The Jackbox Party Pack 4

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The Jackbox Party Pack 4 is an online multiplayer bundle of party minigames featuring five new titles from the franchise created by the minds behind the ’90s You Don’t Know Jack quizzes. It was developed by Jackbox Games and originally released on October 19, 2017.

As you can probably guess, this is the fourth entry in the indie series The Jackbox Party Pack. The collection includes the bluffing game Fibbage 3 (with its extra mode Enough About You), the twisted comment-warper Survive the Internet, the monster-dating showdown Monster Seeking Monster, the outrageous bracket-based debate game Bracketeering, and the collaborative drawing duel Civic Doodle.

Published by Jackbox Games itself, The Jackbox Party Pack 4 was released for Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, Apple TV, and the Xfinity X1 set-top box. The game has thousands of very positive reviews on Steam (as of this publication), and the series as a whole is generally well-received. The franchise went on to spawn several more sequels, with the latest one (also as of this writing) being from 2025: The Jackbox Party Pack 11.

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Trailer

Series overview

The Jackbox Party Pack franchise has its roots in the irreverent trivia series You Don’t Know Jack, originally developed by Jellyvision in the late 1990s. Although it was successful on PC, the studio struggled during the transition to home consoles, leading to major downsizing in the early 2000s. For several years, the company shifted its focus to business-oriented interactive software.

A turning point came in the early 2010s. As mobile and social gaming surged, the studio — then known as The Jellyvision Lab — revived You Don’t Know Jack for consoles, mobile devices, and Facebook. The positive reception encouraged the formation of Jackbox Games and the development of experimental smaller titles. Among these was Fibbage (2014), a multiplayer bluffing game that allowed up to eight players to join using nothing but a web browser. This innovation — letting players participate using their phones, tablets, or computers with no app required — became the foundation of a new format.

The first Jackbox Party Pack launched in 2014, bundling updated classics and new concepts into a single yearly release. This model allowed the studio to experiment with different styles of party games while also offering greater value to players. Subsequent packs introduced audience participation, moderation tools for streamers, support for custom content, and improved server architecture to ensure easy, frictionless access from any device.

Game selection for each pack combines internal pitches, extensive pen-and-paper testing, and long-term refinement; for example, some concepts take years before reaching a fully playable form. Party Pack 4, specifically, was narrowed down from more than 50 prototypes before settling on four new games plus an updated version of Fibbage.

The series saw massive growth due to the lockdown imposed using the Chinese plague as an excuse, as remote-friendly party games became an important social outlet. Player numbers doubled in 2020, and Jackbox Games expanded server capacity, improved streaming support, and released new localized editions to meet global demand. The company later introduced a Twitch extension that lets viewers join games directly from a stream’s interface.

As of 2024, Jackbox Games announced a temporary break from the annual Party Pack format while exploring new ideas and projects, though the studio remains active in developing party-oriented interactive experiences.

Gameplay

Fibbage 3

The third entry in the Fibbage series introduces new audience interactions, allowing spectators (2–8 players) to contribute their own lies to the pool of possible answers. The “Final Fibbage” segment has also been expanded, now presenting trivia facts with two missing words or phrases instead of one.

The pack also includes a separate mode, Fibbage: Enough About You, which replaces the traditional trivia with questions about the players themselves. Everyone writes their answers in advance, shifting the focus to discovering truths and lies within the group.

Survive the Internet

A user-generated content game set in a fictional version of the internet. Each round works like this:

Every player (3–8 players) receives a question asking for their opinion on a particular topic.
Their response is taken out of context and sent to another player.
That second player must choose the context—such as a social media post, a forum message, a job application, or a news comment—and twist the original reply to make the first player look as bad (or as ridiculous) as possible.
Everyone then votes on which pairing of “original reply + twisted context” is the most absurd.

Votes give a large number of points to the player who twisted the reply and a smaller amount to the original respondent. After four rounds, whoever has the most points wins, having “survived the internet.”

Monster Seeking Monster

A monster-themed dating game where each player (3–7 players) is secretly a monster trying to woo the others.

Each of the six rounds follows this structure:

Players send up to four messages to any other player.
- In 3–4 player matches with the audience disabled, a robot monster controlled by the game sends responses automatically.
- If the audience is enabled, viewers can send messages using mad-libs-style prompts.
After chatting, each player chooses one person they would like to date based on the messages exchanged.
If two players choose each other, both earn a heart.

Every monster has hidden powers that influence scoring. Starting from round two, the leading player whose monster form hasn’t been revealed yet is exposed to the group.

The player with the most hearts wins—unless special monster-specific conditions change the outcome.

Bracketeering

A tournament-style party game for 3 to 16 players that is conducted across three rounds.

Players receive a prompt and submit their funniest or best answer.
- 2 answers per player in 3–4 player games
- 1 answer per player in 5–16 player games
All answers are placed into a tournament bracket:
- 8 slots (for 3–8 players)
- 16 slots (for 9–16 players)
Players are shown one matchup and must predict which answer will win.
Each matchup is presented to everyone, who then votes.
- The larger the percentage of votes, the more in-game money correct predictors earn.
After the final matchup, the creator of the winning answer receives a cash bonus.

Round two is a blind bracket, where players see one prompt but the bracket is built using a different, related idea. The final round is a triple blind bracket, with a new prompt introduced at every stage of the tournament.

The winner is the player with the most money earned.

Civic Doodle

An art-focused game in the style of Drawful and Bidiots, where two players draw simultaneously on the same sketch.

A starter doodle is shown to two randomly selected players (3–8 players) , who must draw over it within a short time limit.
- The rest of the players and the audience can react in real time using preset emojis.
After time is up, the group votes on which drawing is better.
- Points are awarded based on votes received, with extra bonuses for emoji reactions.
Two new players then draw over the winning image.
After several matchups (depending on player count), everyone suggests and votes on a title for the top-voted doodle.
In the final round, all players receive a title and a starter sketch, and must complete the drawing according to the prompt.

The player with the highest score at the end wins.

About the game

The biggest and fourthiest addition to this storied party game franchise features not five but FIVE AND A HALF crowd-slaying games!

Fibbage 3 (2-8 players)

The blanking fun sequel. Play all-new question types and the game mode Fibbage: Enough About You (3-8 players). Guess the weird facts about your friends.

Survive the Internet (3-8 players)

The web-based frame game. Twist your friends’ “online” comments in hilarious ways.

Monster Seeking Monster (3-7 players)

The spooky date-a-thon game. Message and date fellow monsters with special powers.

Bracketeering (3-16 players)

The deranged debate match game. Place smart bets on stupid arguments.

Civic Doodle (3-8 players)

The one-up art game. Compete to improve the town murals.

Play using your phones, tablets or computers. No extra controllers needed!

Plus EVEN MORE features just for streamers!

NOTE: The Jackbox Party Pack 4 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.