
All the Dust that Falls: A Roomba Isekai Adventure
by
zaifyr
Artist:
Aster Loka
Some seek power. Some seek justice. Others seek to root out the filth lurking in the darkest of corners.
Spot was summoned from his comfortable charging pad and familiar floors to a world of magic and intrigue. After the flight of his new patrons, he is left to care for a filthy castle. During his quest to keep this new home clean, he will face demons, foreign armies, and the dreaded stairs.
All those who stand before him will be swept away. Those who follow his spotless trail will find enlightenment, purity, and a world on its knees.
Follow this wholesome vacuum on his quest to power.
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This story is clean.
Reviewed at: Chapter 12: On the mortality of dirt
Style/poise and grammar are impeccable. Not a spec of dirt in sight in these words - spot made sure to clean them up real good.
Jokes aside this is a roomba isekai. It heavily uses misconceptions for humor and spends a delightful amount of time detailing the struggles of a little bot just trying to clean things. You can tell the author owns a roomba - I don't think you need one to enjoy the humor but it definitely added to the experience for me.
The Story is a slice of life with a minor progression aspect. Theres a few alternative POV's that are mostly used for comedy but are well done. Personally I'm looking forward to any future mutations/growth but I'm also worried too many might break it from its currently well laid roomba roots. I'm stuck between hoping it never changes and knowing if it stays cleaning indefinitely the premise might grow stale.
The Character score is based soly on the roomba's internal monologue and viewpoint. I love it - I can imagine its what my own Roomba is thinking - and hope to see how it grows in intelligence and personality in the future.
Overall this is better than I was expecting - and I was expecting alot based on the name. I definitely recommend it for anyone who wants to read about an isekaied roomba

It’s a Roomba
Reviewed at: Chapter 16: The Hockey Puck of Doom
What more do you need to know? This story is perfection incarnate. All hail the power of Spot the Roomba's name All hail the power of Spot the Roomba's name All hail the power of Spot the Roomba's name All hail the power of Spot the Roomba's name All hail the power of Spot the Roomba's name

Best intro I've read
Reviewed at: Chapter 1: Consequences of a Power Vacuum
This is actually an amazing first chapter, I chuckled the whole way through and thoroughly enjoyed it! I'm not sure how the author came up with the concept, but bravo. It was creative, funny, and actually developed the character quite well. I look forward to seeing where we go. Now on to the next chapter!

Clever
Reviewed at: Chapter 30: The Pure Spirit
Excellent story so far; creative and fun. I find the concept exciting, and the story holds up pretty well. the fact the main character isn't some power-hungry munchkin was unexpected and is rather refreshing, which adds a good novelty that keeps the story fun. There isn't a constant stream of overpowered gifts left everywhere that could make anyone an overpowered MC, which is very much appreciated. i look forward to seeing new chapters

Hilarious and original!
Reviewed at: Chapter 30: The Pure Spirit
The story gets a bit slow at times but otherwise is hilarious and enjoyable. I was cracking up from chapter one and laughing almost as hard when caught up. If he has Void level up soon it should help keep things paced appropriately in my opinion. The powers he obtains are fitting and hilarious and I can't look at my own roomba the same again.
Void (or Spot) is hilarious and adorable to the reader, the the natives reaction of horror to him never gets old. He keeps finding new ways to accidentally traumatize the people he meets.
Having the two perspectives of Void and Beatrice helps remind us how horrifying his abilities are even though void himself doesn't really seem to see himself as dangerous and just wants to clean!
Look forward to seeing an innocent roomba trying to win human friends while making mortals and demons alike fear for their very souls.
What is a demon but a large rat that needs to be cleaned. Mess makers beware as no filth remains after Void has passed by. The world shall be plunged into chaos not by the gods or men, but by a single sentient vacuum whose only desire is to clean and find a human willing to help him descend those damn stairs.
Looking forward to see where this goes!

Roomba gets readddy to rummmmmble
Reviewed at: Chapter 30: The Pure Spirit
With dust bunnies, dirt, caked in grime and other such powerful enemies. Whilst trying to face such mighty foes, nuisances and boons appear constantly. Where is Spot the roomba, why does this carpet seems so relaxing? Why do these mess makers have so many forms and keep making things hard and hurting the little human? A rat gains sentience amid the void whilst surrounded on all sides by demons, a coming age story of a girl who so happens to be a devotee (religious or cultural equivalent to a priest or cleric some such), and the roomba who wishes to do aid his humans and one day return home after his training. Jokes aside this is all technically in this story. Give it a shot, slow burn but it's starting to come to a boil and I look forward to what's cookin.
P.s. multiple pov, mostly between two characters with occasional side character views. It's a slow story by design with decent world building, not gonna be fir everyone but it keeps things interesting if your willing to hang in there. I hope this story continues to go up and introduce other great characters. I put this on a parallel placing to Beware of Chicken in terms of early potential

Original and fun
Reviewed at: Chapter 30: The Pure Spirit
Fun story with an interesting premise, characters are fun and offer very different perspectives on the world around them in a way I've only ever seen in Everybody Loves Large Chests and I'm really enjoying it. My only minor critique is the rather light LitRPG aspect but that's just because I really like stories with lots of tables and numbers.

A charmingly prideful Roomba
Reviewed at: Chapter 6: In a Vacuum, No One Can Hear You Scream
When a Roomba who prides itself in its ability to clean gets summoned to a world of magic you get this charming story.
From cleaning giant precipices (edge of a staircase) to evading its nemesis (a puddle of water) the Roomba fulfills its duty in a novel world while gradually upgrading its functions.
Story: Only thing I can call this is captivatingly original. Elements of LITRPG combined with an evolution aspect immediately opens up the future possibilities of this story. Great story for a casual read.
Style: A combination of first and third person perspective oddly works in this story's favor. The Roomba's perspective is first person as you follow it's thought development while all the side characters get a third person perspective. This combination, I find, works in this story's favor.
Grammar: The story is as spotless and clean as you can expect from a story about a Roomba. While there might be the very occasional dust bunny (grammar mistake) in the story but just like actual dust you don't notice them.
Character: The Roomba is a delightful character. From it's loyal attachment to its humans to its interpretation of the world surrounding it. The choices it makes are sweet and completely fit the narrative.
Side characters will gradually be explored and I am curious for future interactions as the Roomba becomes stronger and more misunderstandings occur.

Starts with a bang...
Reviewed at: Chapter 40: A Dust Trap
...but fizzles out pretty quickly.
The first chapter of this story was incredibly well written. The concept of a bunch of demon summoners fleeing in terror from a Roomba they've mistaken for an archdemon is simply comedic gold. However, the rest of the story is just... kinda average. In the end it's the same joke repeated over and over, except it's not as funny because no amount of setup will make up for a lack of fresh and unpredictable punchlines.
Furthermore, we're 40 chapters in and there's no way to tell if the author is still trying to write a parody. The plot follows so closely the standard progression litRPG formula that it's indistinguishable from most stories on this website. There's nothing that makes this story stand out, and it makes no sense to call it "satire" when there's no clever subversion past the first chapter.
Overall it's decent, but definitely very formulaic.

The best thing since sliced bread
Reviewed at: Chapter 57: Sleep Mode
Is the Isekai Roomba. Void (or Spot) the robot vacuum is the cutest existential horror to slip between the folds of space.
I read this as a bedtime story to my partner and we LOVE this story and its roomba.
So far the journey has been full of: good clean humour, wholesomeness, packed with adventure and cleaning, head pats, and unfortunately too many stairs.