#Korobo

[celestial-blight]

THIS IS NOT A DRILL

SOME OF THE ORIGINAL DEVS FOR CHIBI-ROBO ARE MAKING A SPIRITUAL SUCCESSOR!!!

It's called KoROBO, and according to the Chibi-Robo Discord server, it "will be directed by Hiroshi Moriyama, Kenichi Nishi, and Keita Eto, all former skip employees who had a huge part of developing Chibi-Robo!"

Tbh, the animations look really stiff, but it's a very early build and I'm DESPERATE to clean someone's home, so I don't give a hoot! I'm rooting for ya, Tiny Wonder Studio!

Trailer!

Kickstarter!

[satoshi-mochida]

Former Chibi-Robo! developers announce robot action adventure game koROBO for consoles, PC - Gematsu

Tiny Wonder Studio, a new game development studio featuring key members from Chibi-Robo! series creators Skip, Ltd., have announced koROBO, a new action adventure game that follows a pint-sized robot named koROBO and his owner Tom. Kickstarter and Campfire campaigns have launched with the goal to launch on modern consoles and PC.

Here is an overview of the game, via Tiny Wonder Studio:

■ About

koROBO is an action adventure game follows the story of a pint-sized robot named “koROBO” and his owner, Tom, a young boy who receives koROBO as a gift from his father on his 10th birthday. Players step into the tiny but mighty shoes of koROBO, embarking on a thrilling and heartfelt journey that starts in Tom’s room and unfolds into a world-changing adventure.

■ Story

Sometimes it takes the smallest hero to fulfill the greatest destiny! Somewhere in the borough of Brocklyn, nestled within the urban jungle of New Yock City, Tom and his mother are celebrating his 10th birthday. When a wrapped present arrives from his estranged father, Tom rips through it, excited to see what’s inside. What he finds is not the coolest and latest in tiny household robo tech, but some knockoff model. “koROBO?” But before long, koROBO is cleaning the home, helping Tom with his homework, and even playing games and reading comics with him like a brother. What will koROBO’s arrival have in store for Tom, his family and perhaps, the world? koROBO‘s story unfolds inside Tom’s family apartment in Brocklyn, New Yock. Players take on the role of the pint-sized hero. As koROBO, they will help out the family, perform tasks around the home, meet the many denizens that inhabit the apartment building, and defend Tom and those he loves from a mysterious enemy… that can travel through space-time?

■ Gameplay

Tiny Hero, Big Adventure

koROBO‘s core gameplay involves traversing around the family’s home, cleaning up messes, and solving problems wherever they can be found–a big ask for such a tiny hero! Be careful, though! koROBO’s battery is limited, and performing tasks will drain it even faster. While more popular robots require owners to plug into adventure, Tom has modified koROBO to bathe in some rays in order to charge the solar battery strapped to their back. Players will have to keep an eye out for patches of sunlight to make sure koROBO keeps running at peak capacity! While exploring Tom’s apartment building, players won’t just be helping out him and his family. There’s a whole host of kooky denizens living their lives that koROBO will encounter. As koROBO, players can talk to these characters and help solve their problems to unlock some of his most powerful upgrades!

Better, Faster, Stronger

Players can collect items as they clean and explore to upgrade koROBO and what they can do. While koROBO will start out being able to run, jump, and glide, in time he’ll also be able to fly, swim, and even travel through time…? But wait, there’s more! koROBO isn’t the only toy in Tom’s retinue. Players will discover new miniature friends and gain an assortment of attachments that’ll allow koROBO to adventure and sometimes even fight in new and exciting ways! The parts players will need to find for their upgrades can be found all over the house, each with a rarity color denoting how difficult it will be to obtain them. Players should collect as many as they can to upgrade koROBO!

House of Future Past

While koROBO has a whole apartment to clean and explore, players will be doing much more than just merely traveling around the home while helping the family. Eventually, koROBO will unlock the radical ability to travel through time—at the mere touch of its tiny fingertips…?

■ The Cast

koROBO “Robotic Cleandroid”

A robot gifted to Tom on his 10th birthday, and the pint-sized hero of our adventure, koROBO is given to Tom by his estranged father. koROBO isn’t strong by any means, but he’s got a go-getter attitude and a mischievous streak. koROBO helps out by cleaning up, helping Tom with his homework, and more. But will he have what it takes to fill the void that separates Tom’s family?

Tom “Ten Year-Old Tinkerer”

A homebody by nature, Tom has few friends and spends much of his time in his room making modifications to his collection of toys and machines. While he rarely sees his dad after his parents divorced, he sometimes receives toys and other tchotchkes from his dad’s travels around the world.

Sally “The Mother of Invention?”

Originally from Japan, Sally now raises Tom on her own in their apartment in Brocklyn. Sally hates when things are in disarray, and gets frustrated with Tom when he says things that don’t seem to make sense. While she and Tom’s father enjoyed a whirlwind romance, she eventually divorced him when his lust for travel grew too strong. Strong-willed and kind-hearted, she once dreamed of becoming a singer but now works as a waitress in a cafe to make ends meet.

John “Wanderlust King”

Tom’s father. Considered an eccentric by some and a genius engineer by others, John and Sally were madly in love in their youth. However, when Tom was five, John left mysteriously, leaving only a note behind that read, “I’m leaving to protect you.” Despite the distance between the two, Tom clearly gets his love of mechanics from his father.

Garth Vader (Real Name: Unknown)

A suspicious figure seen wandering around the courtyard of the apartment building, plenty of rumors have surfaced about the truth surrounding Garth. Some say that he’s fallen to the dark side and is plotting to take over the world. Others suggest that he’s simply the building’s super, watering the plants, feeding the birds, and tending to the plumbing. No one actually speaks to Garth, though, so the truth remains shrouded in mystery.

■ World

A World in Crisis

It is the year 2025, and the world is dealing with a looming energy crisis. Fossil fuels are quickly becoming unreliable as a fuel source, and humanity teeters hopelessly on the edge. Even in these most dire times, however, hope springs eternal in the hearts and minds of those that believe in a better tomorrow. When the world needs it most, one pint-sized hero could be the catalyst that sets humanity on a new path, one that would change the course of history forever: koROBO!

The Brocklyn Apartment

While traversing a living room or kitchen might not seem like a monumental task, things look a lot different when you’re a tiny, highly-motivated robot. While well-placed book piles and a toppled over chair might offer koROBO assistance in getting to hard-to-reach places throughout the home, it would be impossible for them to get to the hardest to reach places all on their own. koROBO is going to need a little help!

Tom’s Room

One might look at Tom’s room and see the messy room of a lazy kid, but that’s far from the truth. If one were to look closer, one would instead see the workshop and playground of a gifted child, wildly imaginative and naturally inclined to work with electronics. Tom’s room is full of toys, tools, and electronics in various states of tinkering. One boy’s garbage is another boy’s treasure, and Tom’s room is a treasure trove for koROBO. What new treasure will be uncovered while exploring Tom’s room?

■ koROBO Crowdfunding Campaign and Message From the Developer

Tiny Wonder Studio is reaching out to fans for their support in bringing koROBO to life. Together with the community’s backing, koROBO will evolve through collaborative efforts between creators and enthusiasts, aiming to launch on PC and modern consoles if enough funding is achieved. “Our goal is to create a game that everyone can enjoy, so koROBO is intended to be a cozy and comfy game that we hope everyone will fall in love with. The core of koROBO is all about bringing people together and working towards a better tomorrow and this campaign, combined with your support, is a wonderful opportunity to bring fans of video games together—something that would make our tiny hero proud! “The future is a dream we all share! Let’s make it a reality together.” —Kenichi Nishi, Director

■ About Tiny Wonder Studio

Tiny Wonder Studio is a new development studio composed of key members formerly from Skip, Ltd. and other veterans in the industry.

Kenichi Nishi – koROBO director (Tiny Wonder Studio)

Previous Works: Chibi-Robo! Plug into Adventure!, moon: Remix RPG Adventure, Incredible Crisis, L.O.L.: Lack of Love, Giftpia

Hiroshi Moriyama – koROBO director (Tiny Wonder Studio)

Previous Works: Chibi-Robo! Plug into Adventure!, Chibi-Robo! Park Patrol, Okaeri! Chibi-Robo! Happy Richie Osoji!, Giftpia

Keita Eto – koROBO director (Tiny Wonder Studio)

Previous Works: Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash, L.O.L.: Lack of Love

Hirofumi Taniguchi – koROBO Music & SFX

Previous Works: Chibi-Robo! Plug into Adventure!, moon: Remix RPG Adventure, Chibi-Robo!: Photo Finder, Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash, L.O.L.: Lack of Love, Giftpia, Captain Rainbow, Snowpack Park, Chulip, Black Bird, Million Onion Hotel, ufo～a day in the life～

Hikarin – koROBO art, character design

Previous Works: Chibi-Robo! Plug into Adventure!

Hisashi Koshimizu – koROBO producer (Tiny Wonder Studio)

Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery. Visit the official website here.

Announce Trailer

[peachdelta]

KOROBO SO CLOSE TO BEING FULLY FUNDED!! Check it out, why don’t ya?!

[catastrophic-crisis]

Former Chibi-Robo developers launch robot adventure game Kickstarter

koROBO, a successor to the toy robot adventure game series Chibi-Robo! coming from the directors of the Chibi-Robo! games, has just launched its Kickstarter.

You play as a tiny solar-powered toy robot exploring an apartment in "Brocklyn, New Yock", cleaning the home, helping the family, and meeting new characters around the apartment building.

koROBO's Kickstarter page teases bigger upgrades later in the game, including a time travel mechanic and perhaps saving a world (set in 2025) that is facing an energy crisis.

The game is projected for a Steam release in December 2025, and a full release in Q2 2026. The Kickstarter campaign will be running until Friday, August 23rd 2024, but will accept more supporters using Kickstarter's late pledge function during development. The combined funds from Kickstarter and Japanese fundraising site Camp Fire will go towards meeting the presented goals.

[fliksie]

Korobo kitchen challenge 💕

[chinitaprincess04]

Character art Name Korobo 🤗

Another art done for my good Client thankyou once again its very fun to do this

@bluefire94

Thankyou so much again for this commissioning 🙏💓

Art commission are still open 👇👇

[chibihuey]

Fan art for koROBO / コロボ It's a potential game that may get made, and it's like Chibi-Robo!

I want people to know more about it.

[gamesline]

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[overnightshipping]

I am utterly enamored with the press release of koRobo making the titular little robot out to be an in-universe knockoff of Chibi-Robo lmfao

It looks super cute also I am definitely here for this

[g4zdtechtv]

Cinematech's Trailer Park - koROBO (Multiplatform)

A robot of the Chibi variety.

[bunchashapes]

heard of the new korobo game by the Chibi Robo devs?

never heard of this until now and WOW this trailer doesn't inspire me with confidence. a bad trailer doesn't make for a bad game but the game itself also doesn't seem to have a lot of charm to it...the fact that chibi robo devs worked on this is crazy, this really seems like a lackluster imitation at first glance. i don't wanna be too negative since it might surprise me but this really just seems like sauce-less chibi robo. which is fine. perfect game for someone who wants more chibi robo

[satoshi-mochida]

koROBO crowdfunding reaches console versions stretch goal - Gematsu

The Kickstarter and Campfire campaigns for robot action adventure game koROBO have reached the console release stretch goal of 30 million yen, securing its release on “modern consoles” upon completion, developer Tiny Wonder Studio announced. Specific consoles were not announced.

If you missed our previous coverage of koROBO, which comes from a new Japanese studio made up of former Chibi-Robo developers, read more about the game here.

Watch a new set of videos below.

Sticker Collection

English

Frog Toy in Distress

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Japanese

Dad’s Hologram Message

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Japanese

[vivlily]

Korobo looks exactly like what I'd want in a new chibi robo. Love whenever old devs or fans go yeah screw it. If we aren't allowed to make a new game, we're just gonna make a legally distinct new game.

Now, if only custom robo could follow suit ( they did, its synaptic drive for those curious, but i hear it wasn't very good, and the presentation makes me not very interested at all, unfortunately)

One day...

[catastrophic-crisis]

I've never personally partaken in Chibi Robo but it's interesting to see how koROBO interacts with its predecessors. koROBO is a "knockoff" robot that is instead solar powered in a future (well, present, since the game is releasing around the time it's set) facing an energy crisis. The parents of the kid who owns the robot are divorced. The line about "one pint-sized hero could be the catalyst that sets humanity on a new path".

There's also a time travel upgrade being teased but mmm... kind a metaphor perhaps #gaming

[fliksie]

It’s korobo time! About a week left to fund the game by the Chibi Robo devs!!