South Park: Snow Day! Reviews

The state of South Park: Snow Day! is a little easier to swallow when you consider the vastly reduced price tag of £24.99 - almost a third of what most AAA releases will cost you these days. Given the budget price, some of the bits that are rough around the edges can almost be forgiven.

Fans of the show will no doubt get something out of this, but on a fundamental level, South Park: Snow Day! emerges as a somewhat shallow and unsatisfying experience, despite its best efforts to provide depth through cards and other light RPG elements. After Stick of Truth and The Fractured But Whole, this feels like a backwards step.

South Park: Snow Days! may sound like the comedy fans love and offer a solid story but finds itself lacking nearly everywhere else as this roguelike struggles to impress beyond its first run.

I would love to say that I loved South Park: Snow Day. But the shallow combat, light story, and general lack of depth made me feel like this game was just scraping the surface of what it could have been. Grab it on sale to play with buddies, but beyond that, stick with the classics.

I am not a fan of South Park. I don't watch the TV show and was never interested in doing so. This background should tell you all you need to know about how amazing the RPG games around the property were. The Stick of Truth and The Fractured But Whole are excellent games that anyone, not just South Park fans, can enjoy so long as they have a taste for more raunchy humor.

South Park: Snow Day! runs fine on the Steam Deck, it's a shame the game itself is a bit of a letdown.

South Park Snow Day is a fun game that is a perfect fit for Game Pass or PlayStation Plus. I'd wait until it hits one of those services before checking it out.

A few years ago, there was this period when South Park games had managed to escape the image of crapiness created by Acclaim’s Nintendo 64 trilogy (even though I still think that Chef’s Luv Shack is great), all thanks to two RPGs published by Ubisoft: The Stick of Truth and The Fractured But Whole. They were giant playable episodes of the South Park TV show, complete with identical visuals, as well as neat turn-based mechanics and a crapton of hilarious humor. Sadly, Ubisoft does not hold...

For better or worse, South Park: Snow Day represents a major change from past South Park games by opting for a 3D world, action-adventure gameplay and roguelike elements. It can be played solo with bots but it’s a more enjoyable experience when played with fellow South Park fans online. The combat can get repetitive and movement isn’t as smooth as I’d like but there are upgrades in the game to fix this.

When an extreme snow day freezes the entire town over, the kids come out to battle over territory. Cartman rallies the New Kid in South Park: Snow Day! for another “mystical” battle against the South Park cast. As Cartman’s dragon-in-chief, it’s your job to defeat waves of enemies and claim territory to find out what’s causing the endless winter. But most of your time is spent enjoying the classic South Park humour while engaging in enjoyable multiplayer combat.

A breezy and affordable South Park curiosity, South Park: Snowday! Is a delicious slice of immature humour pie that sits comfortably in the stomach. Turning to an action-RPG experience away from a turn-based one isn’t an entirely successful one, as the lack of the unexpected will become noticeable throughout, but the pleasure of slashing your way through a short, affordable and gratifying South Park adventure will win out. Snowday! Is ultimately a nice and welcome treat as long as you keep your expectations in check.

Frivolous, farty, and gloriously chaotic but not the best episode of South Park. Snow Day is a mix of ideas all balled up into an action brawler. if you and your friends love South Park then some genuinely inspired moments make this worth taking the time to play.

Worthy co-op hijinks that don't drag on, but also a reminder that South Park has been used much better in past games.

A third-person roguelike brawler that celebrates immature humor and co-op destruction.

As a video game, playing South Park: Snow Day feels more like playing a re-skinned version of Back 4 Blood with even more edges sanded off. Players begin in the Kupa Keep, a cordoned-off section of backyards behind Cartman's house which acts as a hub where you can purchase upgrades or outfit changes, swap out weapon loadouts, and select which string of missions you want to go on. Snow Day is built around co-op play, although bots will appear to fill the empty roster if you prefer to play offline, and while there is a story which acts as a through-line it's clear these "plot" missions are meant to be replayed more than once. There's also a horde mode which Henrietta unlocks after the second mission, which players can attempt as many times as they want for extra rewards and replay value.

After the successes of both Stick of Truth and The Fractured But Whole, South Park: Snow Day! is a big change of pace that left me with mixed feelings. It's an enjoyable game with some nice ideas, but at the same time, you'll be left wondering was this it?

The plot of South Park: Snow Day reveals that the main characters—Cartman, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny—have been fighting over the rules of their role-playing adventures since the New Kid (the player character) has become OP in the past two games. At the same time, the blizzard blanketing South Park is of unnatural origin, and the plot goes in some fun directions with these two elements at play. However, Snow Day makes it clear that the story is not as important as in The Stick of Truth and The Fractured But Whole, with the humor also not hitting the same benchmarks the franchise is known for.

A clever and well-structured interpretation of the classic TV series as a co-op brawler, that would be a fun diversion even without the licence.

South Park: Snow Day! does a great job at delivering a new type of genre in the South Park setting while nailing everything we’ve come to love about the franchise. As vulgar and hilariously uncouth as it can be, there’s a charm to it that takes me back to my childhood, enjoying a day off and playing with friends, even if I’ve never had a snow day. If you’re looking for a roguelike you can play with a few pals, South Park: Snow Day! will have you laughing and yelling as you hack, slash, and cast spells at kids, and of course, fart on Cartman whenever possible.

South Park: Snow Day! isn’t a bad game – it looks nice enough, and it nails the franchise’s irreverent humour – hell, there’s even a dedicated fart button (and an achievement for finding it!), and there’s enough here to keep younger players interested. But – and it’s a big but – it’s fucking South Park – younger players are not the target audience.

South Park Snow Day makes for chaotic, mindless fun when played with friends thanks to its roguelike-inspired upgrades and sense of humor, but it's a frustrating dud when going it alone.

South Park Snow Day is an entertaining, if simple, title that entirely focuses on multiplayer. Fans of the show will lap up the humor, but those planning to go in alone will be disappointed.

South Park: Snow Day!’s most prominent issue is one of fundamentals. The game’s namesake is very much intact and handled exactly in the way you would hope as a fan of the show, but the meat and potatoes of the actual gameplay leave much to be desired. Its humorous, surprisingly robust roguelike elements and attention paid to its source material simply aren’t enough to offset the detriments to its simplistic combat and repetitive structure.

South Park: Snow Day! successfully translates the flat, construction paper aesthetic of the show into a fun, modern 3D co-op action title priced appropriately for the amount of content available at launch.

That said, for all its shortcomings, it is a fun little multiplayer combat game that's best enjoyed with friends, which is what it set out to be. Just don't expect The Stick of Truth 2.

South Park: Snow Day is, ultimately, a huge disappointment. This is so far removed from The Stick of Truth and The Fractured But Whole that it really shouldn’t be considered to be related to them in any way. Sure, there’s a glimmer of trademark South Park humour here, but it’s not enough to make the repetitive, dull and painfully scrappy gameplay any more enjoyable. This is a snow day you can safely sit out of: stay home and play Stick of Truth again instead.

The humor and imaginative gameplay make South Park: Snow Day a snow day that I never want to end!

Maybe it could be claimed that South Park’s raunchy and poop-filled humor doesn’t resonate with me anymore as it did many years ago; that might be true, but the issue isn’t with the jokes or the narrative themselves, but with the actual gameplay. It feels inconsequential, exclusively tailored for the most die-hard fans who aren’t concerned about the lackluster and repetitive mechanics, and will go for anything South Park. Demanding players, on the other hand, will quickly realize that there are much better cooperative games out there and it doesn’t take a bullshit card to discover them in little to no time.

Anyone who is a fan of South Park needs to play SOUTH PARK: SNOW DAY!, especially if they really enjoyed Stick of Truth. The cooperative gameplay with the action/adventure combat element actually makes this more approachable to play with others compared to Stick of Truth, which was a turn-based RPG. If you are not a fan of South Park, some of the gameplay limitations may inhibit the experience as it seems the development team didn't want to over-complicate the gameplay while also focusing on the story being told. With post-game options and the ability to play with others, this adds replayability, but currently it's hard to tell if the longevity will be there unless there are plans for narrative DLC down the road. The horde mode option helps to add to this. The art and combat design here does work, but the main issue comes with the audio complaints with mixing and repetitive lines. The world of South Park is the driving force of SOUTH PARK: SNOW DAY!.

Admittedly, fans of the previous South Park games, ‘Stick of Truth‘ and ‘Fractured But Whole,’ will find themselves left wanting more when they get their hands on South Park: Snow Day. While Snow Day technically stands as a sequel to both games—continuing the story of a new kid who gets caught up in the unbridled insanity of a quaint Colorado town—it also tries to distinguish itself in ways that only work sporadically. Maybe this boils down to the fact that South Park Digital Studios LLC has looked to a different team to grab the reins for the third time in three development cycles. Snow Day sees California-based developer ‘Question’ tasked with continuing Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s beloved saga. Unfortunately, it doesn’t nearly live up to its predecessors.

South Park: Snow Day! does a fantastic job as the introduction to what will hopefully become a series of action games. The new presentation style is not the culture shock some may fear: The combat is polished and easy to grasp, the story is serviceable, and (as usual) holds a little message toward the end we can all learn from. Snow Day is a fun, relaxing experience that deserves a chance from South Park and action fans alike—and is a must for fans of both.

South Park Snow Day leaves much to be desired as a mid-range title not quite a full premium release but not quite a cheaper hit either, offering not a lot of content in a world devoid of the iconic characters we’ve come to love.

It is hard to discern just who South Park: Snow Day! is for. Diehard South Park fans will not get much out of its lackluster references and lack of new ideas for the franchise. Meanwhile, those who care more about playing a fun game won’t find the mechanical complexity that can be found in previous franchise RPGs.

Overall, South Park: Snow Day is an absolute blast, full of hilarious little quips and interactions. The various powers and Bullshit Cards are incredibly amusing and add chaos to gameplay that initially seems simple but opens up as you play. If you're looking for a game in which you can sit back, chill out, and enjoy South Park humour in a new way, then Snow Day is a brilliant choice.

South Park: Snow Days! This game is full of humour and personality, combined with great visuals and music. It’s so much fun to play!

“South Park: Snow Day! flushes a nostalgic multiplayer premise down the toilet.”