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Haiku, the Robot
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
59 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“A fantastic metroidvania that really shows how mastering the basics of a genre can be just as good as any amount of fancy gimmicks and extras. Surprisingly short and easy for the genre but no lesser for that, Haiku the…”
26 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“A fantastic metroidvania that really shows how mastering the basics of a genre can be just as good as any amount of fancy gimmicks and extras. Surprisingly short and easy for the genre but no lesser for that, Haiku the…”
“Cool hollow knight-like indie game, I really got into it, some unique mechanics and cute world, for me it lacked unique boss fights and had a generic story, but overall its worth it”
“A nice shorter metroidvania with an interesting atmosphere. Glad it didn't take 50+ hours to finish. Some of the metroidvanias add useless content just to make it longer.”
22 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“A fantastic metroidvania that really shows how mastering the basics of a genre can be just as good as any amount of fancy gimmicks and extras. Surprisingly short and easy for the genre but no lesser for that, Haiku the…”
“A nice shorter metroidvania with an interesting atmosphere. Glad it didn't take 50+ hours to finish. Some of the metroidvanias add useless content just to make it longer.”
“Great game! Perfect length for a little metroidvania.”
13 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Really nice game, nice power-ups, the plot is really straight forward and fun.”
“I've played most of the game so far, and it has been pretty fun. Extremely similar to Hollow Knight... in fact, I would say that most of the ideas and mechanics are directly 'inspired' by that game, but it does have a…”
“Amazing game but too easy idk if is silksong/hollow knight trauma, except in corrupted mode but that doesnt count because is artificial difficulty the bosses have too low hp and they basically stays idle and only…”
9 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“[h2]Shor ver.[/h2] Nice little metroidvania. Nothing bad to say about it. It's a chill game. Play it if you want to scratch that metroidvania itch. [h2]Details[/h2] The graphics are great but... There is is blur on…”
“awesome hidden gem game. not too long not too short. controls are good. nice too jump in robot world pixel art style. played it on steam deck.”
“I've played most of the game so far, and it has been pretty fun. Extremely similar to Hollow Knight... in fact, I would say that most of the ideas and mechanics are directly 'inspired' by that game, but it does have a…”
22 of the 101 reviews raise this · 21 of them still recommend the game.
“A fantastic metroidvania that really shows how mastering the basics of a genre can be just as good as any amount of fancy gimmicks and extras. Surprisingly short and easy for the genre but no lesser for that, Haiku the…”
“It's not a bad game, but it's far from good. The abilities you unlock are mostly focused on traversal or evasion, while in combat. Sure you get bombs at one point but they don't do much. You end up feeling the same…”
“Great little game. It is just like Hollow Knight in almost every way the move set, map exploration, themes, (also kind of sdad) but is a little bit less in everything too. It's easier, cheaper, shorter, less system…”
21 of the 101 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“It's not a bad game, but it's far from good. The abilities you unlock are mostly focused on traversal or evasion, while in combat. Sure you get bombs at one point but they don't do much. You end up feeling the same…”
6 of the 101 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Great little game. It is just like Hollow Knight in almost every way the move set, map exploration, themes, (also kind of sdad) but is a little bit less in everything too. It's easier, cheaper, shorter, less system…”
“What a cute simple game! Game plays well, the combat is basic but effective and the game is very enjoyable. I don't really have many positive things to point out, it's a great short game. My main complaints are: overall…”
“One of the best games I've ever played, a masterpiece, though, the game is a little short.”
5 of the 101 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
5 of the 101 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Haiku, the Robot is a decent game that features great metroidvania elements. There are however three things that bother me about this game: 1. It lacks exploration. While it has great unique areas that are fun to…”
Counted across 101 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“If you want to complete the game 100%, you will need help on forums and Reddit because there are not enought clues to do it for yourself. Cheers for the community and the Fandom.”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played“6/10 This game very clearly takes many inspirations from Hollow Knight, even if it may not look like it because of the art style. If you played Hollow Knight you may be able to find similar things, like the way Haiku plays and feels like, the design of some areas, some UI…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“This is a nice, medium-length Metroidvania with solid controls and very cute pixel art. It's also apparently a Kickstarter video game project that actually delivered, so good job there. The setting is evocative and the zones are varied--they're all part of what was meant to be a…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Announcing Rusty's Retirement - a relaxing idle-farming game!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2666510/Rustys_Retirement/ Rusty's Retirement is an idle-farming simulator designed to sit at the bottom of your screen allowing you to work on other tasks while car
Build 1.1.5.2 hotfixes
Some quick fixes: Percentage completion bug on Corrupt mode. And map percentage completion bug on Corrupt mode. Moved the corrupt health marker from the elevator shaft found in the Last Bunker to the
Build 1.1.5.1 hotfixes
Some quick fixes: The 4th Rusty Key will appear in Slate's room once you have defeated at least one of the Creators. Previously you could only pick it up between the first and second Creator, now you
New Obscure Information DLC is now available!
The new Obscure Information DLC is now available for download on both Steam and the Nintendo Switch! This update is completely free and it brings exciting additions, including two new bosses, a new ar
New Obscure Information DLC coming on May 31st!
Hey folks, I'm happy to announce the final content update for Haiku the Robot - Obscure Information! This update brings exciting additions, including two new bosses, a new area, and overall improvemen
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Metroidvania · Adventure · Exploration · Pixel Graphics · Atmospheric · Robots · Platformer · Open World · 2D Platformer · Side Scroller · Dark Fantasy · Cute (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Spanish - Latin America * , German * , Japanese * , Simplified Chinese * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 40 |
| Official site | https://mistermorris.games/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ Processor: Intel® Core™ i3 @ 3.2 GHZ Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card with DX9 Storage: 1 GB available space