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FranchiseSouth ParkSeriesSouth Park

South Park: The Stick of Truth

Critic score14 critics
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First release
Mar 03, 2014
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Strategy · Open world, Action, Fantasy, Comedy
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360

South Park: The Stick of Truth is a role-playing game set in the town of South Park, developed in collaboration with series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Players control a new kid who joins a city-wide live-action role-playing game among the local children, which escalates into a conflict with larger stakes. Combat uses a turn-based system with timed button inputs, and the game features exploration, side quests, and the humor of the animated series.

Also known as South Park: Der Stab der Wahrheit, South Park: Kijek Prawdy, South Park La Vara De La Verdad, South Park : Le Bâton de la Vérité
… See more, South Park : Палка Истины, South Park: Il Bastone della Verità, South Park: The Game

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Storyline
A child known only as the New Kid has just moved to the small mountain town of South Park, Colorado. Venturing outside for the first time, the New Kid is immediately drawn into an elaborate live-action fantasy war between the neighborhood children, who have split into rival factions of humans and elves battling for control of a relic they call the Stick of Truth. Led by the scheming wizard king Cartman on one side and the elven king Kyle on the other, the conflict escalates well beyond a simple children's game as genuine dangers emerge and threaten the entire town.Read more

A child known only as the New Kid has just moved to the small mountain town of South Park, Colorado. Venturing outside for the first time, the New Kid is immediately drawn into an elaborate live-action fantasy war between the neighborhood children, who have split into rival factions of humans and elves battling for control of a relic they call the Stick of Truth. Led by the scheming wizard king Cartman on one side and the elven king Kyle on the other, the conflict escalates well beyond a simple children's game as genuine dangers emerge and threaten the entire town.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mar 03, 2014
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mar 04, 2014
Xbox 360
Mar 04, 2014
All 14 release dates
PlayStation 3
Mar 05, 2014
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mar 06, 2014
PlayStation 3
Mar 06, 2014
Xbox 360
Mar 06, 2014
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mar 07, 2014
PlayStation 3
Mar 07, 2014
Xbox 360
Mar 07, 2014
PlayStation 4
Oct 17, 2017
Xbox One
Oct 17, 2017
Xbox One
Feb 13, 2018
Nintendo Switch
Sep 25, 2018
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
9h
Main + Extras
13h
Completionist
21h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view, Third person
Keywords
aliens, bloody, wizards, character customization, drugs
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At a Glance

Critic Score
80
Main Story (IGDB)
9h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
13h
Completionist (IGDB)
21h
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Overview

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Steam users rate this Overwhelmingly Positive, 61,240 reviews in all languages, recorded 19 October 2026

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