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The Jackbox Party Pack 5

Buy93%

Very Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Jackbox Games, Inc. · Casual · Oct 17, 2018

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
20
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy The Jackbox Party Pack 5?

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise50% are divided25% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's extremely fun among a group of friends you know well and has had me dying of laughter over and over again.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Yet, Pack 5 also makes a noticeable push toward mechanical depth and replayability, making it more than just a one-night novelty.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Co-op44 reviews
Gameplay14 reviews
Divided opinion
Multiplayer
100% still recommend
Bugs
75% still recommend
Graphics
100% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
33% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

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

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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