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SeriesPikuniku

Pikuniku

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First release
Jan 24, 2019
Developer
Sectordub
Engine
Unity
Genres
Indie, Adventure, Platform, Puzzle · Action, Comedy
Platforms
Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Linux, Google Stadia

Pikuniku is a puzzle and adventure game set in a colorful world. The player controls Piku, a small red creature, guiding him through levels and solving puzzles that mostly involve kicking and pushing objects onto switches to open the way forward. Piku can lasso his legs to swing from hooks and zip lines, curl into a ball to roll, ride minecarts, and travel through pipes to reach new areas. Along the way the player meets villagers to talk with and can spend coins earned in levels on items such as hats. A local co-op mode lets a second player control a similar orange creature named Niku across a set of cooperative levels.

Also known as Pikunikku, PiKUNiKU

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Storyline
In a colorful island world, a cheerful figure named Mr. Sunshine appears in a commercial offering the local creatures free money in exchange for the junk his giant robots collect. Around the same time, a small red creature named Piku is woken by a ghost in a cave and told to leave. Emerging into the world, Piku finds that a legend has painted him as an evil beast, and the frightened villagers cage him until he agrees to repair the bridge he accidentally broke. As Piku earns the villagers' trust and explores further, he discovers that Mr. Sunshine's machines are quietly stripping the island of its essential resources, and he is drawn toward a small band of rebels determined to stop them.Read more

In a colorful island world, a cheerful figure named Mr. Sunshine appears in a commercial offering the local creatures free money in exchange for the junk his giant robots collect. Around the same time, a small red creature named Piku is woken by a ghost in a cave and told to leave. Emerging into the world, Piku finds that a legend has painted him as an evil beast, and the frightened villagers cage him until he agrees to repair the bridge he accidentally broke. As Piku earns the villagers' trust and explores further, he discovers that Mr. Sunshine's machines are quietly stripping the island of its essential resources, and he is drawn toward a small band of rebels determined to stop them.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jan 24, 2019
Mac
Jan 24, 2019
Nintendo Switch
Jan 24, 2019
All 8 release dates
Linux
Jan 24, 2019
Xbox One
Mar 12, 2020
Google Stadia
Feb 09, 2021
iOS
Apr 01, 2026
Android
Apr 07, 2026
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
3h
Main + Extras
4h
Completionist
5h
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
weird, digital distribution, pax west 2017, previously on - stadia pro

At a Glance

Critic Score
75
Main Story (IGDB)
3h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
4h
Completionist (IGDB)
5h
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Overview

Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Overwhelmingly Positive, 10,160 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Local co-opSteam · 16 Oct
  • Shared or split screenSteam · 16 Oct
  • Shared or split screen PvPSteam · 16 Oct
  • Steam Remote Play TogetherSteam · 16 Oct

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