Sackboy: A Big Adventure is a 2020 platform video game developed by Sumo Digital and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. A PC port was released in 2022. It is the follow-up to 2014's LittleBigPlanet 3 and part of the LittleBigPlanet series.
In A Big Adventure, Sackboy has to face a villain called Vex, who kidnaps Sackboy's friends to help him build a machine called the Topsy Turver, whose goal it to transform the Craftworld into a lifeless landscape. To fight the rising threat and save his friends, Sackboy has to become a Knitted Knight, sworn to protect Craftworld. Unlike previous platform entries in the series which featured 2.5D gameplay, Sackboy: A Big Adventure features 3D platforming from a range of perspectives, with players controlling Sackboy on his quest to save his friends. Sackboy focuses solely on single-player or co-operational platforming gameplay as opposed to user-focused level creation previous games in the series.
Development on Sackboy: A Big Adventure was headed by Sumo Digital's Sheffield studio, which previously worked as the main developer of LittleBigPlanet 3; series creator Media Molecule stepped down from the LittleBigPlanet series after early work on the aforementioned title. The game was announced in June 2020 as part of Sony's "Future of Gaming" PlayStation 5 event, and in September 2020 was announced to come to the PlayStation 4 as well as being a launch title for the new console.
Sackboy: A Big Adventure received generally positive reviews from gaming publications. Praise was given to the transition into 3D gameplay, controls, level design, aesthetics and soundtrack. Criticism was directed at its formulaic game design and opening hours, which were considered slow by some; several outlets lamented the omission of the series' content creation elements, while others focused on its quality as a launch title. It received several nominations and awards following release, including two awards at the BAFTA 2021 ceremony.
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- MetaCritic: 80/100 (PS5), 83/100 (PS4)
- Destructoid: 8/10
- Escapist: 4/5
- Eurogamer: Recommended (UK); 9/10 (IT)
- Game Informer: 8/10
- Game Revolution: 4/5
- GamesRadar: 5/5
- GameSpot: 7/10
- IGN: 8/10 (IT)
- Metro: 7/10
- PlayStation Universe: 9.5/10
- Push Square: 8/10
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