Five party games in one pack
The Jackbox Party Pack 5 bundles five separate party games you can jump between in a single session. YOU DON’T KNOW JACK: Full Stream brings back the pop-culture trivia mash-up with wild new surprises and supports 1-8 players. Split the Room is a what-if game for 3-8 players where you create strange and divisive hypothetical situations. Mad Verse City puts you in the role of a rap battling robot for a lyric-writing contest with 3-8 players. Patently Stupid is a competitive drawing game for 3-8 players where you invent odd inventions to solve bizarre problems. Zeeple Dome is billed as the deadliest game show in the Crab Nebula for 1-6 players, where you fling yourself at bloodthirsty aliens to win millions of Zubabucks.
Playing together as a group
Everyone plays using their own phones, tablets or computers, so no extra controllers are needed. The game is local multiplayer, but it can be enjoyed over streams with remote players. To play remotely, connect on a video conferencing tool such as Zoom, Steam Broadcast, Google Hangouts or Discord, then share your screen while on the call and look for prompts to share audio. Player counts vary by game, so check which of the five suits your group size before you start.
Before you start
The Jackbox Party Pack 5 is in English only. Steam lists Remote Play Together as a feature, and the pack carries tags such as Co-op, Comedy, Board Game, Trivia, Local-Co-Op, Multiplayer, 4 Player Local, Indie, Funny, Casual, Party, Party Game, Local Multiplayer and Strategy.