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Games like The Jackbox Party Starter

If The Jackbox Party Starter is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Jackbox Party Pack 9, The Jackbox Party Pack 8 and Wer weiß denn sowas? - Das 3. Spiel — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its comedic, competitive and funny. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About The Jackbox Party Starter: Get the party started with The Jackbox Party Starter! Featuring three updated titles: Quiplash 3, Trivia Murder Party 2 and Tee K.O., this starter pack is sure to entertain!

2022StrategyIndieCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · macOS · Linuxby Jackbox Games, Inc.
The Jackbox Party Starter — Steam game cover
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Quality of life updates make older games feel freshQuiplashs absurd answer submission voting sparks creativityTee kos drawing based competition feels unexpectedly deepComedicCompetitiveFunny

Players who liked The Jackbox Party Starter also play

Steam players who put hours into The Jackbox Party Starter also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. The Jackbox Party Pack 9

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Top pick for The Jackbox Party Starter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Save your next party! 5 new games in 1 Party Pack: the trivia bluff-off Fibbage 4, the team test Quixort, the joke auction Junktopia, the silly guessfest Nonsensory and the reality TV game Roomerang.

    2022StrategyIndieCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Jackbox Party Pack 8

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Second-strongest match for The Jackbox Party Starter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Plan your next game night! Jackbox Games is back with 5 hilarious new party games including Drawful Animate, Job Job, The Poll Mine, Weapons Drawn, and The Wheel of Enormous Proportions.

    2021StrategyIndieCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Wer weiß denn sowas? - Das 3. Spiel

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Jackbox Party Starter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Just in time for the 11th season, Elton, Bernhard Hoëcker and Kai Pflaume are back on the PC with a brand new edition of WER WEISS DENN SOWAS?

    2024IndieSimulationCasual29.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Jackbox Party Pack 10

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Ranked #4 for The Jackbox Party Starter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Become a party legend! The celebrated franchise returns with epic drawing battles in Tee K.O. 2, chaotic type-offs in FixyText, time-travel trivia in Timejinx, hidden identity intrigue in Hypnotorious, and group music-making in Dodo Re Mi.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Jackbox Survey Scramble

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Ranked #5 for The Jackbox Party Starter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Discover how people across the country think! The Jackbox Survey Scramble is a collection of hilarious survey-based game modes, using real one-word answers from real people. Really! Grab some friends and start guessing!

    2024StrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Jackbox Party Pack 7

    WHY THIS

    Shares drawing competition and a comedic mood with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Ranked #6 for The Jackbox Party Starter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Five new games: the hit threequel Quiplash 3, the collaborative chaos of The Devils and the Details, the fierce drawing game Champ’d Up, the speech game Talking Points and the guessing game Blather 'Round. Use phones or tablets as controllers and play with up to 8 players, and an audience of 10,000!

    2020StrategyIndieCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Party Club: Hangry Animals

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Jackbox Party Starter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    A chaotic party game for up to 4 players — online, on the couch, and across platforms. Jump into ridiculous mini-games, betray your friends equally on every device, and embrace the madness.

    ActionSportsStrategySteam ↗
  8. Carrot Commotion

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Jackbox Party Starter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    A party game show powered by lies, logic, and lucky guesses. 8 players, 4 rounds, 1 Carrot Cup.

    StrategyCasualSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to The Jackbox Party Starter

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Trivia Party

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Jackbox Party Starter cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    A mix of trivia and a classic board game. What else can you ask from a game to enjoy with your friends and family? Trivia Party is a local multiplayer game that mixes a ludo game and a trivia competition. Obtain better results in the trivia, and get a better dice for the ludo. Check it out!

    2022IndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Quiplash

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Reviewers of The Jackbox Party Starter cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    For 3-8 Players and an Audience of thousands! Your phones or tablets are your controllers! The gut-busting, say-anything, no-rules party game!

    2015StrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Jackbox Party Pack 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Reviewers of The Jackbox Party Starter cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    The threequel to the party game phenomenon features the deadly quiz show Trivia Murder Party, the say-anything sequel Quiplash 2, the surprising survey game Guesspionage, the t-shirt slugfest Tee K.O., and the sneaky trickster game Fakin’ It.

    2016StrategyIndieCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Jackbox Party Starter at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Jackbox Party Starter on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Jackbox Party Starter on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Jackbox Party Starter on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Jackbox Party Starter on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Jackbox Party Starter on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Jackbox Party Starter on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Jackbox Party Starter on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under The Jackbox Party Starter on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Jackbox Games, Inc.

Other recommendable Steam games by Jackbox Games, Inc., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. The Jackbox Party Pack 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Another title from Jackbox Games, Inc., the studio behind The Jackbox Party Starter. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    The threequel to the party game phenomenon features the deadly quiz show Trivia Murder Party, the say-anything sequel Quiplash 2, the surprising survey game Guesspionage, the t-shirt slugfest Tee K.O., and the sneaky trickster game Fakin’ It.

    2016StrategyIndieCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Jackbox Party Pack 7

    WHY THIS

    Shares drawing competition and a comedic mood with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Another title from Jackbox Games, Inc., the studio behind The Jackbox Party Starter. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Five new games: the hit threequel Quiplash 3, the collaborative chaos of The Devils and the Details, the fierce drawing game Champ’d Up, the speech game Talking Points and the guessing game Blather 'Round. Use phones or tablets as controllers and play with up to 8 players, and an audience of 10,000!

    2020StrategyIndieCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Jackbox Party Pack 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Another title from Jackbox Games, Inc., the studio behind The Jackbox Party Starter. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    The fourth pack in this storied party game franchise features Fibbage 3 and its new game mode, Fibbage: Enough About You; the twisted web game Survive the Internet; the dating contest Monster Seeking Monster; the deranged debate match Bracketeering; and the one-up art game Civic Doodle.

    2017StrategyIndieCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Jackbox Party Pack 6

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Another title from Jackbox Games, Inc., the studio behind The Jackbox Party Starter. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    It’s the wildest Party Pack yet, with the absurd deathmatch Trivia Murder Party 2, the weird word circus Dictionarium, the hidden identity game Push The Button, the comedy contest Joke Boat and the offbeat personality test Role Models.

    2019StrategyIndieCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Jackbox Party Pack 5

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Another title from Jackbox Games, Inc., the studio behind The Jackbox Party Starter. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    It’s the biggest Party Pack yet, including the return of the classic pop culture trivia mash-up YOU DON’T KNOW JACK: Full Stream; the game of hilarious hypotheticals Split the Room; the lyric-writing, robot rap battle Mad Verse City; the inventive drawing game Patently Stupid; and the outer space fling-fest Zeeple Dome.

    2018StrategyIndieCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Jackbox Party Pack

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Another title from Jackbox Games, Inc., the studio behind The Jackbox Party Starter. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    The team behind YOU DON’T KNOW JACK presents FIVE guffaw-inducing party games in one pack! You’re gonna need more than one party for this. Your phones or tablets are your controllers! For 1-100 players!

    2014StrategyIndieCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Jackbox Party Pack 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Another title from Jackbox Games, Inc., the studio behind The Jackbox Party Starter. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    The sequel to the party game phenomenon The Jackbox Party Pack, featuring FIVE fresh, rib-tickling party games! Your phones or tablets are your controllers – no big mess of controllers needed. For up to 8 players plus an Audience of up to 10,000! It’s a game-night riot in a box… without the box!

    2015StrategyIndieCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Jackbox Party Pack 8

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Another title from Jackbox Games, Inc., the studio behind The Jackbox Party Starter. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Plan your next game night! Jackbox Games is back with 5 hilarious new party games including Drawful Animate, Job Job, The Poll Mine, Weapons Drawn, and The Wheel of Enormous Proportions.

    2021StrategyIndieCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. The Jackbox Party Pack 9

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Save your next party! 5 new games in 1 Party Pack: the trivia bluff-off Fibbage 4, the team test Quixort, the joke auction Junktopia, the silly guessfest Nonsensory and the reality TV game Roomerang.

    2022StrategyIndieCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Jackbox Party Pack 8

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Plan your next game night! Jackbox Games is back with 5 hilarious new party games including Drawful Animate, Job Job, The Poll Mine, Weapons Drawn, and The Wheel of Enormous Proportions.

    2021StrategyIndieCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Jackbox Party Pack 10

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Become a party legend! The celebrated franchise returns with epic drawing battles in Tee K.O. 2, chaotic type-offs in FixyText, time-travel trivia in Timejinx, hidden identity intrigue in Hypnotorious, and group music-making in Dodo Re Mi.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Jackbox Survey Scramble

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Discover how people across the country think! The Jackbox Survey Scramble is a collection of hilarious survey-based game modes, using real one-word answers from real people. Really! Grab some friends and start guessing!

    2024StrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Jackbox Party Pack 7

    WHY THIS

    Shares drawing competition and a comedic mood with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Jackbox Party Starter.

    Five new games: the hit threequel Quiplash 3, the collaborative chaos of The Devils and the Details, the fierce drawing game Champ’d Up, the speech game Talking Points and the guessing game Blather 'Round. Use phones or tablets as controllers and play with up to 8 players, and an audience of 10,000!

    2020StrategyIndieCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Jackbox Party Starter

Is The Jackbox Party Starter verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — The Jackbox Party Starter is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does The Jackbox Party Starter cost?
The Jackbox Party Starter is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does The Jackbox Party Starter have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — The Jackbox Party Starter supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to The Jackbox Party Starter?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Jackbox Party Starter are The Jackbox Party Pack 9, The Jackbox Party Pack 8, Wer weiß denn sowas? - Das 3. Spiel.
Who developed The Jackbox Party Starter?
The Jackbox Party Starter was developed by Jackbox Games, Inc..

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