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Pikuniku cover art

Pikuniku

Arnaud De Bock · Devolver Digital · 2019-01-24

SteamGOGEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jan 24, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 12, 2020 (Xbox One), Jan 24, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 24, 2019 (Mac), Jan 24, 2019 (Linux), Feb 09, 2021 (Google Stadia)

Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!

61
playing now
96%
positive of 12k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (146 ratings)
4h
to beat · rushed 3h · completionist 5h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$12.99
steam price (US)

61 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

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 2020, including the 2020 Best International Indie Game award at the Pégases Awards.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 61 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,064 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~133/week).
  • · Review velocity up 40% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 295k–707k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 11,784 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$3.25-75%
GOG$3.89-70%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.89-70%
Microsoft Store$12.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2020-01-24) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 83 of 115 observed days · $2.90 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
57757720192026Week of 2019-01-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 577 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 371 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 368 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

175412026-08-06 22:00 — 50 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 75 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 155 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 78 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 96 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 169 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 86 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 106 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 175 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 102 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 80 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 144 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 83 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 96 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 163 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 88 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 81 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 127 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 66 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 65 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 90 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 57 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 52 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 95 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 54 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 59 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 72 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 60 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 61 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$99.99$2.592018-12-202026-08-302018-12-20 — best price $99.992019-09-02 — best price $12.992019-11-28 — best price $5.942020-01-21 — best price $6.492020-04-01 — best price $6.492020-08-14 — best price $3.242020-12-03 — best price $12.992021-04-12 — best price $12.992021-07-14 — best price $3.892021-10-04 — best price $12.992022-01-04 — best price $11.562022-03-20 — best price $12.992022-05-17 — best price $12.992022-08-12 — best price $10.992022-11-23 — best price $2.822023-01-31 — best price $12.992023-04-04 — best price $3.892023-06-07 — best price $12.992023-08-03 — best price $10.762023-10-01 — best price $11.042024-01-06 — best price $12.992024-03-16 — best price $3.302024-05-23 — best price $12.992024-08-05 — best price $3.242024-10-19 — best price $12.992025-01-04 — best price $12.992025-03-13 — best price $2.752025-05-28 — best price $12.992025-08-07 — best price $3.242025-10-22 — best price $12.992026-01-25 — best price $12.992026-04-25 — best price $12.992026-08-03 — best price $3.242026-08-30 — best price $3.89
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3.4k262026-05-28 — 31 pageviews2026-05-31 — 50 pageviews2026-06-03 — 26 pageviews2026-06-06 — 44 pageviews2026-06-09 — 3,417 pageviews2026-06-12 — 1,103 pageviews2026-06-15 — 534 pageviews2026-06-18 — 390 pageviews2026-06-21 — 303 pageviews2026-06-24 — 205 pageviews2026-06-27 — 175 pageviews2026-06-30 — 162 pageviews2026-07-03 — 197 pageviews2026-07-06 — 112 pageviews2026-07-09 — 144 pageviews2026-07-12 — 121 pageviews2026-07-15 — 107 pageviews2026-07-18 — 90 pageviews2026-07-21 — 105 pageviews2026-07-24 — 115 pageviews2026-07-27 — 110 pageviews2026-07-30 — 78 pageviews2026-08-02 — 103 pageviews2026-08-05 — 105 pageviews2026-08-08 — 109 pageviews2026-08-11 — 88 pageviews2026-08-14 — 88 pageviews2026-08-17 — 108 pageviews2026-08-20 — 106 pageviews2026-08-23 — 93 pageviews2026-08-24 — 80 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

3002026-08-26 19:15 — 1 viewers2026-08-26 19:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 30 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
34.7%
earned "Clumsy boy"
10%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller Support1 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)12,14712%14
Steam (Steam)7,13210%14
Switch (Nintendo)6300%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DCuteCo-opFunnyIndieActionCasualComedyPuzzleAdventure

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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