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Pikuniku

Switch 1 · Released January 24, 2019 · Developed by Sectordub · Published by Devolver Digital

69Total 72Single playerMultiplayerCo-operative
PlatformPuzzleAdventureIndieActionComedy
Loose
CIB
Sealed

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Summary

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.

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Details

IGDB Rating
68.70 / 100
146 ratings
Total Rating
71.75 / 100
151 (user + critic)
Game Modes
Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action · Comedy
Engine
Unity
Developer
Sectordub

Also known as

JapanPikunikkuJapanese title - romanization
AliasPiKUNiKUStylized title

Release history (8 entries)

DatePlatformRegion
Jan 24, 2019Nintendo Switch
Jan 24, 2019PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jan 24, 2019Mac
Jan 24, 2019Linux
Mar 12, 2020Xbox One
Feb 9, 2021Google Stadia
Apr 1, 2026iOS
Apr 7, 2026Android

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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.

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