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The Jackbox Party Pack 5
By Jackbox Games, released 1 Jan 2018
- Linux
- Microsoft Windows
- macOS
- personal computer
What it is
The Jackbox Party Pack 5 is a five-game party collection from Jackbox Games, released in 2018. Its games cover pop-culture trivia, hypothetical scenarios, robot rap battles, invention-themed drawing, and an outer-space game show. Player counts vary by game: YOU DON’T KNOW JACK: Full Stream supports 1–8 players, Split the Room, Mad Verse City, and Patently Stupid support 3–8 each, and Zeeple Dome supports 1–6. Players join using phones, tablets, or computers, with no extra controllers needed. The pack is local multiplayer, but the description says remote players can join through a stream: share the game screen during a video call and use a web-enabled device to play. Steam lists single-player, multiplayer, PvP, co-op, and shared or split-screen modes. The game is English only. Steam lists Windows, macOS, and Linux.
What players like, and what they don't
- Five different party games
- Phones, tablets, or computers can join
- No extra controllers needed
- Remote play over streams described
- Windows, macOS, and Linux listed
- English only
- Local multiplayer game
- Player limits vary by game
Who it suits
It suits groups who want a collection of varied party games and can use phones, tablets, or computers to join. It can also work for remote groups connecting over a stream, though the game itself is described as local multiplayer.
The Jackbox Party Pack 5 offers five distinct party formats, with device-based joining and a described way to include remote players over streams. Keep in mind that it is English only and identified as local multiplayer.
