Sackboy: A Big Adventure

Mild overall intensity
Highest flag: Violence — cartoon/stylized
AdventureParty/CasualPlatformer

What's in it

Violence cartoon/stylized
Low

Bloodless, cartoon platforming combat in which Sackboy slaps, rolls into, or uses toy-like gadgets to bump aside whimsical fabric-and-clockwork enemies that harmlessly pop apart.

Who can reach your kid

What it is

Sackboy: A Big Adventure is a colorful 3D platformer starring a small stitched-fabric character who jumps, rolls, slaps, and uses toy-like gadgets across handcrafted levels to stop a villain named Vex from enslaving the Sackpeople. The action is gentle and cartoonish: enemies are craft-material creatures that pop apart without blood or injury, and the tone stays lighthearted and playful throughout. It supports up to four players in local and online co-op, with some stages built specifically for teamwork. There is no in-game open chat, no purchasable content, and no mature material — the only 'shop' spends in-game currency on cosmetic costumes.

How it's framed

The story is a straightforward good-versus-villain adventure framed around courage, teamwork, and imagination; conflict is resolved through harmless slapstick platforming rather than realistic harm, and the game celebrates creativity and cooperation.

Details

Developer
Sumo Digital
Publisher
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Released
2020
Metacritic 80critic score (third-party) · out of 100

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