Introduction to South Park: Snow Day
South Park: Snow Day officially has a launch date for March 2024, which sees the New Kid embarking on a new adventure. Developer South Park Digital Studios (in association with developer Question) and publisher THQ Nordic delivered a new trailer to showcase gameplay snippets and the official release date for the upcoming action co-op title. Along with the announcement, details on the Standard, Deluxe, and Limited Collector's Editions are also available to view while pre-ordering the new South Park game.
In South Park: Snow Day, players control the New Kid again. It is serving as the next chapter in the New Kid's adventures with the likes of Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Kenny McCormick, and Eric Cartman, and the new game centers around a blizzard that's hit the town. This triggers a snow day, allowing the citizens of South Park to run amok and cause chaos throughout town. As such, it's up to the New Kid and his friends to save their home from a ruthless winter. However, the new installment in the South Park games takes a different direction in gameplay and execution, as South Park: Snow Day switches up a few features to bring fans a new three-dimensional experience.
Gameplay and Trailer Details
The new trailer for South Park: Snow Day explores some of the conflict that has arisen from the blizzard in town. The residents of South Park are growing uneasy with the continuous snowfall, Stan is acting strangely, and there's a mystery behind who conjured the spell to cause the blizzard in the first place. Players must battle through the town in South Park: Snow Day's 3D co-op gameplay to end all the trouble. The footage includes bits of the narrative interweaving with fantastical action scenes. The trailer concludes with the game's March 26, 2024 release date. It'll be available to play on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
In addition to the official release date announcement for South Park: Snow Day, players can check out the list of editions for pre-ordering purposes. The game has three editions: Standard, Digital Deluxe, and Limited Collector's. The Standard Edition merely comes with the base game at $29.99. The Digital Deluxe Edition includes the base game, additional cosmetics and weapons, and a new game mode, all for $49.99.
Editions and Pre-Order Information
For the Limited Collector's Edition, priced at $219.99, fans will receive quite a few items. The edition includes the following:
- Grand Wizard Cartman: Snow Globe (12.5 cm / 5 inch snow globe in diameter, 17 cm / 6.8 inches in height. Made from glass and resin.)
- Grand Wizard Cartman: Talking Toilet Paper Holder
- Grand Wizard Cartman: Knit Beanie
- South Park: Snow Day - 6 Tarot Cards
- South Park: Snow Day - Original Soundtrack
The South Park: Snow Day editions are available to pre-order now, as the game is set to arrive on March 26. 2017 was when audiences last saw the New Kid in action with South Park: Phone Destroyer, and fans will soon have their chance to explore the character's next major quest when the 3D-focused Snow Day game finally arrives. Looking ahead, South Park will continue to run through 2027 after celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2022.