South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ ▶ Trailer
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ActionAdventureRPGComedyFunnyDark HumorTurn-BasedSingleplayer

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Game description

From the perilous battlefields of the fourth-grade playground, a young hero will rise, destined to be South Park’s savior. From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes an epic quest to become… cool. Introducing South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.For a thousand years, the battle has been waged.

Basic info

DeveloperObsidian Entertainment
PublisherUbisoft
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateMar 3, 2014
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindowsXP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 8 (both 32/64bit versions)
ProcessorIntel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 @ 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ @ 2.0 GHz
Memory2 GB
GraphicsnVidia GeForce 8800GT or AMD Radeon HD2600XT (512MB VRAM with Shader Model 4.0 or higher)
Storage6 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 396 reviews from the past 1 year

93.0/ 100
Top 5%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (98%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Playing it feels like a long, crude episode of the show, and South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ scores 93.0, top 5% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Story & World ranks 35th of 1096. 105 reviews praise the writing and story, saying the humor matches the show and kept them laughing from start to finish. 35 enjoy exploring the town and its world, describing absurd quests, dark humor and references everywhere. 19 like the visuals, saying the art style looks just like the cartoon while running on modest PCs. Visuals & Sound ranks 435th of 1249. Others call the turn based combat simple but fun. Gameplay ranks 624th of 1396, and Content Volume ranks 577th of 1351.

👎 Where it falls short

16 reviews say it is short, with the main story ending before they were ready, and several wish it were longer. 15 mention small control and feel issues, such as a super attack animation that cannot be skipped, timing prompts that are hard to read and limited accessibility options. 15 find it too easy, saying combat stays simple even on the hardest setting and the level cap arrives early. Tech & Support ranks 662nd of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“hilarious writing that captures South Park essence perfectly” · 105 reviews
“good graphics with low PC requirements” · 19 reviews
“hybrid turn-based and real-time combat system is innovative” · 9 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 39% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +2.35 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “hybrid turn-based and real-time combat system is innovative” · 9 reviews
Negative “linear design lacks RPG depth and complexity” · 5 reviews

Progression 10% · Difficulty 11% · Onboarding 6% · Freedom 7% · Controls & feel 9%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 65% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Story +4.18 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “hilarious writing that captures South Park essence perfectly” · 105 reviews
Negative “plot strung together by very thin line, side tales feel alien to main setting” · 4 reviews

Characters 11% · World 28%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 27% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +1.30 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “more map content and open locations than the newer game in the series” · 3 reviews
Negative “main story is over before you are ready for it” · 16 reviews

Variety 9% · Replayability 8%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 19% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.88 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “good graphics with low PC requirements” · 19 reviews
Negative “Snow Day wirkt wie billiger Versuch, alles wirkt wie Katastrophe” · 2 reviews

Audio 10%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 0% of reviews mention this.

Playing together — · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 7% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.08 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “카트만이 한 번의 공격으로 모든 적을 죽여서 후반부 난이도가 급격히 떨어짐” · 8 reviews
Positive “All four classes well-balanced with distinct strengths” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 3% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.13 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “el sistema de guardado te guarda donde se le canta, repitiendo misiones” · 14 reviews
Positive “never had any bugs in 14 years” · 1 review

Performance 4% · Developer support 1%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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