South Park: The Fractured But Whole

Ubisoft San Francisco

PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo SwitchPremium

Health Score

DECENT

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About This Game

A single-player superhero role-playing game set in the South Park cartoon universe. Players create their own hero, explore the town, take on quests, and fight turn-based battles on a tactical grid, choosing from multiple hero classes and mixing their abilities. Combat and story are the focus; there is no online play.

Score Breakdown

Positive Aspects

Educational Value

1/5

Creativity

4/5

Pro-Social

0/5

Risk Factors

Addictive Monetization

1/5

Time Pressure / FOMO

0/5

Social Risk

0/5

Content Intensity

4/5

Negatives

•Mature-rated content includes blood and gore, cartoony dismemberment, strong language and sexual content with nudity.
•Drug use and alcohol references appear, including quest lines built around substances.
•Crude and offensive humour, including racial jokes and sexual material, runs throughout.
•Not an educational game
•the satire and mature themes are aimed squarely at adults.

Positives

•Deep character creation lets players design their own superhero, customising appearance, costume, gender and class.
•Tactical turn-based combat rewards planning, positioning and mixing abilities across hero archetypes.
•A story-rich single-player adventure with no online multiplayer, so no contact with strangers.
•No microtransactions in the base game
•extra content comes as optional single-purchase story expansions.
•Satirical writing gives older teens material to think about how media and social issues are presented.