South Park: The Fractured But Whole vs Yakuza Kiwami
South Park: The Fractured But Whole is an open-world RPG game from Ubisoft San Francisco (2017) while Yakuza Kiwami is a JRPG open-world game from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio (2019).
What each one is
Steam files South Park: The Fractured But Whole under Open-World and RPG. In contrast, it files Yakuza Kiwami under JRPG and Open-World.
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.
SEGA’s critically-acclaimed entry that started a legend. Become Kazuma Kiryu, an up-and-coming yakuza who takes the fall for the murder of a crime boss, only to emerge from prison ten years later to a changed world. Remastered from the ground up, now in 4K and uncapped framerates on PC.
At a glance
| South Park: The Fractured But Whole | Yakuza Kiwami | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.5/10 | 7.9/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (85%, 33,487) | Very Positive (93%, 23,315) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | 80/100 |
| Price | $29.99 | Not listed |
| Install size | 20 GB | — |
| Steam Deck | verified | verified |
| Released | 2017 | 2019 |
| Developer | Ubisoft San Francisco | Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
South Park: The Fractured But Whole vs Yakuza Kiwami, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
South Park: The Fractured But WholeOpen-world RPG gameYakuza KiwamiJRPG open-world gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
South Park: The Fractured But WholeRPG, Comedy, Dark HumorYakuza KiwamiAction, Story Rich, AdventureThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
South Park: The Fractured But WholeScore 7.5 · 85% on SteamYakuza Kiwami ✓Score 7.9 · 93% on Steam · 80 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
South Park: The Fractured But Whole33,487 reviews · 6 add-ons · 20 GBYakuza Kiwami23,315 reviewsReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
South Park: The Fractured But Whole$29.99Yakuza KiwamiNot listedRead live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
South Park: The Fractured But WholeVerifiedYakuza KiwamiVerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Yakuza Kiwami takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueSouth Park: The Fractured But Whole and Yakuza Kiwami on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Yakuza Kiwami (GamingPickz Score 7.9)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
RPGComedyFunnySingleplayerAdventureStory RichOpen WorldAction
Where they differ
Dark HumorSuperheroMatureTurn-BasedCartoonMemes
Beat 'em upCrimeGreat SoundtrackViolentMinigamesDrama
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, South Park: The Fractured But Whole is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Yakuza Kiwami is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| South Park: The Fractured But Whole | Yakuza Kiwami | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | — |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Core i5 2400 / AMD FX 4320 | — |
| Minimum RAM | 6 GB | — |
| Install size | 20 GB | — |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: South Park: The Fractured But Whole · Yakuza Kiwami.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for South Park: The Fractured But Whole and 1 for Yakuza Kiwami. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are South Park: The Fractured But Whole and Yakuza Kiwami in scope?
South Park: The Fractured But Whole has drawn 33,487 Steam reviews, ships 6 add-ons and installs in 20 GB. Yakuza Kiwami has drawn 23,315 Steam reviews.
Is South Park: The Fractured But Whole or Yakuza Kiwami better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Yakuza Kiwami rates higher (7.9 to 7.5). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, South Park: The Fractured But Whole or Yakuza Kiwami?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.