South Park™: The Fractured But Whole™
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RPGComedyDark HumorFunnySuperheroSingleplayer

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Game description

From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes South Park: The Fractured But Whole, a sequel to 2014's award-winning South Park: The Stick of Truth.

Basic info

DeveloperUbisoft San Francisco
PublisherUbisoft
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateOct 16, 2017
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
ProcessorIntel Core i5 2400 / AMD FX 4320 or equivalent
Memory6 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 560Ti / GTX 650 / GTX 750 / GTX 950 / GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon HD 7850 /…
Storage20 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 375 reviews from the past 1 year

82.1/ 100
Top 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (85%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 25, 2026)

Crude superhero satire meets turn based combat here, and South Park™: The Fractured But Whole™ scores 82.1 across 375 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

149 reviews say it is fun to play, and some add that it stays true to its source material. 68 praise the writing as hilarious, and several say it plays like a long episode of the show. Story & World ranks 668th of 1096. 25 enjoy the strategy of the grid based combat, where positioning, ability combos and class synergies call for tactical thinking, and a few note many viable builds. Gameplay ranks 588th of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

37 reviews report technical problems, such as a black screen tied to the required publisher launcher, crashes and battles that lock up, and some say bugs remain after years. Tech & Support ranks 1119th of 1399. 31 find parts of it repetitive, citing the same animations and jokes again and again and late game busywork. 25 feel the story falls short, with some calling the ending underwhelming and others saying it lacks the spirit and humor they expected. Content Volume ranks 701st of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“good game, fun to play, true to source material” · 149 reviews
“writing is hilarious, like a long South Park episode” · 68 reviews
“game broken due to Ubisoft launcher conflicting with Steam, black screen” · 37 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 49% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +2.45 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “grid-based combat system is more strategic and deep than the first game” · 25 reviews
Negative “combat system in Stick of Truth was more pleasant and better” · 5 reviews

Progression 8% · Difficulty 12% · Onboarding 4% · Freedom 8% · Controls & feel 17%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 58% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Story +2.23 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “writing is hilarious, like a long South Park episode” · 68 reviews
Negative “does not offer the exact same depth from the series” · 25 reviews

Characters 10% · World 17%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 29% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.23 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “repeated same jokes, less varied references than predecessor” · 31 reviews

Volume 17% · Replayability 5%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +1.77 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “excellent voice acting and great gameplay with dark humor and hero world immersion” · 8 reviews
Negative “voice actor inconsistencies break immersion” · 5 reviews

Visuals 8%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +2.83 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.10 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “only worth buying on sale, game is overpriced” · 9 reviews
Positive “discounted price with 7 DLCs included is good value” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 6% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.43 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “game broken due to Ubisoft launcher conflicting with Steam, black screen” · 37 reviews

Performance 5% · Developer support 9%

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

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