InPikmin 4, players have to make their way to various self-contained areas and use the titular Pikmin to rescue stranded castaways and hunt for treasure.Pikmin 4’sareas all span a decent size, and the content contained within them results in anaverage playtimeof a little less than 15 hours. This inevitably brings up the question of exactly how many areas you’re able to explore as you experiencePikmin 4’srebooted storyline. Note that this only pertains to the large overworld areas rather than the numerous underground caves placed around these environments.
The number of overworld levels inPikmin 4
In total,Pikmin 4has you exploring six areas, a modest amount on the surface, but actually fairly substantial in comparison to otherPikminentries.Pikmin 4boasts the most amount of explorable overworld areas out of the main series installments, surpassingPikmin 1’sfive areas,Pikmin 2’sfour areas, andPikmin 3’sfive areas. Here is a list of every area you visit in order, not counting the Rescue Command Post hub area.
Slight spoilers from here
At first,Pikmin 4leads you to believe that Hero’s Hideaway serves as the final overworld level. You complete your main objective of rescuing Captain Olimar in this area, and the game even displays an end credits sequence and a game-wide results screen once you do so. Immediately afterward, though, the game gives you a new main story objective to complete, at which point you can travel to the Giant’s Hearth. And by saving one of the castaways there, you will gain access to the Primordial Thicket.
Combine these areas with the myriad caves and Dandori Challenges, and you have quite a lot of game to go through inPikmin 4. And that’s not even counting some of the other extracurricular activities you may engage in, such as the night expeditions.
Daniel Pinheiro
Daniel is a Contributing Writer who has been with PC Invasion since June 2021. A recipient of a master’s degree in Community Journalism from the University of Alabama, he holds a deep passion for the gaming medium and the impact it can have on our lives. He is open to all kinds of genres, but has a particular affinity for platformers and beat ‘em ups (or brawlers, or hack and slash, or character action, or whatever else you prefer to call them). In his spare time, he loves playing franchises like Mario, Kirby, Zelda, Tekken, and Devil May Cry. He also loves to travel and listen to multiple hours-long video essays back-to-back.
