In Pikmin, players take the role of Captain Olimar who is stranded on an unknown planet and must enlist the help of small plantlike creatures called Pikmin to rebuild his spaceship before his life-support system runs out. To do this, you will have to fend off attackers and solve various puzzles as well as produce additional multicolored Pikmin by defeating enemies and carrying them back to their nests called onions. However, be wary since giant predators may come along and gobble up your hard-earned Pikmin!