The episode links addiction to freemium games to other addictions, including alcoholism and gambling addiction, and their possible genetic predisposition.
The episode lampoons the popularity of freemium mobile apps made by other adult animated series such as The Simpsons: Tapped Out and Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff. The episode premiered on Comedy Central in the United States on November 5, 2014. The 253rd episode overall, it was written and directed by series co-creator and co-star Trey Parker.
' Freemium Isn't Free' is the sixth episode in the eighteenth season of the American animated television series South Park. 6th episode of the 18th season of South Park ' Freemium Isn't Free'
