The Jackbox Party Pack 8
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| Developers | |
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| Jackbox Games | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 14, 2021 |
| macOS (OS X) | October 14, 2021 |
| Linux | October 14, 2021 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 75 |
| OpenCritic | 73 |
| IGDB | 62 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Multiplayer |
| Genres | Party game, Trivia/quiz |
| Art styles | Cartoon |
| Series | The Jackbox Party Pack |
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The Jackbox Party Pack 8 is a multiplayer party game and trivia/quiz game in the The Jackbox Party Pack series.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer website | |
Only available in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, European Union, and Brazil.[1] | |
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| Epic Games Store | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Mac App Store | |
Purchase includes iPadOS and tvOS versions. | |
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| Steam | |
Requires the Steam client to be running.[2] | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Jackbox Games/The Jackbox Party Pack 8/UserData.sav |
| Linux | $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/Jackbox Games/The Jackbox Part Pack 8/UserData.sav |
| Steam | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/1552350/remote/UserData.sav |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
- Both save data and config data are stored in the same file.
- The config file is in the JSON file fromat despite using the
.savfile extension.
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| Steam Cloud | 4.77 MiB available. |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Capped at 30 FPS. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Host, SFX, Music | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 10 | Drawful Animate: 3-10 Job Job: 3-10 |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 10 | Can be played over streams with remote players. | ||
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | |||
| Linux |
Middleware
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 7 | 8.1 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz | 2.33 GHz Quad Core | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 3 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 500 series ATI Radeon HD 5000 series | Nvidia GeForce 600 series AMD Radeon HD 6000 series |
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| Other | Broadband Internet connection | |||
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| macOS (OS X) | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.12 | 10.14 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz | 2.33 GHz Quad Core | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 3 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 500 series ATI Radeon HD 5000 series | Nvidia GeForce 600 series AMD Radeon HD 6000 series |
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| Other | Broadband Internet connection | |||
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| Linux | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 16.04 | Ubuntu 18.04 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz | 2.33 GHz Quad Core | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 3 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 500 series ATI Radeon HD 5000 series | |||
| Other | Broadband Internet connection | |||
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
References
- ↑ Jackbox Games Support - Why haven’t I received my Steam code after purchasing in your shop? - last accessed on 2025-05-22
- "If you are an international customer who purchased via shop.jackboxgames.com, as stated on the site we are unable to issue Steam codes to customers outside the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, European Union, and Brazil."
- ↑ Verified by User:Jwillikers on 2025-09-16
- Confirmed on Linux that
Launcher.shrequires Steam to be running when launched directly through the game folder, regardless of whether asteam_appid.txtfile or thelib/libsteam_api.solibrary was present in<path-to-game>.
- Confirmed on Linux that