Haiku The Robot - Nintendo Switch Box Art
Following the development of Haiku the Robot and Jordan (AKA Mr. Morris) journey as a solo dev since the beginning, I helped promote its kickstarter campaign and made different doodles and illustrations of the game along the years. It was a delight then when he invited me to take a crack at the physical cover of the game, when he decided to partner with Super Rare for a limited run of a Switch version.
The cover art I did for the physical release of Mister Morris Games' debut title, Haiku the Robot, via Super Rare
It all started with a big sketch exploration of different approaches, focuses and content for the cover: enemies, NPCs, locales, power-ups, conceptual ones...
Given the boss fights being one of the highlights in the metroidvania, we explored concepts with them
After a round of feedback on the rough sketches, I started rendering out the final art
The client chose to bring back linework and pair back the atmospheric effects
This was the final art without the logo and other cover elements
And this was the final art (wrong rating) with placeholder overlayed graphics
An instagram reel that I did, recounting the process of making this cover art
the 4k limited run sold out in just a few hours. The map of the whole game was also illustrated by me, check on its own project in my profile