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The Jackbox Party Starter
By Jackbox Games, released 1 Jan 2022
- Microsoft Windows
- Linux
- macOS
- Xbox Series X and Series S
- party video game
What it is
The Jackbox Party Starter is a party game collection from Jackbox Games, bringing together updated versions of Quiplash 3, Trivia Murder Party 2 and Tee K.O. Players use phones or tablets to join rather than needing extra controllers. The pack supports up to eight players and up to 10,000 audience members. Quiplash 3 has moderation, a filter for profanity and hateful speech, and a final round where players submit three responses to prompts. Across the titles, the stated updates include moderation, subtitles, content filtering and settings menu changes. Voice acting, subtitles and credit songs are localized in French, Italian, German, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. The game supports multiplayer, PvP and co-op, including shared or split-screen modes; its Steam feature list also includes achievements and Steam Cloud. Jackbox Party Starter is listed for Windows, macOS and Linux on Steam, with a release date of June 29, 2022.
What players like, and what they don't
- Three updated party games in one pack
- Phones and tablets serve as player devices
- Supports up to eight players
- Supports up to 10,000 audience members
- Localized in five listed languages
- Listed player limit is eight
- Audience size is capped at 10,000
Who it suits
It suits groups who want party games with phone or tablet participation, as well as larger audiences that can watch and take part. The moderation and content filtering options may be useful for groups that want controls over responses.
The Jackbox Party Starter combines three familiar party formats with moderation, filtering and language options. Its phone-and-tablet play setup and audience support make it suited to groups, within the stated player and audience limits.
