Rumu

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.

• 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.

Latest news

• Patch Notes·30 Nov 2018Official

  Update 2.2.0, AGDA Winner!

  We are so proud to annouce Rumu won an AGDA, Australian Game Developer Award! More information on the AGDA's https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30941736/219d8ff7745cbd75ec298674655e26fef1313ddc.jpg https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30941736/a8c29fe2e8985a001ac02a87151dcde570df7c24.png Update 2.2.0 New Features: Skippable Dialogue for Second Play Skippable Dialogue for Secondary Characters when not crucial moments (Holding Space bar default) Checkpoint saves Bug Fixes: Sabrina Glow Issues when talking to the player Fixed Rare case of getting stuck in the Crawl Space when clicking on doors Fixed Rare case of doors not functioning in general Fixed problem with power routing in Day 7 Fixed Controller icon being present in the final scene Fixed some issues with text Fixed issues with second play through Controller issues resolved Thank you all so much
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• Announcements·5 Oct 2018Official

  Rumu Deluxe Bundle, Soundtrack and New Game Price

  https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30941736/6f10d6177986d1f1bbe998427077e702d6441f81.png We are very happy to announce the Official Rumu Soundtrack is now available on Steam! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30941736/f983a6f2dfb3fd4d6c01041209be6cfc921ef06e.png Rumu Soundtrack on the Steam Store New Game Price We have adjusted the game price this week after almost 10 months since our initial launch. Thank you for everyone who supported us at our initial launch price, you made all this possible and allowed us to be able to support the game for Version 2.0 release! After much discussion and listening to all your feedback we believe we have found a price that better suits the game play experience time and allows for more players to enjoy our game!! This is also all made possible the release of the Deluxe Bundle package with Rumu and the official Rumu Soundtrack Rumu on the Steam Store Rumu Deluxe Game Bundle now on Steam The Bundle Includes: Rumu and the Soundtrack! Complete the Set! If you already own Rumu you can purchase the Bundle and to complete the set you only have to pay for the Soundtrack! Rumu Deluxe Bundle on the Steam Store Huge thank you!!! Thanks to everyone for your support and feedback for the game so far. We are only a very small indie team here in Sydney Australia and hearing and seeing feedback on the game has been so heartwarming!
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• Patch Notes·28 Sept 2018Official

  Rumu Update 2.0 / SteamOS Release

  Today we push our major revision in the game engine to the public which solves most of the performance problems and visual fidelity issues faced with our initial release as well as new support for SteamOS / Linux. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30941736/9d6acdcad56eb9c8d958ce0e56eb10eccdcff25e.png This patch includes over 1704 code commits and changes since our last patch over the last seven months. New Features SteamOS and Linux Support Full P3 Wide Color Gamut Support on macOS in full Retina Display Full RGB Hardware Integration and now working as originally designed (thanks to Razer Inc.) - Sabrina will now take control of your RGB Peripheral devices and talk through it like she does to the strip lighting in the game Changed Renderer from Deferred to Forward. Allows for full Multisample Anti-Aliasing support and better performance New Anti-Aliasing techniques (MSAA, TAA, CTAA, SMAA). By default all the aliasing mess should now be cleaned up Added more Smart Device Interactions A completely redeveloped post processing system for Bloom and Color Grading to bring the game to more computers without compromising on visual fidelity Baked Lightmaps and Shadows. Lighting is now as we originally planned for release with baked shadows to allow the same visual look across all devices despite graphics settings changes New Loading Screen System that gives feedback about loading progress New Detective Mode highlight Rumu can now spin when Sabrina is talking when she has restricted your movement (unless it’s a sensitive moment) Full Game Controller Support Added new Graphics options and settings New Light Shaft system for Volumetrics Now supports massively high resolution displays https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30941736/105589a29efc765ba90c4ff664a7216e366e4c57.png Fixes and Updates This release fixes countless bugs here are a few major ones All Achievements can be unlocked. Fixed a few issues where in some ...
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• Announcements·30 Aug 2018Official

  UnderSCORE to feature Rumu in Live Video Game Symphony

  We are proud to annouce that the Rumu will be featured as a part of UnderSCORE, an Australian Video Game Symphony this weekend in Melbourne Australia. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30941736/14a0a4a70f317ab4b4d510fbb9e665a9fe711b53.png In this one and only event The Crescendo Orchestra will perform with live symphonic renditions of celebrated Australian video game scores, against a cinematic backdrop of the accompanying game-play; including Rumu and other amazing locally Australian developed games such as Florence, Hollow Knight, Hand of Fate https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30941736/2db3b70a7fbac7422e85aba1c95e1a4866c3cc9f.png This Saturday September 1st 2018, from 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM (Doors open 6:30pm) at the Alex Theatre (135 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Melbourne) Tickets can be purchased online at: TicketTek Use the following code for a discount: LIVESCORE Facebook Event Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/866638276869030
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• Announcements·15 Feb 2018Official

  Lunar New Year Sale + Mac Release

  http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30941736/f18147e5908f2a307d424f3a9c4dd32fb489e09d.jpg Lunar New Year Sale + Mac Release Hi all! We’re stoked to release Rumu for Mac users, as well as offer the first ever discount at a hefty 25% off. Below are the recommended specs for Mac. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30941736/ff29207c3bddf00bac9acfe2c6d7dc7972f1d962.jpg RECOMMENDED MAC SPECS: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: OSX 10.13 (64-bit) or newer Processor: 2.6 GHz or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Metal Compatible Hardware or Hardware with OpenGL 4.1 - (AMD Radeon R9 M370X, NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M, Intel Iris Plus Graphics, AMD FirePro D700, Radeon Pro Vega 65) or better Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: MacBook Pro (2017), iMac Pro (2017), iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017), Mac Pro (Late 2013) Thank you for all of the incredible support so far. We’re currently working on localising Rumu for multiple languages, as well as exploring further platform porting opportunities. You’ll be the first to know when they’re ready! Thank you, RH team
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