Game entry

Pikmin

2001 · Strategy, Action-adventure · GameCube · Gradiente

Pikmin is ranked no. 239 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,784 and 68% of duels won.

World rank

no. 239

ELO score

1,784

Wins

68%

Duels played

98

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About Pikmin

Pikmin is a whole new breed of gameplay from Nintendo. The quirky, life-under-the-microscope title delivers a unique experience like few before it with a blend of real-time strategy, adventure, and puzzle elements. Taking advantage of the GameCube's graphics power, Pikmin sports lush texture work that brings to life a microscopic fantasy world. Players control Captain Olimar, a lovable little astronaut, who crash landed on a planet inhabited by even more lovable little plant creatures known as Pikmin. Olimar can command these creatures RTS-style, assign them tasks, make them attack foes, and gather resources. The ultimate task is to rebuild Olimar's space ship before a 30-day time window elapses.

The community says

254th with a 68% win rate is a joke at this point, either the algorithm is broken or people just vote for nostalgia without thinking twice.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,784 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

against Far Cry 3 100% 2 duels played · 17 points ahead
against Sid Meier's Civilization VI 100% 2 duels played · 101 points ahead
against Call of Duty: Warzone 0% One duel played · 366 points ahead
against For the King 100% One duel played · 266 points ahead
against Resistance: Fall of Man 100% One duel played · 368 points ahead

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NovaMaster2

254th with a 68% win rate is a joke at this point, either the algorithm is broken or people just vote for nostalgia without thinking twice.

Alfonso_1993

Honestly the algorithm thing, yeah, the whole ranking feels random half the time.
xkshlerin

I picked this up on a rainy weekend because my roommate wouldn't stop talking about it, and I ended up restarting my file twice just to see the little creatures do their thing better.

NeonKnight12

Le rythme aide beaucoup, oui.

GlitchSniper98

Replying to NeonKnight12

Le rythme, justement, c'est ce qui m'a marqué la première fois, j'avais paniqué en voyant le temps filer et j'ai tout raté bêtement.
FrameRex2

Little space guy loses his ship, gains an army of plant friends. Solid trade honestly.

VinylByte

Plant army energy is exactly why I still boot it up sometimes.
Córdoba2003

La verdad es que a esta altura del ranking hay juegos con mucha más profundidad estratégica. Se aprecia el diseño pero no le veo tanto peso como para estar por encima de otros.
TurboPhoenix2006

Comparer ça à Warzone c'est du grand art, d'un côté on gère des petites créatures adorables, de l'autre on se fait sniper en spawn, mais bien sûr c'est le même public qui vote pour les deux.

IronKnight2004

Same here, my brother and I used to take turns commanding the squad, arguing over who lost the most Pikmin.

wrodarte

Yo apenas le dedico ratos cortos de vez en cuando, y aun así se nota que tiene más cabeza que muchos shooters con los que lo comparan.

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