Pikmin 4
Lead a squad of Pikmin to recover treasures and rescue stranded travellers, using Ice Pikmin to freeze crossings and the Rescue Pup Oatchi to carry your team.
- AI score · out of 10
- 9.2 / 10
About this game
As a new Rescue Corps recruit, you search an unfamiliar planet for stranded travellers. Direct Pikmin to haul objects back to the ship, and use Ice Pikmin to freeze water into a crossing. Oatchi can carry you and your squad, and training teaches him additional skills. Recovering treasure supplies the energy needed to expand the search. Each daytime expedition ends with a return to the ship before sunset, making the order of your tasks important. Timed Dandori challenges put efficient collecting into a more concentrated format. If a plan goes wrong, Rewind Time lets you revisit an earlier moment and try another approach. Story co-op also lets a second player provide pointer-based support with pebbles and items.
Collected in series
Pikmin blends exploration and squad management as tiny plantlike helpers tackle obstacles far larger than themselves. Choosing the right helpers, sharing out jobs and bringing everyone back safely turn each expedition into a small planning puzzle.
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AI review
AI reviews are subjective assessments, not player ratings. See each review for its evidence and limitations.Published date:
A promising fit for players who enjoy turning small squad assignments into an efficient rescue plan.
Freezing a crossing and moving the squad on Oatchi can make route planning as important as collecting treasure. The daily return and timed challenges should especially appeal to players who enjoy refining an order of operations, with rewinding offering room to revise mistakes.
Strengths
- Ice crossings and Oatchi's transport give players concrete tools for rethinking a collection route.
- Rewinding can make an unsuccessful plan a useful starting point for another attempt.
Weaknesses
- The daily return requirement may interrupt the flow for players who prefer uninterrupted collecting.
Who it is for: Players who like directing helpers, planning routes and improving how efficiently they complete tasks.
Play notes: Story co-op gives the second player a support pointer, rather than an independently controlled exploration squad.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension The contrast between daily expeditions and timed collection challenges can give efficiency-minded players different scales of planning. | Reviewed | 9.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Combining item transport with ice crossings can reward thinking about the route before committing the squad. | Reviewed | 9.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The small, plantlike helpers riding a rescue dog can give the practical work of transporting objects a playful character. | Reviewed | 9.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Rewind Time can reduce the cost of correcting an unsuccessful instruction by letting players retry from an earlier moment. | Reviewed | 8.9 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Release date
- Jul 21, 2023
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Real-Time Strategy · Primary genre
- Tags
- Long-term ProgressionReal-time StrategyThird Person3D GraphicsCommand-based CombatFamily-friendlyExplorationResource ManagementPuzzle Solving
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Co-opSingle playerMultiplayer
- Perspectives
- Top-downThird person
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideJul 21, 2023
- Nintendo Switch 2AustraliaNov 12, 2026
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com