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Pikuniku
Developer Arnaud De Bock, Rémi Forcadell, Alan Zucconi
Pikuniku is an adventure video game developed by French-British indie collective Sectordub and published by Devolver Digital. It was released on January 24, 2019 for Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows, and was later released on March 12, 2020 for Xbox One and on February 9, 2021 for Stadia. On April 7, 2026, Pikuniku was released for Android and iOS. The game won numerous accolades from 2018 to… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
364 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
96
LovedLoved
226 positive · 9 negative
95% range 93–98%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 226 | 9 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 46 | 1 | 58 |
| Mastodon * | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 9 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
4,798 of 5,026 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
96% recommend · 204 yes, 8 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 212 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (11,418 of 11,911 positive).
Players praise Pikuniku as a charming, whimsical game with a sharp anti-capitalist message. [1][2][3] Many reviewers love the simple gameplay, delightful art, and catchy music. [4][5][6] Some players find the game too short and empty, with boring sections. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [12]
This is one of the most bizarre games I've ever played! You play as a circle with legs, kicking people, playing basketball, creating art, talking to quirky guys, finding bugs, making toast, swinging through the air like Spiderman, avenging your brother's pizza shop, and fighting political corruption. Is all of this real? Who knows! You'll just have to play to find out!
- [2]
This is more than just a game, it's a political statement. It has a lot to say about capitalism and what happens when people become complacent. Corporations and the elite class make decisions for ordinary people that benefit themselves while everyone else pays the price. Beneath its cute art style and quirky humor is a surprisingly sharp critique of greed, power, and exploitation.
- [7]
Eh, I'd give this a neutral, if I could. It's certainly whimsical and funny when there's stuff happening but the problem is that there are such massive portions where nothing is really happening. And the game is only like 4 hours long, to begin with. I definitely had some fun with it but there were also times I was so bored I had to stop playing. It's a mixed bag. The writing is great, the characters and puzzles are …
- [13]
Pikuniku is honestly one of the funniest and most creative indie games I’ve played. The art style is charming, the gameplay is super fun, and it had me laughing the whole time. Amazing music too! I even went for all the achievements (that dance one was brutal), but it made the experience even more memorable! Definitely one of my favourites.
- [1]
Short and sweet. Peakniku is a silly little game full of whimsy and joy, with a "pinch" of anti-corpo.
Summarised from 34 of the 321 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 9, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Pikuniku sits at 96% positive across 235 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Pikuniku received "generally favorable reviews" on the Nintendo Switch and "mixed or average reviews" on the PC version of the game, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Jeuxvideo.com stated that the game was "very short (less than 5 hours of play)" though having "a pretty good mix of platforming and puzzle". Pikuniku was given the rating 14/20. Nintendo Life gave Pikuniku 8/10 stars ("great"), saying "It's a short game, but one packed with heart and imagination, with a great single-player component and excellent couch co-op that can genuinely be enjoyed by anyone". Destructoid said, "It's a simple game with a ton of heart that'll leave you beaming when everything's said and done",…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 364 · most liked firstGame: Pikuniku (2019, PC) TAS Author: Zarza Source: tasvideos.org/5324M
neutral · AI labelView post →Pikuniku is getting a sequel next year, I have played the first one so you can understand the new game. That being said I don't think I understand either. 10/10 game youtu.be/g-NRmjqAP_k
positive · AI labelView post →PikuNiku! i finished the game for the first time recently, and i loved it! really excited for the sequel :>
positive · AI labelView post →sad to announce critically acclaimed game Pikuniku still hasn't been awarded Game Of The Year at the Game Awards but let's not lose hope and hopefully next year will do it
neutral · AI labelView post →I have so much fun with this silly game today #pikuniku
positive · AI labelView post →What a delight it was to see Pikuniku 2 get announced during the Nintendo Direct last week! I had to make some art! I adored the first game and I can't wait to experience Pikuniku in the third dimension! #art #fanart #pikuniku #pikuniku2
positive · AI labelView post →Short and sweet. Peakniku is a silly little game full of whimsy and joy, with a "pinch" of anti-corpo.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought a new old game 🙂 - PikuNiku! Totally quirky, unique puzzle platformer. Looking forward to PikuNiku 2 next year! 💃
positive · AI labelView post →before they were Piku from upcoming video game Pikuniku 2, they were Piku from modestly acclaimed video game Pikuniku 1
neutral · AI labelView post →💖🧡💛💚💙💜 ALMOST @ DA END OF DONOTHON ➜ day 4️⃣ is : PIKUNIKU !!! ✨🌈 - - - - - - - this game is FULL of SILLY ⭐🖍️ LET'S HANG OUT !!! 🎀 (๑˃ᴗ˂)ﻭ ➡️ www.twitch.tv/starpriism ⬅️ 💖🧡💛💚💙💜 [ #vtuber #pikuniku 🌈 #vtubers #vsky ]
positive · AI labelView post →THRILLED we finally get to see Pikuniku 2, excited to see how that humor & world translates to 3D, ESPECIALLY happy to have even more new Calum Bowen game music!!! But @devolverdigital.com, pleeeeease don't forget about Poinpy.......
positive · AI labelView post →Everything Announced at the 6/9/2026 Nintendo Direct. Rhythm Heaven Groove – Switch 1&2 – Out 7/2/2026 Onimousha: Way of the Sword – Switch 2 – Out 9/25/2026 Dragons Dogma: Dark Arisen – Switch 2 – Out 10/9/2026 Stellar Blade – Switch 2 – 2026 Orbitals – Switch 2 – 9/3/2026 Rayman Legends: Retold – Switch 2 – 10/1/2026 Big Walk – Switch 2 – 8/4/2026 ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet – Switch 1&2 – 10/23/2026 Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave – Switch 2 – 9/14/2026 Ninjala 2: The Uncharted Planet,…
neutral · AI labelView post →I feel like I might have missed out on a gem not playing the original Pikuniku. Was it good?? The trailer for the new game is living in my head rent free
neutral · AI labelView post →Thinking about my next game... Pikuniku vibes? 🤔
neutral · AI labelView post →Awsome graphics, love the 2d art and very fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was impressed by the Pikuniku 2 trailer at the Direct so I picked up the first game, which is on sale for 200 yen. And it was fantastic! A silly puzzle-platformer with a lot of variety. Definitely looking forward to the sequel now!
positive · AI labelView post →A couple couch co-op games i like personally are: - hyper light drifter - Rain world (with the downpour dlc) (incredible game) - Just shapes and beats - Crawl - Binding of Isaac (pretty sure some dlc is required) - Snipperclips plus - Duck game - Pikuniku - A hat in time (I haven't actually played myself but my friends have) There's also: - Battleblock theater - Towerfall - Samurai gunn - Distance - Human fall flat - Rocket league - Ultimate chicken horse - Enter the gungeon - Almost any…
neutral · AI labelView post →i made a free prim avatar of piku from the game pikuniku for second life. enjoy and fun marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Pikuniku-a...
neutral · AI labelView post →A few games Team Deku are playing this week Donkey Kong Bananza - A groundbreaking new game from Nintendo's Super Mario Odyssey dev team. PEAK - Silly and super approachable co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Pikuniku - A puzzle-exploration game full of charm.
neutral · AI labelView post →#promosky 19 | James :) Games: ♦️ Metaphor: ReFantazio ♦️ Pokemon ♦️ Persona 4/5 (need to play 3 still!) ♦️ Pikuniku ♦️ Minecraft ♦️ Tomodachi Life ♦️ BG3 Anime/Manga: ♦️ Megalobox ♦️ Blue Lock ♦️ One Piece ♦️ ReLife ♦️ Beck ♦️ Blue Period Other: ♦️ Indie Rock Music ♦️ Game Dev ♦️ PCs ♦️ Art ♦️ Writing Music
neutral · AI labelView post →Weekend PC Game Deals: Bundled VR and narrative ventures, Xbox PC hits, and more. Big Deals - Cyberpunk 2077 – $35.99 on Steam - Resident Evil 4 – $33.59 on Fanatical - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition – $29.99 on Steam - Grounded – $26.79 on Steam - The Expanse - A Telltale Series – $23.99 on Epic Store - Stray – $22.49 on Steam - EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 – $20.99 on Steam - Gloomhaven – $20.99 on Steam - Hi-Fi RUSH – $20.39 on GreenManGaming - Sea of Thieves 2023 Edition – $19.99 on…
neutral · AI labelView post →pikuniku 2 will be to pikuniku what deltarune is to undertale, make my words.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →And some fanart of THE BEAST Pikuniku 2 will be game of the year every year forever
positive · AI labelView post →This is one of the most bizarre games I've ever played! You play as a circle with legs, kicking people, playing basketball, creating art, talking to quirky guys, finding bugs, making toast, swinging through the air like Spiderman, avenging your brother's pizza shop, and fighting political corruption. Is all of this real? Who knows! You'll just have to play to find out!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pikuniku Another small little indie game I was able to fit in before the big fall rush hits! Cute, charming, funny dialogue with a homemade feel. Thought the gameplay was pretty basic I still enjoyed my 3-4 hours with it, excited to check out the sequel next year! 7/10
positive · AI labelView post →In celebration of Pikuniku 2 I will replay Pikuniku on the weekends maybe. One truly joyous game!
positive · AI labelView post →ive never played this game i just like the lil guy #pikuniku
neutral · AI labelView post →silly, adorable and became my personality since it came out. The gameplay is simple yet charming and the story is wonderful. Music? 10/10 i listen to it a lot more than i want to admit. its so good I used it for my thesis film for college. I LOVE THIS GAME RAAHHHH
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🔴Red Little Guy In A Silly Little World🔴 Another Indie Saturday, another super fun indie game to play. This time we're playing Pikuniku! I've played only tiny bit of it years ago, but I'm excited! ✌️❤️ See you all @ 2pm EDT ⏰ www.twitch.tv/roshan...
neutral · AI labelView post →Pikuniku is a funny little game
positive · AI labelView post →its a nice game, i played it with my sister who is 6 yrs old and she beat my ass at that racing part which annoyed me losing to a 6 yrs old and i kept kicking her the whole game she said "stop!" i felt like a total bully but yeah pitiness took over me i guess
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is more than just a game, it's a political statement. It has a lot to say about capitalism and what happens when people become complacent. Corporations and the elite class make decisions for ordinary people that benefit themselves while everyone else pays the price. Beneath its cute art style and quirky humor is a surprisingly sharp critique of greed, power, and exploitation.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Staring at my steam games list desparately looking for a game that gave me the same level of whimsy that Pikuniku did
positive · AI labelView post →Weirdly, Pikuniku 2 is the game most sticking in my head after all these announcements. Something about the emphatic PIKUNIKU RETURNS makes me both confused and amused. Returns? Do I know this little red creature? Should I? WHERE AM I, OH GOD! (I completely missed the first game, so yeah)
neutral · AI labelView post →Ok not enough ppl are hype for the new Switch Sports Resort. That was my fav announcement from yesterday!! Also Pikuniku 2 makes me wanna play Pikuniku 1!! What kinda game is that it looked so silly!!
neutral · AI labelView post →yes, it is indeed getting close to The Game Awards season talk, starting with the news that the entry cutoff for this year's submission is Nov 20st, letting Grand Theft Auto "barely" getting by and GTA fans are yelling, "GAME OF THE YEAR" the fools, it's gonna lose to PikuNiku so hard
neutral · AI labelView post →good nighte everybody I would continue playing the Pikuniku game...
neutral · AI labelView post →PikuNiku is a fantastic game I'm certain most people haven't done the co-op on. We beat it all! Thank you ALL for coming by today [Special thanks @badluckbee.bsky.social for joining me]
positive · AI labelView post →everyone and their mother has called this game charming. you should listen to your parents or something
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →cute game! the story is really charming and the dialogue is really funny sometimes. i do wish that they let us explore the final area after completing it, i missed an item and have to restart the playthrough to get it :( but overall great game!! loved the music, will be humming it for the next few days
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Eh, I'd give this a neutral, if I could. It's certainly whimsical and funny when there's stuff happening but the problem is that there are such massive portions where nothing is really happening. And the game is only like 4 hours long, to begin with. I definitely had some fun with it but there were also times I was so bored I had to stop playing. It's a mixed bag. The writing is great, the characters and puzzles are great, it just needs to not have so many sections where there's literally…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pikuniku is a wonderful game (and dirt cheap rn on Switch it's $2)
positive · AI labelView post →Pikuniku 2 is the only game announcement I’ve been excited by this week. I can’t wait. youtu.be/G-llkKMJxjY?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Also I think Pikuniku 2 is a sleeper hit of the Direct, what a fun game the original was, and Calum Bowen (aka bo en) is a beast on their whimsical OST work. (If you wanna hear some good indie game OSTs, check out the original Pikuniku, as well as Lovely Planet and Winnose OSTs)
positive · AI labelView post →This is my favorite game! (I've played for a total of 97 hours). Awesome story, character and world building, the music is SOOOOO VIBEYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →such a lovely, charming game, my only wish is that I got around to making this review sooner because I cant recommend it enough. looking forward to the sequel <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →- People have mentioned it yet, but I want to second [It Takes Two](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1426210/It_Takes_Two/), such a fantastic game! Story might not not appeal to everyone, because of relationship drama and a particular scene, but younger kids tend to ignore it and gameplay is a blast anyways! (Platinum'ed it with my then 8yo son.) - [Death Squared](https://store.steampowered.com/app/471810/Death_Squared/) is a great cooperative puzzle game for 1, 2 or 4 players. - The…
neutral · AI labelView post →playing #pikuniku
neutral · AI labelView post →Pikuniku or Everything is crab today? You choose! (Like the game comment below!(
neutral · AI labelView post →Pikuniku... I'd would love to play this game, I'll wait for the sequel to come out.
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m watching Nintendo Direct discourse and why all the disrespect towards Pikuniku? That game rips and more people should play it
positive · AI labelView post →Pikuniku!! I haven't played the game but it looks cute. Saw they're making a second one during the Nintendo Direct! Neat!
neutral · AI labelView post →44. Píkuniku Every so often, we just need a game that feels like distilled joy in a bottle. Pikuniku is a wonderful puzzle-exploration game that will draw a smile even in the darkest of days. It's just silly fun.
positive · AI labelView post →PICK UP PIKUNIKU MOTHERFUCKERS ITS 13 BUCKS ON STEAM store.steampowered.com/app/572890/P...
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is sooooooooo good. i played it once on stadia but i got farther now! good game. 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun, bright, and satisfying. This wasn't as dystopian as I would have thought, but it does have some great side quests and a lot of exploration without aimlessness. A relatively quick little adventure with hints of slap games as well as the puzzler aspects. Several in-game jokes about itself, too, which I appreciate. The main narrative moves pretty fast, so you can either ignore some of the main directives and take your time or loop back around and replay if you want to pick up all the side…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here are a few my six year old loves: - Mario party - Mario kart - Bugsnax - Kirby games. Many allow co-op so we can help with difficult parts but many games he's plowed through on his own with time. - Minecraft in creative mode - Minecraft legends of we sit and give strategic advice - Minecraft dungeons if we play co-op - Race with Ryan - Pikuniku - Any of the Lego games, especially when played co-op - Catlateral damage or as he calls it 'kitty karate' - New Super Lucky's tale -…
neutral · AI labelView post →Now i have a prototype of a game to play with kids. Heavily Pikuniku inspired
neutral · AI labelView post →Was gonna make a post about the usual "thing" infecting more and more Godot add ons, but as tired of it as I am instead I'll focus on the fact I'm actually working on a game projet again, so thats nice! Keeping it simple, something Pikuniku inspired, we'll see how it goes lol
neutral · AI labelView post →Some small miscellaneous doodles I did to get myself back in the game! #pikuniku #PartTimeUFO #CookieRunKingdom
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