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The Jackbox Party Starter

Jackbox Games, Inc. · 2022-06-29

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CasualIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jun 29, 2022 (Mac), Jun 29, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Jun 29, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 29, 2022 (Linux), Jun 29, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Jun 30, 2022 (Nintendo Switch)

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!

94%
positive of 574 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 57 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 21% of 14,694 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 11k–26k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 574 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99-50%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.99 at Microsoft Store (2024-02-27) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 46 of 87 observed days · $3.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
282820222026Week of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 5 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$99.99$8.202022-05-112026-09-142022-05-11 — best price $99.992022-08-19 — best price $17.992022-10-08 — best price $15.892022-11-29 — best price $19.992023-01-06 — best price $13.992023-02-07 — best price $19.992023-03-16 — best price $12.992023-04-04 — best price $12.992023-05-03 — best price $15.892023-06-02 — best price $12.992023-07-13 — best price $19.992023-08-25 — best price $14.692023-09-30 — best price $14.692023-11-17 — best price $10.892023-12-09 — best price $15.892024-01-18 — best price $9.992024-02-05 — best price $19.992024-04-01 — best price $15.892024-05-21 — best price $19.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-08-19 — best price $10.002024-10-10 — best price $19.992024-11-22 — best price $12.992025-01-11 — best price $19.992025-03-03 — best price $11.992025-04-14 — best price $10.992025-06-20 — best price $9.992025-08-27 — best price $19.992025-10-09 — best price $8.992025-12-02 — best price $19.992026-01-29 — best price $9.992026-03-13 — best price $11.992026-04-27 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $9.992026-08-22 — best price $19.992026-09-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
54.6%
earned "Tee K.O.: COMFY'S CHOICE"
10.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam Cloud

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,7341%20
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)2728%20
PS5 (PlayStation)2494%20
PS5 (PlayStation)2462%20
Switch (Nintendo)970%0
PS4 (PlayStation)749%20
PS4 (PlayStation)5114%20

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DPvPCo-opFunnyCasualComedyTriviaCartoonColorfulDark Humor

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

It's Quiz TimeThe Jackbox Party Pack 5Hidden PawsThe Jackbox Party Pack 6Quiplash 2 InterLASHionalThe Jackbox Party Pack 7KeyWeThe Jackbox Party Pack 9

Similarity via IGDB.

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