The Jackbox Party Pack 3

The Jackbox Party Pack 3 brings together five different party games: Quiplash 2, Trivia Murder Party, Guesspionage, Tee K.O. and Fakin' It. All of them draw on the ideas and answers of the players, but each demands different skills, from spontaneous jokes to bluffing.

The game comes from Jackbox Games. To take part, a smartphone, tablet or computer with a browser is enough, while the game itself runs on a shared screen.

The party pack came out on Oct 17, 2016 for PC, on Oct 18, 2016 for PS4 and on Oct 21, 2016 for Xbox One. The Switch version followed on Apr 13, 2017. The iPad and Apple TV app came out on Oct 30, 2018.

Standalone versions are available for PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and as an app for iPad and Apple TV. PS5 can run the PS4 version via backward compatibility. The Xbox Series consoles also use the Xbox One version.

Players can enter their answers with a smartphone, tablet or computer. The device running the actual game and the personal input devices serve different purposes.

The collection switches between creative answers, trivia, estimation, drawing and spotting hidden roles. A game host does not need to invent the rules from scratch: each minigame guides you through the process with its own rounds.

Depending on the game, between one and eight people take part directly. Others can join in via the spectator feature.

On Steam, the soundtrack is available as separate additional content. Various Jackbox bundles combine several party packs, while this collection still consists of Quiplash 2, Trivia Murder Party, Guesspionage, Tee K.O. and Fakin' It.

On Windows, Steam lists a dual-core processor with 2 GHz, 4 GB RAM, a broadband internet connection and 1 GB storage. macOS also requires 4 GB RAM and 1 GB storage. The Linux version requires at least 4 GB RAM and 3 GB storage. The current Steam client only supports Windows 10 or newer on Windows.

Quiplash 2 is for three to eight people. Players answer quirky questions as originally as possible, then the group decides which answer is better. You can create your own questions for further rounds.

Trivia Murder Party combines trivia questions with a dark game show setting. A fictional killer asks the questions and punishes mistakes with small challenges. One to eight people can take part.

Guesspionage is about correctly estimating other people's answers. Players estimate shares from surveys, instead of having to know the right answer to classic trivia questions themselves. The game is designed for two to eight people.

In Tee K.O., three to eight people contribute drawings and slogans, which turn into unusual T-shirts. The designs then compete against each other. The game turns the group's different ideas into a creative contest.

Fakin' It is a bluffing game for three to six people. One person does not fully know the task and must copy the others' answers and actions as inconspicuously as possible. The rest of the group tries to expose that person.

Players open the game interface on their own browser device and enter their answers or drawings there. Extra controllers are not needed for this. On Switch, a Joy-Con or Pro Controller is used to navigate the menus, not as an input device for the minigames.

Each of the five games supports a spectator feature for up to 10,000 people. Depending on the minigame, the number of active players is much smaller. This separates the immediate game round from a larger audience that can take part via the browser.

The minigames are designed for a shared party setting. With screen and audio sharing over a video chat, however, people in different locations can also take part. They then need to see the running game and use their own browser device for their answers.

The Jackbox Party Pack 3 is available in English only. This applies to the instructions, questions and game content. Although playing together with smartphones is easy, good English helps especially with the word games and quiz questions.

Jackbox Games developed and published The Jackbox Party Pack 3. The basic idea stays the same across all versions: a shared screen shows the action, while players join in on their browser devices.