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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 · Perspectives: Side view

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!

Pikuniku is an Action, Adventure, Casual and Indie game released in 2019, priced at $12.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 11848 reviews) rating.

57
playing now
96%
positive of 12k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2,259
twitch viewers (latest)
2259.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
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)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$12.99
steam price (US)

57 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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.

Trailer

Pikuniku trailer thumbnail

Pikuniku - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch

≈113,059 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 57 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 4% of 27,535 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 296k–711k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 11,848 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Fanatical$3.24-75%
GOG$3.89-70%
GOG$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 112 of 143 observed days · $2.25 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

187182026-09-14 21:00 — 41 players2026-09-16 05:00 — 28 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 57 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 35 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 27 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 38 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 40 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 20 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 50 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 62 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 37 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 26 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 52 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 35 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 114 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 170 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 49 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 73 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 187 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 51 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 77 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 101 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 31 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 57 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
20915Jan 2019Aug 2026Jan 2019 — avg 77 · peak 142Apr 2019 — avg 16 · peak 44Jul 2019 — avg 20 · peak 57Oct 2019 — avg 15 · peak 34Jan 2020 — avg 171 · peak 2,084Apr 2020 — avg 134 · peak 446Jul 2020 — avg 60 · peak 129Oct 2020 — avg 33 · peak 95Jan 2021 — avg 47 · peak 103Apr 2021 — avg 42 · peak 81Jul 2021 — avg 74 · peak 158Oct 2021 — avg 38 · peak 118Jan 2022 — avg 51 · peak 107Apr 2022 — avg 59 · peak 182Jul 2022 — avg 53 · peak 114Oct 2022 — avg 30 · peak 63Jan 2023 — avg 52 · peak 114Apr 2023 — avg 150 · peak 1,355Jul 2023 — avg 167 · peak 583Oct 2023 — avg 79 · peak 311Jan 2024 — avg 88 · peak 221Apr 2024 — avg 49 · peak 125Jul 2024 — avg 94 · peak 287Oct 2024 — avg 70 · peak 231Jan 2025 — avg 80 · peak 176Apr 2025 — avg 59 · peak 194Jul 2025 — avg 89 · peak 218Oct 2025 — avg 71 · peak 263Jan 2026 — avg 89 · peak 260Apr 2026 — avg 49 · peak 139Jul 2026 — avg 90 · peak 233Aug 2026 — avg 78 · peak 168
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$99.99$0.992018-12-202026-10-142018-12-20 — best price $99.992019-09-04 — best price $6.492019-12-04 — best price $6.492020-01-24 — best price $0.992020-04-16 — best price $3.242020-09-01 — best price $12.342021-01-04 — best price $12.992021-05-18 — best price $12.992021-08-15 — best price $3.532021-11-11 — best price $12.992022-02-02 — best price $12.992022-04-19 — best price $12.992022-07-06 — best price $12.992022-10-10 — best price $3.242022-12-27 — best price $2.862023-03-03 — best price $12.992023-05-17 — best price $12.992023-07-15 — best price $12.992023-09-18 — best price $2.592023-12-20 — best price $3.242024-03-04 — best price $3.892024-05-19 — best price $12.992024-08-01 — best price $12.992024-10-17 — best price $12.992025-01-04 — best price $12.992025-03-20 — best price $12.992025-06-04 — best price $12.992025-08-14 — best price $3.242025-11-12 — best price $3.242026-03-03 — best price $3.242026-05-12 — best price $3.242026-08-11 — best price $3.242026-09-07 — best price $3.892026-10-02 — best price $3.892026-10-14 — best price $3.89
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3.4k262026-05-28 — 31 pageviews2026-06-01 — 35 pageviews2026-06-05 — 58 pageviews2026-06-09 — 3,417 pageviews2026-06-13 — 787 pageviews2026-06-17 — 475 pageviews2026-06-21 — 303 pageviews2026-06-25 — 156 pageviews2026-06-29 — 149 pageviews2026-07-03 — 197 pageviews2026-07-07 — 144 pageviews2026-07-11 — 92 pageviews2026-07-15 — 107 pageviews2026-07-19 — 105 pageviews2026-07-23 — 94 pageviews2026-07-27 — 110 pageviews2026-07-31 — 67 pageviews2026-08-04 — 100 pageviews2026-08-08 — 109 pageviews2026-08-12 — 105 pageviews2026-08-16 — 98 pageviews2026-08-20 — 106 pageviews2026-08-24 — 80 pageviews2026-08-28 — 115 pageviews2026-09-01 — 108 pageviews2026-09-05 — 103 pageviews2026-09-09 — 86 pageviews2026-09-13 — 98 pageviews2026-09-17 — 62 pageviews2026-09-21 — 53 pageviews2026-09-25 — 61 pageviews2026-09-29 — 36 pageviews2026-10-03 — 77 pageviews2026-10-07 — 53 pageviews2026-10-11 — 56 pageviews2026-10-13 — 58 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2019-01-24 (Steam store data)

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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