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The Jackbox Party Pack 8
By Jackbox Games, released 1 Jan 2021
- Linux
- Microsoft Windows
- macOS
What it is
The Jackbox Party Pack 8 is a five-game party collection from Jackbox Games, released for Windows, macOS, and Linux in 2021. Its games include Drawful Animate, Job Job, The Poll Mine, Weapons Drawn, and The Wheel of Enormous Proportions. Players join using phones or tablets rather than extra controllers, and the pack supports up to 10 players and up to 10,000 audience members. The listed features include multiplayer, co-op, PvP, shared-screen play, and Remote Play Together. The games cover activities such as drawing two-frame animations, answering trivia, making interview responses from other players’ words, and team survey challenges. The collection is English-only and does not offer online matchmaking. Groups can still play remotely using livestreaming or video conferencing tools, according to its description. The listed Steam release date is October 13, 2021.
What players like, and what they don't
- Five games in one pack
- Phones and tablets act as controllers
- Up to 10 players
- Audience support up to 10,000
- Windows, macOS, and Linux
- English only
- No online matchmaking
- Partial controller support
Who it suits
It suits groups looking for party games they can play with phones or tablets, including larger audiences. Remote groups can use livestreaming or video conferencing, but need to arrange that themselves rather than use matchmaking.
The pack offers several kinds of group games and supports a large audience. Plan on using livestreaming or video conferencing for remote play, since online matchmaking is not supported.
