South Park has been a part of the entertainment scene since the early 1990s. The first video game based on South Park dates back to 1998 when a title named after the show was released on the Nintendo 64, Playstation, and Microsoft operating systems.
A little more than two decades later, and there's not only an impressive selection in the South Park video game library but also several other games that were inspired by or use the same satirical jokes and crude humor. For those that love Stan, Cartman, Kenny, and Kyle and their quiet mountain town, but at the same time want to laugh at something slightly different, there are all kinds of video games that are equally great even though they aren't a part of the show's official franchise.
6 Lancelot's Hangover: The Quest for the Holy Booze
This point-and-click game takes place in a twisted medieval world defined by rude, shameless comedy and simple, funny animation. Lancelot's Hangover: The Quest for the Holy Booze could be described as a cross between South Park and something that Monty Python might have produced when it comes to both humor and animation.
The storyline follows the main character, Lancelot, on a bizarre quest to find the Holy Grail, fill it with some kind of alcohol, and then throw a massive party that would impress the Lord himself. There's plenty of nudity, lewd jokes, and references to drugs and alcohol along with satirical takes on religion, social graces, and life in general.
5 Cult Of The Lamb
How many episodes of South Park are there that feature some kind of cult? If Cartman could choose a favorite game, it might just be Cult of the Lamb. Players can recruit and design their followers, so no gingers or Gingers Only, whatever's more appealing.
Followers in this game can be customized with certain forms and not all of them are animals. The Poop-head option, for example, is something that the boys could have created. The design of the game is also similar to the South Park brand. It's a sordid mix of adorable and horrible, with the animation working for both the scary monsters and the cute woodland critters.
4 High On Life
Remember the first South Park movie, when the town discovered they were able to curse without being censored? The potty-mouth of High On Life is a game that doesn't hold back when it comes to swearing, insults, crude jokes, and disgusting references and symbolism.
The weapons are one example of this feature that's ubiquitous throughout the game. They're living things, and their unique abilities are described in terms of either digestive or sexual innuendo, including the quips about loading and firing them. This game is so gross and shameless that anyone who appreciates the humor of South Park would love it.
3 Disco Elysium
South Park is a surreal place, and back in the day the episodes were stand-alone and didn't have the memory of the previous one, which was part of the joke with Kenny coming back to life all the time after getting killed. A game with a similar ethereal aesthetic with some interesting views on memory and sanity would be Disco Elysium.
This game is an RPG that uses an isometric design reminiscent of 2D open-world games like Baldur's Gate, but the setting is a modern mid-20th century one as opposed to the typical role-playing fantasy world. It's as if two of the South Park protagonists had grown up and taken their ethereal world into adulthood with them.
2 The Secret Of Monkey Island 2, LeChuck's Revenge
Any of the games in the Monkey Island franchise are ideal for South Park fans, but the sequel ramped up the gross-me-out jokes and physical humor. It also added the elements of surrealism and horror with the ambiguous ending that included a dream sequence, a mind control spell, and an undead antagonist.
The game doesn't curse and the jokes stay above the belt, for the most part, so this is something that older kids can also enjoy instead of a title that's strictly for adults. The animation of the game looks more like a television show than a video game, and the recent release of another title in this franchise prompted renewed interest in the classic point-and-click adventures of old.
1 West Of Loathing
A black-and-white point-and-click game that is a lot funnier and more sophisticated than anyone gives it credit for, West of Loathing has a sick sense of humor and doesn't care about anyone's feelings. It also has a good storyline and some brilliant RPG elements hiding under all these puns and cheap drawings, yet another thing it has in common with the world of South Park.
This is a sequel to a game called Shadows Over Loathing which takes place in a Lovecraftian setting. As far as the type of humor goes, it's also a good choice, but the Western aesthetic of the sequel fits much better with our friends in the mountains of Colorado.