Pikmin
Pikmin is a 2001 real-time strategy puzzle video game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. The game was created and produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, and is the first entry in the Pikmin series. The game's story focuses on an alien pilot, Captain Olimar, who crash lands on a mysterious planet and must make use of a native species called "Pikmin" to find his ship's missing parts in order to escape within 30 days. Players take control of Olimar and direct the different varieties of Pikmin to explore the game's various levels, overcoming obstacles and hostile creatures, in order to find and recover the missing ship parts.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2001
- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Platforms
- 3 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 26 October 2001 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Wii U |
| Genres | Strategy |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1198484, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Pikmin? How long to beat it
Total play time for Pikmin is about 8.2 hours to do everything, and around 7.9 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 7.9h | 332 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 8.1h | 153 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 8.2h | 365 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Pikmin sits on the grid
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- Year
- 61ahead of 15% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 42ahead of 82% of the catalogue
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Common questions about Pikmin
What platforms is Pikmin on?
Pikmin is available on Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Wii U. It first released in 2001.
Who made Pikmin?
Pikmin was developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Pikmin?
about 7.9 hours for the main story, 8.1 hours with the main extras, 8.2 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.