7 Nights with Vroombi combines the horror of a haunted house with the mounting irritation of being a robot vacuum cleaner

Many years ago, Suzy Eddie Izzard did a stand-up routine about different makes of vacuum cleaner , including the immortal "Hodededededer" of undecided linguistic origin. Izzard also enjoys sending up cheesy horror movies . Now that I've played 7 Nights with Vroombi, which launches today on Steam, I'd love to see Izzard do a sketch about a robot vacuum cleaner stuck in a haunted house. Because that is what 7 Nights with Vroombi is about. Each night, you emerge from your nook to ingest a certain quantity of dust particles, while contending with eerie phenomena. The furniture is in the habit of moving around of its own accord. There is moaning behind some of the doors. The dust lies in peculiarly ornate patterns. Worst of all, perhaps, are the scribbled notes and doodles left out for you by a child, Lily. These range from tips about your scanner button to worrying asides like "You can't leave, can you, Mr Vroombi?" Right now, I'd say there's a 55% chance that Lily is actually Satan. Read more