Like any good online party game, more often than not,Jackboxcan quickly devolve into a spectacle of profanity, risque humor, and lots of suggestive jokes. While this kind of humor can hit well with a group of close friends, when it comes to playing with family, there’s a good chance the only reaction you’ll get is uncomfortable silence.
Thankfully, Jackbox isn’t just for those with a lewd or twisted sense of humor. There are plenty of Jackbox titles that are not only wholly family-friendly, but can even somehow be funnier than the games that incentivise saying the most obscene things imaginable.
10Patently Stupid
Jackbox Party Pack 5
One great thing about Jackbox is how it gives you the tools to generate hilarious moments. Jackbox may provide the prompts, mechanics, characters, and narrator, but regarding the punchlines, it’s often up to you and the other players to make them happen.
Patently Stupid is a perfect example of Jackbox giving you the freedom for limitless comedic potential. From Party Pack 5, Patently Stupid has you come up with an invention, tagline, and slogan for a problem. There are few games more imaginative than this inventing foray.
9Push The Button
Jackbox Party Pack 6
Social deduction games have seen a meteoric rise sinceAmong Usburst onto the gaming landscape. Of course, Among Us was hardly the first social deduction title, but it brought new interest into the genre. As such, it was only fitting for Jackbox to try its hand.
Released as part of Jackbox Party Pack 6, Push The Button is set on a spaceship;someone is an alien, and it’s up to everyone to determine who is a fellow human and who is a conniving extraterrestrial.
8Roomerang
Jackbox Party Pack 9
A common hindrance with later Jackbox Party Packs is that they tend to get overcomplicated. In a bid for creative brilliance, some of the new releases end up establishing a difficult learning curve and swarm you with too many mechanics.
Roomerang is dangerously close to being too intricate but somehow manages to toe that line and shines brightly. A part of Jackbox Party Pack 9, Roomerang is all about role-playing as part of a reality show, and the result is a great time for all ages.
7Tee K.O.
Jackbox Party Pack 3
Jackbox Party Pack 3 is held in extremely high regardby the fan base, and it’s clear to see why. The pure variety and originality on display represents Jackbox Games at its peak. Arguebly, the most unique of the pack is Tee K.O.
Tee. K.O. tasks you and your fellow players to create t-shirts, which are then pitted against each other with a karate tournament-style flare. While the setup is a bit on the long side, the payoff is nothing short of absolute hilarity.
6Guesspionage
For Jackbox Games, inspiration can come from all manner of places and entertainment avenues. For Jackbox Party Pack 3, the developers decided to look towards popular game shows as the basis for one of its most superficial yet stylistic games to date: Guesspionage.
Taking some cues from the iconic Family Fued, Guesspionage is a basic premise executed masterfully. Revolving around guessing the right percentage, Guesspionage is perfect for families or those who don’t feel like expressing their comedy chops among each other.
5Fibbage 3
Jackbox Party Pack 4
Within all of the Jackbox Party Packs, there are a few games that stand out as their most iconic. Some of Jackbox’s greatest hits are blessed with not only one sequel but sometimes two or even three. Fibbage, one of Jackbox’s earliest classics, has been endowed with multiple follow-ups.
In the fourth Jackbox Party Pack, Fibbage was given its third entry, and just like the first two, it’s also a great party game. Featuring more Fibbage shenanigans, the third go-around is full ofwacky trivia chaos.
4Quiplash 3
Jackbox Party Pack 7
Because some Jackbox Games can end up being too complicated, it’s often the most simple and straightforward ones that are the most endearing and popular. Quiplash is one of Jackbox’s staple series and has seen numerous entries ever since the first in 2015.
Quiplash 3 is hardly a complete reinvention of the wheel from the previous two entries, but it’s still just as funny. Even though Quiplash can often devolve into crude and lewd jokes, it’s still a good time, even when playing family-friendly mode.
3Role Models
The best Jackbox games are often the ones with the most unique gimmicks. As the number of pack entries continued to climb, the developers took more and more chances at crafting creative premises and distinctive visual tones.
Role Models is an exemplary game in a pack full of stand-outs. Role Models is about deciding what kind of personality best suits your fellow players. It’s one of those rare games that’s best for those you know inside and out, and who else are you likely to know better than family?
2Drawful 2
Available On Its Own
It’s hard to remember that Jackbox Games used to launch single games instead of the packs we’ve become so accustomed to. The popularity of the Packs has weaned out the single launches, but even so, games that came out on their own are hardly rudimentary or bland.
Drawful 2 came without an accompanying pack, but that did little to hurt it. All aboutdrawing ridiculous prompts, Drawful 2 captured the magic from the first game while bringing its own memorable touches to the concept.
1Fakin' It
It’s hardly a surprise that Jackbox Party Pack 3 dominates any conversation about the greatest hits from Jackbox’s vast album. There’s just no below-average game as part of this amazing collection of superb online party titles.
Fakin' It is quite simple. Among you and your fellow players, one of you is the faker. The game is all about pointing, making faces, and holding up fingers as you deduce who is the outlier. Given its nature, Fakin' It is perfect for any family looking for quality Jackbox entertainment.
