sentience of a robot vacuum cleaner.
90% positive · 568 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $9.99
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Evaluation
Rumu launched on December 12, 2017 as a self-contained narrative adventure game. Following launch, Robot House issued a series of post-launch patches improving performance, adding platform support (Mac in February 2018, Linux in September 2018), and fixing bugs. The most substantial of these was the Version 2.0 engine overhaul on September 28, 2018, which brought significant technical improvements but did not add new story content. The official soundtrack DLC released on October 4, 2018, and a final feature patch (v2.2.0) shipped on November 30, 2018 — the last recorded developer communication. No new content has been announced or released since November 30, 2018. The game has no unreleased DLC on the store, no roadmap indicating future content, and no developer statements suggesting further updates are planned. As a narrative-driven single-player adventure with a fixed story, the game is complete. The last patch on November 30, 2018 effectively marks the end of active development.
Evidence
Version 2.2.0 patch released with skippable dialogue, checkpoint saves, and bug fixes. Also announced the game won an Australian Game Developer Award. This is the last developer communication on record.
Major Version 2.0 engine overhaul released, adding Linux/SteamOS support, full controller support, baked lighting, and numerous performance improvements across 1,704 code commits.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Hammerfall Publishing
Achievements
17
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Rumu is an intimate, narrative-driven single player adventure game where you play as a robot vacuum cleaner on it's journey in becoming a Sentient machine while under watchful eye of the house AI, Sabrina
You are RUMU - a robot designed to clean, and to love.
You awake in a fully automated Smart Home created by your eccentric Human's David and Cecily where you discover your only companions are Sabrina, the house AI, the always watching guide, and the home’s dysfunctional cast of semi-intelligent devices, as well as Ada the cat.
After curiosity draws you away from your standard home maintenance duties, you’ll be faced with challenging moral dilemmas forcing you beyond your programming to uncover the the dark secrets kept from you by Sabrina.
Robot House is a small Sydney-based team of developers.
We set out to carve our own path in games and give players experiences they aren't expecting. From the ridiculous to the remarkable, quality and heart are the core of what we build.
Rumu is our debut feature length title, and we're thrilled to bring it to likeminded players who have a thirst for intimate, narrative-driven experiences.
You are RUMU - a robot designed to clean, and to love.
You awake in a fully automated Smart Home created by your eccentric Human's David and Cecily where you discover your only companions are Sabrina, the house AI, the always watching guide, and the home’s dysfunctional cast of semi-intelligent devices, as well as Ada the cat.
After curiosity draws you away from your standard home maintenance duties, you’ll be faced with challenging moral dilemmas forcing you beyond your programming to uncover the the dark secrets kept from you by Sabrina.
- A heart wrenching narrative that takes you from basic robot vacuum cleaning duties to discovering the truth
- Performances from Allegra Clark (Dragon Age), Larissa Gallagher (Firewatch), Grant George (Fire Emblem Echoes)
- An engrossing original score by Matt Mclean (Orwell)
- A Smart Home littered with semi-intelligent devices to befriend
- Point and click puzzles to lead Rumu down forgotten paths
- A cozy isometric like dollhouse environment
- Fully Subtitled in English
Robot House is a small Sydney-based team of developers.
We set out to carve our own path in games and give players experiences they aren't expecting. From the ridiculous to the remarkable, quality and heart are the core of what we build.
Rumu is our debut feature length title, and we're thrilled to bring it to likeminded players who have a thirst for intimate, narrative-driven experiences.
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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