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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.

Release DateOct 16, 2017
Price$ 49.99  Top 1%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)83.8% (positive) / 83.8%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)82.2% Top 20% / 82.2%  Top 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)23K  Top 2% / 24.2K  Top 2%
Curators287 reviews  Top 2%
Median Play Time27.3 hours  Top 5%
Play Time per Dollar33 minutes
Followers107.9K  Top 1%
Owners± 1.3M  Top 3%
Copies Sold± 1M  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 21.8M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of South Park™: The Fractured But Whole™ steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows South Park™: The Fractured But Whole™'s Steam rating and reviews from October 2017 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 65.2% (October 2017) to 83.8% (December 2023).

With its 24.2K reviews Top 2%, South Park™: The Fractured But Whole™ is indisputably a major AAA level success. The chart is compatible with a long tailed distribution, which suggests there was a good visibility at launch but that it was not followed by significant updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for South Park™: The Fractured But Whole™ and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of South Park™: The Fractured But Whole™'s reviewers. The most popular language is English (56%), followed by Russian (8%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 28 languages represented. The game is available in 9 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying South Park™: The Fractured But Whole™ percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in South Park™: The Fractured But Whole™, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is excellent, with 47 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.6 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some South Park™: The Fractured But Whole™ players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 33 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Superhero gameplay elements
  • Better combat system than the previous game
  • Grid-based combat allows strategic gameplay
  • Excellent music and soundtrack
  • Freedom to explore the town
  • Multi-class abilities
  • Interesting buddy abilities to unlock
  • Memorable characters and villains
  • Lots of outfits and costumes
  • Crafting system
  • Repetitive side quests
  • Combat can get boring after some time
  • Too many fetch quests
  • Tedious use of buddy abilities
  • Slowdown and bugs in fights
  • Not as raunchy as the previous game
  • Ending is not satisfying
  • Buddy abilities as puzzle-solving elements
  • Excessive use of time-fart puzzles
  • Mediocre writing compared to the previous game

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 83.8% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of South Park™: The Fractured But Whole™'s Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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