Pikuniku

Pikuniku
Nintendo Switch digital artwork, featuring Piku, Niku, Mr. Sunshine, a Sunshine Inc robot, a rebel, a villager, the worm and some birds
Developer(s)Sectordub
Publisher(s)Devolver Digital
Designer(s)Arnaud De Bock
Programmer(s)
  • Rémi Forcadell
  • Alan Zucconi
Artist(s)Arnaud De Bock
Writer(s)Rémi Forcadell
Composer(s)Calum Bowen
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Linux
macOS
Microsoft Windows
Nintendo Switch
Xbox One
Google Stadia
ReleaseLinux, macOS, Windows, Switch
January 24, 2019
Xbox One
March 12, 2020
Stadia
February 9, 2021
Genre(s)Puzzle, adventure
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Pikuniku is a puzzle adventure video game developed by French-British indie collective Sectordub and published by Devolver Digital, that was released on January 24, 2019 for Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows. It was later released on March 12, 2020 for Xbox One and on February 9, 2021 for Stadia. The player controls the titular red creature, Piku, through a colorful world, to put an end to a plot to harvest the entirety of the land's resources.[1][2]

It received generally positive reviews from critics, with its main criticism being the short length of the game.[3]

  1. ^ Lane, Gavin (January 21, 2019). "Pikuniku Review (Switch eShop)". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Walker, John (January 21, 2019). "Pikuniku Review Rock Paper Shotgun". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference mc_switch_review was invoked but never defined (see the help page).