Piglet's Big Game

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Piglet's Big Game is a 2003 adventure video game based on the Winnie the Pooh character Piglet released on Gameboy Advance, Gamecube, PS2 and PC as a tie-in for Piglet's Big Movie. The game was released to average reviews. In November 2024, Piglet's Big Game became the subject of memes and discourse, particularly on X / Twitter, for its eerie musical tracks, inspiring memes and posts comparing it to Silent Hill and other survival horror games, with some deeming the game "baby's first Silent Hill."

History

Piglet's Big Game was released in North America on Nintendo Gamecube and PlayStation 2 on March 21st, 2003, with a Gameboy Advance version releasing on March 11th, 2003. The game is an action platformer in which players take control of Piglet as he enters his friends' dreams to help solve their various problems and ultimately overcome his fears.

On April 6th, 2019, YouTuber^[1] ★WishingTikal★ posted a full longplay of the game, garnering over 145,000 views in five years.

Online Presence

November 2024 Virality / Comparisons To Survival Horror Games

On November 7th, 2024, X^[2] user @jaxonloid posted a thread of two videos of eerie musical tracks from Piglet's Big Game, writing, "THIS IS MAKING ME LOSE MY FUCKING MIND.,.!?!?," garnering over 80,000 likes in five days.

On November 8th, X^[3] user @ExFalchion quote-reposted the post with footage from the game, in which Piglet wanders through a mansion with a fixed camera angle, reminiscent of the angles used in Resident Evil, as an eerie track plays, writing, "Hey guys what the fuck happens in this game," garnering over 155,000 likes and 18,000 reposts in four days.

On November 9th, X^[4] user @tredlocity posted a clip from the game in which Piglet encounters heffalumps while in the mansion, writing, "This game uses fixed camera setups and sound design to inject horror into completely innocent children's cartoon designs more effectively than most mascot horror games. Like how in this room you hear the heffalumps loudly before you can see them," garnering over 47,000 likes in three days.

On November 10th, X^[5] user @CookieofCream posted a mockup of a YouTube thumbnail in which Piglet's face has been covered by a banner reading "It gets dark," writing, "I gotta play the piglet game before it gets covered by youtubers with a thumbnail that looks like this," garnering over 72,000 likes in two days.

On the same day, The Gamer^[6] published an article about the game's virality on X.

On November 11th, X^[7] user @HappyOrange2000 posted a collection of fan art depicting Piglet in the world of Silent Hill, garnering over 19,000 likes in a day. On the same day, X^[8] user @flatwani posted a similar meme, garnering over 1,800 likes in a day.

On the same day, Vinesauce published a video to YouTube^[9] playing Piglet's Big Game titled, "Piglet's Big Game + Corruptions (Baby's Silent Hill)" garnering over 43,000 views in under 24 hours.