AdventureFit check
Is Sackboy™: A Big Adventure worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Platforming fans who want a story campaign playable alone or in groups
- Friend groups or families seeking local or online play for two to four players
- PC players who want configurable controls and support for ultrawide or high-frame-rate displays
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a platforming game built only for solo play, since the game includes multiplayer and co-op-only levels
- Players looking for a non-platforming adventure, since movement challenges and Sackboy’s move set are central to play
- Players without compatible hardware for the listed 4K, high-frame-rate, or ultrawide display features
Our take on Sackboy™: A Big Adventure
The game departs from the usual solo platforming structure by making teams of two to four part of the campaign, with local and online play and levels designated for co-op. It also combines the main journey with party-style challenges rather than limiting multiplayer to a separate mode.
What is Sackboy™: A Big Adventure?
Sackboy: A Big Adventure is a 3D platforming adventure set across Craftworld’s hand-crafted lands, including snowy mountains, jungles, underwater realms, and space colonies.
Play alone in a race against Vex, who has captured Sackboy’s friends, or form teams of two to four adventurers for local or online multiplayer. Use Sackboy’s varied move set and gadgets to handle platforming challenges, enemies, and surprises. Parties can play through the whole game, including co-op-only levels. The PC version supports keyboard and mouse control remapping, a range of gamepads, up to 120fps, 4K clarity on compatible hardware, 21:9 displays, and DualSense haptic feedback and adaptive triggers through a wired PC connection.
How Sackboy™: A Big Adventure plays
- 01Four-player co-op
- Teams can include two to four adventurers and play together locally or online.
- 02Co-op-only levels
- The game includes levels designated for cooperative play.
- 03Varied environments
- The journey crosses snowy mountains, jungles, underwater realms, and space colonies.
- 04Control customization
- Keyboard and mouse controls can be fully rebound, alongside support for a range of gamepads.
- 05PC display options
- Compatible hardware can support 4K output, frame rates up to 120fps, variable refresh rates, and 21:9 displays.
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Sackboy™: A Big Adventure: platforms & release
Is Sackboy™: A Big Adventure worth it?
It is worth it if: platforming fans who want a story campaign playable alone or in groups. Skip it if: players seeking a platforming game built only for solo play, since the game includes multiplayer and co-op-only levels.
Where can I download Sackboy™: A Big Adventure?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Sackboy™: A Big Adventure's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Sackboy™: A Big Adventure on?
Windows only.
