''Haiku the Robot'' (stylized as ''Haiku, the Robot'') is a 2022 metroidvania game developed and published by Mister Morris Games. It was released on April 28, 2022 for

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on September 9, 2022.

Gameplay

''Haiku the Robot'' is a 2D side-scrolling metroidvania. Players control a robot named Haiku, as he fights through a ruined world populated by robots corrupted through a computer virus. Haiku can attack using a sword, pass through enemies by dashing, and jump. As Haiku kills foes, he collects scrap metal, which Haiku can spend immediately to restore his

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, or save to buy power-ups at shops. Whenever Haiku dies, he loses all obtained scrap metal; However, he can buy a certain item that allows him to store the scrap metal at a vault when needed. Haiku can also equip a limited number of "chips" that give him new abilities and powers, such as greater health or an improvement to his sword. Chips can be bought at shops, with the player also able to buy "slots" that increase the number of chips Haiku is able to equip.

Reception

According to

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, ''Haiku the Robot'' received "generally favorable reviews" for its Switch version. Commentators frequently drew comparisons between ''Haiku the Robot'' and the 2017 metroidvania game '' Hollow Knight''. ''Nintendo World Report'' liked the currency system with scrap metal, but disliked that the world gave few objectives that the player could work towards, and felt as though the sword attack was boring. The reviewer for ''Kotaku'' said that ''Haiku the Robot'' was one of the best Metroidvania game that he had ever played, and praised the low difficulty, art style, and music.

References

External links

*{{Official website, https://www.haikutherobot.com Single-player games 2022 video games Metroidvania games Video games about robots Windows games MacOS games Nintendo Switch games Side-scrolling video games