Casual · October 17, 2018

The Jackbox Party Pack 5 (2018)

trophy20 achievementsextension1 DLCgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend2.1k recommendations
It’s the biggest Party Pack yet with five party-saving new games! 1) The pop-culture trivia mash-up YOU DON’T KNOW JACK: Full Stream (1-8 players). The classic returns, full of wild new surprises. 2) The what-if game Split the Room (3-8 Players). Create strange and divisive hypothetical situations. 3) The lyric-writing game Mad Verse City (3-8 players). Channel your inner MC as a rap battling robot. 4) The competitive drawing game Patently Stupid (3-8 players). Create odd inventions to solve bizarre problems. 5) The deadliest game show in the Crab Nebula, Zeeple Dome (1-6 players)! Fling yourself at bloodthirsty aliens to win millions of Zubabucks! Play using your phones, tablets or computers. No extra controllers needed! NOTE: The Jackbox Party Pack 5 is in English only. NOTE: The game is local multiplayer but can be enjoyed over streams with remote players. How to Play Remotely Players use any web-enabled device (like a smartphone or tablet) to join the game and play along. When playing with remote players, you can use a video conferencing tool like Zoom, Steam Broadcast, Google Hangouts, Discord, and more to connect with others! Just share your screen while on a call and make sure you look for prompts to share audio.

Casual releases from 2018

28 Casual titles launched in 2018 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Casual titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Casual

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.8k Steam reviewsTop 75% in Casual
Positive rating94% positiveGenre average: 88% — this title sits in top 41%
Metacritic80/100Genre average 76 — top 39% of Casual titles
Engagement hours6 h averageTop 59% for session depth among Casual

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Casual · 80
  • Local Multiplayer · 60
  • Comedy · 52
  • Trivia · 51
  • Multiplayer · 45
  • Funny · 44
  • Party Game · 41
  • Strategy · 36
  • Party · 31
  • Indie · 27
  • Board Game · 17
  • 4 Player Local · 17
  • Local Co-Op · 10
  • Co-op · 8

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player

Reception Metrics

Steam community

94%Very Positive · 2.8k reviews

2.6k positive · 168 negative

Metacritic

80/100 critic aggregate

Metacritic user score

7.3/10

Curator recommendations

2.1k

Press Quotes

“The Jackbox Party Pack 5 features five party games for players to try, including some of the best the series has ever seen, like Split the Room and Mad Verse City.” 4/5 – GameRant “There’s some of the best game variety yet and each one feels different enough to really be worth dipping into.” 90/100 – TheSixthAxis “You Don’t Know Jack returns better than ever, Mad Verse City has the potential to create plenty of laughs, Zeeple Dome is a…

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Engagement Profile

All-time avg

6h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Achievements

20

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateOct 17, 2018
DeveloperJackbox Games, Inc.
Base price$14.99
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

  • Buy The Jackbox Party Pack 5