All 54 Jackbox Games Ranked Worst To Best

[@silokhawk]

_For those who never watched the full reviews:_ Each game has been played in-person, over Discord, and over live stream; numerous times with a huge variety of different people every time.

[@silokhawk]

I wanted to clear that up because the increasing amount of comments assuming I had _"a group"_ that consists of the same, unchanging, group of people, is ridiculous lol

[@christinemccarter8370]

🧹

[@DannyMeasho999]

@@DreamAngelYt its at the end of the video

[@ashleythivierge6693]

the naughty pack got the trailer I watching you

[@joshuan.]

I made the mistake of sharing Jackbox with my family and now every week, sometimes multiple times a week, I'm forced to partake in games with my little brothers. When almost half of the players either don't know how to spell or still in their potty humor phase, (and unironically enjoy Earwax) every match is robbed of any fun. Pack 3 is ruined for me.

[@TheSpah]

The fact you didn't give Split the Room 2.5 stars is criminal

[@redthefoxisWritingUpAStorm]

AYYYYYYYYYY-

[@SmokeyChipOatley]

Oh god… now you’re just splitting hairs.

[@ChannelIsNotInUse]

I dunno... I'm a bit torn on what rating to give it.

[@MelodiCat753]

Technically 3 is the middle since 0 isn't an option.

[@TheSpah]

@@MelodiCat753 It is, watch the Mario 64 ds mini game ranking

[@nightiingale_]

something ive found with people ive played jackbox with is that they either absolutely love push the button or absolutely despise push the button with no in between

[@paninisauce6949]

In my experience, mind I haven't played in a bit since mine is one who doesn't enjoy it, it comes down to group size and general skill. What typically happens is a group of 5/6 boots on and the aliens single out the least confident/weakest player. Hack spam them while throwing all but 1 alien under the bus, and either toss that person out with the bad player or get the good alien in the captain chair for the analysis chamber and they end up being the convincing factor. From the outside in, it seems easy to read, but you can almost never tell unless the good alien somehow gets sussed out which is very hard if they start dividing the hacks between others to add confusion. Overall, it relies on having a group that knows what they're doing, or a big enough group where there's not enough confusion to be spread very easily by hack spamming.

[@bec3272]

Yeah I love it but my family never want to play it 😢

[@timeparadox999]

for people who don't like social deduction games, the main selling point of the format is precisely the worst part. so like. you'll kind of have an exponentially worse experience the better the game is. source: i think push the button is objectively a masterpiece even though i would rather play devils and the details 3 times in a row than one round of it

[@paninisauce6949]

@@timeparadox999 Valid, I said in mine above that the game really requires everyone know what they're doing/be a big group. Not a big sell for a game if any player just doesn't like the format

[@BlueGelatin]

I agree!

[@wigglebot765]

Mad Verse City is honestly fantastic with the right people

[@CardGameAcolyte]

Tbh that's why I think it deserves 3 stars, it's an S tier game if you have ppl who are down to freestyle, but the problem is this game is so much harder to convince ppl to play versus other jackbox games

[@stoopidapples1596]

Same with split the room

[@SmokePudding]

It's my favorite Jackbox game

[@ma5k_]

I personally consider 5 my absolute favorite pack for this reason. Madverse, Split the room and Patently stupid are my favorite games of any jackbox game. And then the You don’t know jack in that pack is probably my favorite trivia game. Zeeple dome still sucks ass though

[@HyLion]

True. If you are not close enough to the people youre playing it to the point you can rip their self esteem apart with a sick rhyme, you're not playing Mad Verse City to its full potential. Its so much fun

[@Jacks_game_room]

I’ve never had a bad Champ-d up round. Even when there is unbalanced artistic abilities, sheer creativity and comedy can help even the playing field. My perfect jackbox game

[@AMan-xz7tx]

My favorite kind of rounds are the bullshit ones that everyone's seen at least once, they go a little something like this: Champion: "Literally just a rat" Opponent: "My rat-stomping boots"

[@Imirui]

I definitely do like how QL3 has 3 safety quips tailored to each question rather than being generic ones that you have to hope apply to the prompt. One funny one I remember seeing in a video was the question “What stops a boomerang from coming back?” having a possible safety quip of “Their pride”

[@schezo8678]

based amite spitting FACTS

[@JustMar14_24]

Completely unrelated buy I've never seen Puyo fans comment on a non-Puyo video, today is a great day

[@schezo8678]

@@JustMar14_24 PUYO BROS UNITE! :D

[@marteater19zz]

i love seeing puyo fans out in the wilde

[@enderallygolem]

QL3 safety quips can actually be funnier than a human answer sometimes

[@RyderPlatinumWarpstar]

I find it funny how Zeeple Dome single-handedly put Jackbox 5 as a whole in 6th.

[@SnancyNegative]

Zeeple Dome is an absolutely miserable experience. My family tried it once or twice, and half of us quit after one round. The other half quit after the second round.

[@RyderPlatinumWarpstar]

@@SnancyNegative I never had a good time in Zeeple Dome, even on Discord with minimal latency with friends.

[@caseys2698]

It would probably be decent if it wasn’t tied to a jackbox party pack. The awful lag, and the fact it’s completely different from all the other games and not really even a party game, make it the obvious last spot in any Jackbox ranking… honestly it would be awesome if some of the Jackbox devs got to branch out and make a game like Zeeple Dome that isn’t dependent on the Jackbox games server. I’m sure if Zeeple Dome was divorced from the party pack and able to play offline, it might have a small audience. Not me though, even with no lag i don’t think I’d enjoy it unfortunately! Definitely makes me wish a different game could get the standalone from Jackbox treatment in the future.

[@RyderPlatinumWarpstar]

@ It would probably be alright if it wasn’t a server-ran game with unresponsive controls and a low framerate. As it is… it just isn’t a Jackbox game.

[@fargoretro]

I disagree with every game and rank

[@kkob1733]

Explain

[@2_MINTS]

NAH!!!

[@willterry7012]

Oh Sh¹t! An Opinion!

[@fairlyoddenginecreations]

exceptional argument, however, your mother

[@skipthefox4858]

*Clicks on vid* "All your opinions are wrong" *Leaves* Grindset

[@fabricearnout9093]

This video made me realize that the tier list for jackbox games really depends with whom you play them with. For example, my group really despise Poll Mine but are in love with Survive the Internet

[@MarvelSnap_Enjoyer]

Which is why it's good that theres so many different games.

[@caseys2698]

Noooo poll mine but the vibes are so good D: but that’s to your point, jackbox has 10/10 IGN a little something for everyone 👌

[@AmySay]

people don’t get that job job is like, one of THE funniest games. played it at a house party and we had an absolute blast!

[@TheBabaloga]

Blather Round might be, without exaggeration, my favorite Jackbox Game and i absolutely agree with your criticisms. I really wish it had gotten post-launch updates to add more prompts. Also marking one of the three prompts as "Easy" just kind of dissuades people from picking that one, even if the prompt isn't inherently easier. Unfortunately I can't imagine it's going to get a sequel that fixes these issues. It just wasn't that much of a runaway success.

[@bec3272]

It’s me and my family’s favourite too

[@111yegreS]

Yes, it is an absolute favorite in our group too, and, yes, we also wish for more prompts to be added. It is a fantastic concept, totally on par with, say, job job.

[@logical_harm]

My fav too for sure

[@icantthinkofanything798]

Honestly I’ve found that if your group decides to go 100% in on junktopia it’s one of the funniest games in the franchise. Everyone stands in front of the audience to present and the laughs always come from the insane delivery. Playing it on discord or twitch ruins it imo. My friends and I love it. We also occasionally use house rules, where for round 2, you HAVE to use the mandatory item, and have to choose another player to present for you like talking points- you can either have everyone choose whoever is to your left or right, or just do first come first serve, that way you can write your answer with someone else in mind. I encourage everyone to try it, it’s very fun!

[@rickpgriffin]

Junktopia resulted in some of the funniest stuff we did on stream. It works especially well if you have a dark sense of humor. Plus, the presentation phase isn't for everyone, so allowing the option to rely solely on the cards helps include more people

[@gracegrrl007]

I've found theming all your items for a round can also add to the hilarity, like the time I had to desperately come up with a way to tie a mystery item to an ongoing narrative about my ex-wife Karen who took the kids I had a friend once invent a story where he was trying to sell off CLEARLY incredibly cursed items by claiming "it's DEFINITELY not a cursed portrait his eyes are just like that!" and it was so good 😂

[@jonathanescue2107]

Yes you always gotta do the custom comments though

[@Huntly23]

EXACTLY

[@carricksimone5122]

TRUE

[@StanleyV64]

I'm glad you acknowledged that lots of people still enjoy certain games, even if you personally don't. I always have a blast with Mad Verse City with my family, and we actually find the TTS one of the funniest parts! Thanks for another great long video to sit back and watch.

[@theplumbum82]

Absolutely the same in my group. The abject shittiness of the TTS is 100% part of the appeal. That and coming up with terrible robot rapper names. 3-JAC-U-L8, anyone?

[@ITDEER]

THE LIKE ONE FRAME OF "REJECTION" AFTER THAT WHOLE CONVERSATION IN MONSTERS SEEKING MONSTERS AT 17:47 ACTUALLY HAD ME CACKLING LMAO

[@DToTheB]

itdeer jumpscare

[@ITDEER]

@@DToTheB play my many nights

[@iesty]

itdeer jumpscare

[@ITDEER]

@@iesty play my many nights

[@thatonecabridog]

itdeer jumpscare

[@relientlykrazie6011]

Our family plays Guesspionage most times we have game night. An inside joke we have is "when in doubt, go 42%" and noting that these questions were asked in 2016 so think how people would have answered some questions then (as some answers would probably be very different in the wake of covid) Trivia Murder Party (1 or 2) is ALWAYS our starter game on game nights. Sister often wins lol

[@mememan7196]

Super funny seeing the contrast between friend groups with Jackbox games. I personally have a group full of artists, and some of our favorite games rank lower on this list lmao

[@TuesdaysArt]

I'm an artist as well, though I can see the argument that the games would be easy to exploit.

[@stormRed]

Another great thing about TeeKO is that it has the most charming characters.

[@bivcbmtgstgtssscqcrddgtrsm2257]

Oh hi.

[@stormRed]

@@bivcbmtgstgtssscqcrddgtrsm2257 Hi! 😂

[@caseys2698]

I think my favorite is the snake who’s like “i may not have arms, but my love for tees is unmatched!” Haha

[@joaopedroauriemo]

The guy with his head poking out of the box (Jack, presumably) looks like the “my students are all morons” guy

[@SNAKESSMANDONUT]

Yeah, that's Jack, the logo for the original You Don't Know Jack, and later the company logo when they rebranded to Jackbox Games (formerly Jellyvision).

[@joaopedroauriemo]

@@SNAKESSMANDONUT I wonder what his students are like

[@ziad616]

i think thats bc all bald dudes look pretty similar to a degree

[@ftwinzeler]

The biggest problem with earwax isn't the fact that it's just about funny noises, it's the fact that they don't randomize the order of answers. So you can have an 8 way tie because people can tell who did what

[@kirbyhypno2522]

I'm SHOCKED to see Push the Button at number 1, but I get your reasonings. I agree with all your points honestly, but my two main reasons I wouldn't put it as highly for my own list eould be that my main friend group hates social deduction and ruin the experience for themselves and everyone else with constant complaining, and that I just love doing social deduction in person more than in a game. (Frankly though I'd still rate this higher than Fakin it despite it having mainly IRL elements)

[@quartzossie]

I love Weapons Drawn, but likely for the wrong reasons. Despite its shallow complexity I love hiding the letters and scanning my opponents’ pictures for theirs. I haven’t had a bad experience with this game yet!

[@TheUltima_Werewolf]

Same!

[@WeakRoast]

Definitely seems like that game is great with the right group, but if your friends are lame and don't want to put in the effort than it makes it difficult to enjoy

[@MemeAnt]

Jokeboat is one of very few games I have played I loved it, but only because the tagline or whatever for one of my pals was “laughters a dystopia” and the remainder of that call devolved into “literally 1984” jokes It was insanity 10/10 would do again

[@Flameclaw123]

With the right energy the biggest weaknesses of joke boat become its greatest strengths. It's no longer about telling coherent jokes with setups and punchlines that make sense. It's about filling the room with as much existential dread as possible while repeatedly kicking the dead horse of your group's chosen inside joke of the night

[@antant6217]

it baffles me how many games are severely hindered by taking way too long

[@Flameclaw123]

It's even more surprising how many of these really long games are in more recent packs. It feels like this is an issue that would plague games in earlier packs before they learned to avoid it, but instead I think they're trying to come up with more complex games for later entries, which ends up dragging out otherwise-fun games into slogfests

[@antant6217]

@@Flameclaw123 it's so frustrating because they can add options to speed things up but they never really do. ability to skip more cutscenes, shorten timers, cut the round count, etc there are many games that would decent but are ruined by being total slogs to go through. i expect a party pack to respect everyone's time and allow for more customization

[@caseys2698]

More customization is always good, 1000% agree with that

[@GodlyDiamonds]

its been almost 4 years since the first jackbox video 💀💀 I did not know that its has been this long...

[@Magic_Ice]

I’ve been a jackbox fan since 4 came out and watching these videos slowly come out have solidified them as not only my favorite party games, but some of my favorite games of all time. Thank you for making these videos they have genuinely made me love this series even more.

[@paichni3474]

Roomerang shouldn’t be punished for not forcing people to perform the trait, I think most games will usually not be fun if the people you’re playing with aren’t entertaining the premise.

[@Flameclaw123]

I agree, I don't think it's a Roomerang-only problem. There are tons of Jackbox games that get completely ruined if someone decides to be an asshole or goes super competitive with it, but which are some of the most fun I've had with my friends if everyone decides to have a chill time and do what's funny over trying to win. A lot of experiences just depend on your group

[@connorl3124]

Disagree simply because playing up the personalities is the main appeal of Roomerang otherwise you might as well play quiplash or job job

[@archerestarcher]

Exactly my opinion. Same with him having similarly punished Weapons Drawn for the fact people could choose to just not draw the prompt, I think that's really unfair.

[@laurenmagica]

that fixytext placement is fucking criminal. the word salad is like, the best part of that game.

[@laurenmagica]

also nonsensory is dogshit lmao

[@SUPRIzEi]

I guess it really depends on if you find random nonsense funny or not. My family thought it was kinda boring

[@Celene1312]

@@laurenmagica Nonsensory is goated

[@MostlyTiredVids]

talking points feels like your own little Impractical Jokers “presentation” challenge and I love it every time. I don’t even play jack box and I loved this video

[@DesignDoc]

lesgooooo Also really appreciate the use of SSX Tricky music.

[@fargoretro]

Spotted in the wild

[@AlfonsoSRT]

Dude you were so mean to The Devils and the Details, that one is so fun to play with friends just to hear them all babbling random instructions that sound hilarious out of context.

[@WeakRoast]

I'll be honest, I only really played it once when the pack dropped, then never again. I feel like, if me and my buddies understood the gameplay better, it would have been more solid, but I'm getting the impression that the slight learning curve threw off new players. Thanks for leaving your opinion, I'll personally make an attempt to try again knowing that it does bring some people joy

[@snorlax42]

It's honestly so fun! It reminds me a lot of Spaceteam with the cross talk. I think the idea of "oh you can exploit this game" is silly for what is basically a co-op game

[@chrisclay5819]

This! Devil is a Top 10 game for me. It’s so much fun to have everyone talking out loud and shouting things across the room

[@robonick37]

I LOVE Devils! It’s hilarious when, at a party, someone walks into the room and is wondering what the hell is going on

[@ZeDoGiCa]

hypnotorious has given ppl tv/movie/book references they don't know literally every time i've played it lol

[@wouldyourather6105]

I’m not sure what games you play of Monster Seeking Monster (MSM) but I’d argue there’s a bunch of counters that make the zombie and mummy role less one sided. First, there are many roles that rely on rejection to get points. For example, the mom, who gets points for another player not getting dates. There’s the vengeful ghost that gets points if rejected which can make it hard to spread a curse to them. Also, the two faced creep HEAVILY relies on it two since their role’s main edge is rejecting and dating players and usually when this role is revealed it can make it hard for the player to date again. The ventriloquist also needs rejection as that’s their way of getting bonus points. Another point is the fact that some roles simply don’t want to date, whether it’s because they only want to date one person or multiple people. A a vengeful ghost who’s not getting dates may go more offensive, a body swapper may date one person and that person might not be infected, roles like the serial killer also try and clump up their dates which can isolate two people from infection/curse. If there’s any role that role that’s super overpowered it’s the leprechaun. The role gives people fake hearts, shooting them up to first, and thus revealing their monster before the leprechaun. Not only does it do that it GAINS points for causing players to drop in the ranks when the fake hearts are dropped. Usually this role gets revealed late game and can get a lot of hearts as a result (I’ve seen people gain 3). (I just wanted to get that off my chest think however you please)

[@moshimeshowu747]

The main problem with your reasoning is that the roles are random. If you're in a game with a zombie, you're not guaranteed to also have one of the roles be a not dating role.

[@psycless]

agreed lep is busted

[@Bendyman09]

The moment he put fixytext in 50th place i knew this was a COMPETETIVE jackbox tierlist.

[@SmokePudding]

😭😭

[@kaystar64]

right?? fixytext is one of my group's favorite games, its so stupid but thats why its so so fun

[@ceubic]

right. i think his friends might not be funny lol enough every time ive played ive been on the floor from laughing so hard, win or lose

[@SNAKESSMANDONUT]

I haven't played that Jackbox games, but I'm pretty sure FixyText is very similar to Job Job, a game I like. Is that true?

[@Bendyman09]

@@SNAKESSMANDONUT they both have the theme of working a job, but they are both different. I would reccomend playing fixy text because it's genuinely hilarious.

[@AxeSoul]

Guesspionage is my FAVORITE jackbox game and it's nice seeing someone not hate on it for once!

[@SNAKESSMANDONUT]

Yeah, it might get criticized for inaccurate data, but it's still a top 10 game.

[@caseys2698]

It might be a bit forgettable for me but i remember liking it every time I’ve played it with friends 😄👍

[@redinator5]

I think it’s worth mentioning that Dodo re mi is even fun when you’re just playing alone by yourself

[@ewetwentythree]

Your ability to analyze party games and dissect what works/doesn't work is astonishing. You're very good at understanding game design, better than I would. I'll often watch these and appreciate the games themselves more. Great stuff

[@KotikKelTuzada]

Russian adoptation/translation team actually made a mod to Earwax named MP3-dumpster, where promts and sounds are memes and pop-culture references, and this mod is extremely fun and absolutely hilarious. Someone need to do something like that for original game

[@liv1752]

I love that you have the pack included in the editing on this! Super helpful as someone who is looking to build their library but only had the funds to do so selectively lol

[@Flameclaw123]

If you're ever looking to expand your collection, keep an eye on humble bundle sales. A while back I grabbed almost the whole set (minus the most recent entry or two) through HB when it was on sale for $20 and have seen it go on similar sale a few times since then You do have to play through Steam rather than on console afaik, but for in-person games I just hook an HDMI cable up to my laptop so everyone can see the game on the TV

[@elliebee3520]

I like how Trivia Murder Party is such a perfect concept that it’s still in the top ten despite being objectively outdated compared to TMP2, I guess TMP just stays winning.

[@caseys2698]

It rocks, i haven’t played 2 yet but i eagerly await playing it in the future

[@grasstoon]

I've been genuinely thinking since pack 6 that considering people always seem to have "favorite" games, we should have like a "build your own pack" game where you can download/buy specific games across pack history, SEPERATELY. I do understand that it might be a bit tricky to manage but I genuinely feel (especially for people who only own 1-2 packs or none at all for that matter) that it would be a major success.

[@nubscrub1840]

Junktopia is really hilarious when everyone does a full genuine presentation imo. I do see how it wouldn't work on discord or something. I've only bought 3 and 9, but I'm defending 9 with my life, so many memories 😭

[@RaisedThird]

My friends get so into it, I love it.

[@PickleManSupreme]

It's disappointing that DodoReMe was stuck in party pack 10, this game deserves a sequel in either a better party pack or just as a stand alone game.

[@alicebnuuy6155]

i honestly think push the button is terrible because of one inclusion: hacks. aliens can just hack a player and make them incredibly suspicious, and the only defense is basically just "i got hacked." and if you're an alien, and you get sussed out for answering a question wrong, they can also just say "i was hacked." in my experience, it always turns it into nothing but a guessing game over who's lying on being hacked.

[@KITTYMANYA]

i disagree but i also understand on why you would dislike it for that. it's very much a game that sort of relies more on you trying to catch your friends slipping, and if youre not good at reading people, then it won't be any fun. because while there is hacks, they're limited, if you count how many times people claim to have been hacked, itll eventually be glaringly obvious that one of the people who claimed that lied, which narrows it down a little because you already know who's claimed it up until that point. I think it's also a game that works better with a big group because the hacks will never go above 3 iirc, so when youve got ten people and there was up to 4 people who claimed they were hacked, that would be 4 people you already have as suspects to pay attention to. even less if one person tried to claim it happened to them multiple times. so it does heavily rely on 'can you recognize when your friends lie' won't argue against how chaotic it can get though LOL my friends have definitely still ended up in loud arguments over whos lying. but im a weirdo that likes big fights when it's under the context of a silly game, it's cathartic to let that out and then go back to chilling after the game ends

[@crunchytoast6007]

@@KITTYMANYAthe hacks are 2 per alien so if you have 3 aliens you have 6 hacks. It is hard to coordinate with the other aliens though

[@crunchytoast6007]

I can see this being a complaint the first few times you play is but having played the game with friends for years at the point we’ve gotten good enough at keeping a fast pace that we can test people A LOT of times which helps draw more clear trends. It does also help that my group also plays it for the fun of it and will sometimes put down and answer for comedy which helps give the aliens a better shot

[@KITTYMANYA]

@@crunchytoast6007 oh shit really? I swear i've never seen it go above 3 hacks. maybe my memory is just terrible lmao

[@greenyoshi888]

Thank you for appreciating Job Job so much, it is one of my favorites, if not my absolute favorite jackbox game!

[@josh_richards]

Talking points in person is the absolute best jackbox experience I’ve ever had

[@ttvBonks]

devil and the details at 1 star is actually jaw dropping, it's actually probably the most chaotic and fun game with friends.

[@MelodiCat753]

Have you played Blood on the Clocktower? It's my favorite social deduction game ever, and it also has players always involved despite there being an elimination mechanic, as ghosts have one more vote throughout the game and they still win with their team. Additionally, every player has a unique power, and some powers only activate after death!

[@_Seph_]

Actually in Juktopia there's the "Presentation mode", where you are supposed to add some more details while talking about the product. That's way better and it's the only way we play it with my friends. It becomes like some sort of "sales pitch" we could say. You have the name, the picture and 2 lines... but you CAN talk way more about it and SHOULD. Add some jokes, add some tag lines and flavour!

[@Kummahndough]

This is an interesting video on your thoughts on all the Jackbox games. I respect your perspectives, but at the same time I feel like a lot of the people who like Survive the Internet (myself included) never really dealt with your first primary criticism of the game. 100% understandable, but I never had that problem in my social circles.

[@GoroAkechi822]

I disagreed with 2 out of the 54 rankings so therefore this entire video is wrong.

[@Monstrosity993]

I bet one of em is fixytext

[@autumn_sunday]

I'd swap around Poll Mine and TMP.

[@TheSalltt]

As someone who's favorite Jackbox game is Roomerang, I was pretty disappointed to see it ranked so low. I do understand your problems with it though, as there isn't anything binding you to whatever role you give yourself, and there's no real stakes since getting kicked out just brings you right back in. For me and my group of friends, we love leaning into the reality TV show aspect, writing stuff that'll ruffle someone's feathers or just get a huge laugh out of everyone. And of course, I'm absolutely in love with the game's art style, host, and overall personality, it all hits the mark for me. Even with games like Quiplash available, we always prefer playing Roomerang since it gives a little bit more depth to our answers. I respect your opinion to not like Roomerang, I just wanted to voice why I love it so much.

[@newpancakeman]

Great video, probably the most entertaining ranking thing I’ve seen in a while. To give one suggestion, though I don’t know how helpful this is since it’s already made, when talking about the music, play a quick 5 second snippet of the song! That’d be fun

[@silokhawk]

Thank you! I sample a lot of music in my full reviews; For the purposes of this ranking video however, I wanted the video to keep a consistent pace to it.

[@Galaxy_Kid]

I remember playing fibbage and trying to make a lie but then the game says something like "you can't enter the truth as a lie" so with blind stupid luck i guessed the truth as a lie

[@MaffWorld]

SURVIVE THE INTERNET IS EASILY 4 STARS CMON MAN

[@osberswgaming]

I would say Fibbage and its variants definitely make for my favourite jackbox game. With the simple concept having developed over ~10 years, it makes for great fun

[@pmLite_]

job job is so underrated in general so i’m glad to see it rated highly here, it’s led to so many of my favorite jackbox answers ever

[@sentralgaming5417]

I'd say that Survive the Internet, Roomerang, and Tee K.O. 2 should be much higher, Bomb Corp should be near the bottom, Weapons Drawn should be above Civic Doodle, and Poll Mine and Dodo Re Mi should not be near that high.

[@masonplayz2820]

Roomerang has such a GOOD premise that wasn't taken advantage of. My problems with this game are that because you know exactly who wrote each answer, there’s more incentive to vote for the player that’s losing instead of the player who actually had the funniest answer. Also, towards the end, if you don’t have many points, it’s nearly impossible to win. I normally don't care about winning in a Jackbox game but I do in Roomerang because of how competitive it is. I also agree that Weapons Drawn should be higher. I think it's weird that Silok says it's "too easy to cheat", but that's never a problem for my group since we actually play fairly. I actually think I prefer Weapons Drawn over Poll Mine, but Poll Mine is incredibly well executed. I don't have any of the other games you mentioned so I can't say anything on them lol

[@RevengeRaptorREAL]

I think what fascinates me most is that even games on the bottom of this list can still be extremely funny when played with the right friends. I watch Radio TV Solutions for this exact reason, and my first experience with Fixy Text and Word Spud was through them - both of which made hilarious results simply because their humor revolves around nonsense text and obscure references. It certainly does depend on who plays it and I find that super interesting

[@retroghostx3788]

7:52 it took me a second to realize that you used the DIG DUG exhibit from Namco Museum Vol. 3

[@xvgm24]

Great video. Nothing beats Bracketeering in my friend group. Ton of laughs and it's always a good time debating on which of the answers is the ultimate funniest. The mixed prompt rounds are the cherry on top. Definitely agree on Devils, the only game my group played which absolutely no one liked.

[@SNAKESSMANDONUT]

I find Bracketeering's 16-player count to be high enough to have a lot of fun, and is helpful for when I'm playing with more than 7 other people.

[@MarkNinmer]

Silok, no one else may have noticed but I deeply appreciate the SSX Tricky music in the background. One of my favorite games of all time.

[@MarkNinmer]

Nevermind, just saw another comment about it 😂

[@JOLT_x3]

HELL NAW BRO SPLIT THE ROOM AT BOTTOM 40 IS DIABOLICAL

[@mack_r-s]

4:00 Hey, it's me being stopped right there! That's pretty cool ngl.

[@TheUniqueImpact]

i really don't get how anyone can like push the button. from my experience, it's one of the worst social deduction games i've ever played. the concept is fun, but the game is just way too skewed in the alien's favour, to the point where i don't think the humans have ever won when we've played it. the number of hacks the aliens get is far too high, basically making any information you gather meaningless. there's really no way to tell if someone is getting all the prompts wrong because they're an alien, or because the aliens are just targeting them with hacks every round. and because the humans need to guess all of the aliens in one go, and only get one chance, it's pretty much just a tossup with no way to distinguish between aliens and heavily targeted humans. just a note on what you said in the video, about saying "i was hacked" being suspicious. this may be true, but if all of the aliens and 1 or 2 humans are all saying it repeatedly, then there really is no way to distinguish them, and because you need to get exactly the correct people, and you only get one shot, it's still basically a random shot in the dark to hope you vote out exactly the correct people.

[@Tyranitar.]

push the button is so comically polarizing i cannot explain why i like it

[@M4C3W1]

It sounds like the group you play with is too slow. U can speed thru the info gathering process and test every person several times, which pretty much weeds out all the hacks by the end.

[@SNAKESSMANDONUT]

I've had a few similar experiences. Once, I was one of the people chosen to do the Bioscanner task, and I failed because the person didn't know you had to talk. Suddenly, despite having a completely clean record earlier in the game, everyone thought I was an alien (I was a human).

[@DoritoTime]

We played a round where the aliens didn't use hacks at all, and the humans only BARELY won

[@serenegenerally]

It’s either you hate it or love it, it’s only for some people but not all

[@nardinyouryard]

Earwax is actually so solid. It's one of mine and all my friends favorites when wanting to just have a chill goofy gaming time

[@MrGeorgeFlorcus]

I really wish I had more people to more consistently play "push the button" with; its probably the Jackbox game with the biggest "I wish I played this more often" deficit in my mind. I will forever be a stan of Quiplash, which is my favorite Jackbox series. Every form of it, even with their flaws, just tickles a very special part of my brain. I love improv comedy, and while presentation games like Talking Points and Patently Stupid are fabulous for this, sometimes the shockingly succinct, 1 sentence responses to the prompts you're given can be infinitely more memorable and potent than an entire meandering presentation of improv. And Trivia Murder Party, I mean, you have to respect it. It is abundantly clear that it is one of the most polished, well made games in the franchise; great sound design, presentation, trivia, mini games, and the fact that the game can end in a variety of different ways makes it really fun too. It's pretty obvious that one of the main reasons why Trivia Murder Party is so many people's favorite game to play, is because it's obviously one of Jackbox's favorites too. And you can tell this, simply by how much effort went into the project.

[@RoyalKingOliver]

Babe, wake up. Silokhawk released a new Jackbox Video!!

[@MC_Nuker]

I remember one time I got caught in Push the Button, but I ended up using some psychological tricks to get my teammate safe, thus winning the game.

[@MarioXMan100]

I recommend checking out Blood on the Clocktower, I think it is the peak social deduction

[@wingbeltcreations5455]

Never played these games, or even heard of them before this channel. I have basically no one to play games with, and a friend group of like, 3 people max. So while I'm not the target for this at all, it's still super cool to see the variety and incredible art styles at play, alongside the focus on communication and real-life interaction in a multiplayer setting. A lot of these feel like really fun Game Jam ideas that were actually expanded into proper projects.

[@pip6142]

You should try out blood on the clocktower since you enjoy push the button It's a social deduction game similar to mafia or werewolf but focused on character information and the principle that even if you're dead, you are participating in the game (you can still talk and oftentimes dead people are the ones who influence the game more)

[@shriveborn9422]

Junktopia is one of my favorite Jackbox games, just trying to salvage whatever you chose is comedy gold

[@Copper20]

I can never find anyone on twitch anymore playing junktopia. It's always trivia murder party or blather round or fibbage. I don't play jackbox for trivia I play it for word prompts.

[@mastermuffles7097]

The only issue with Civic Doodle for me and my friends is that is always ends up becoming Sansciety Which is just an amalgamation between Sans Undertale and The Joker

[@downstageright3298]

Some of your lowest ranking games are my absolute favourites! Weapons Drawn and Devil and the Details are some of the most fun I've had playing Jackbox. Weapons Drawn though you REALLY have to have the right group of people who are willing to play a practice round. But once you get into it, it's really fun and I really do love it. Plus, the music is probably my favourite of all the Jackbox games. I would say, even though you don't like those games, they should at least be above Hypnotorious. Because that game is pretty much unplayable because of how broken the mechanics are.

[@Sylvia_Corvidev]

Some of these placements are utter insanity, fun video though

[@llmccann]

At least two other people have said it already, but you might like Blood on the Clocktower. It's a social deduction game, in the same vein as werewolf/mafia, but everyone has a role. Clocktower, imo, does a great job of making sure that dead players are still just as involved as living ones, while still having consequences for death, both good and bad things can come of it-sometimes simultaneously-for both teams and it's a really fun time for everyone involved.

[@bobalinx8762]

Love the LittleBigPlanet Karting music in the background!

[@CreativeMindsAudio]

And this is why I own 3 and 7. I hate social deduction games and not a fan of straight trivia games, but seeing everything explained makes me want to get some more party packs.

[@Danerade]

This video is peak 👑

[@gallopera]

blather round is so good. also, quiplash 3 prompts definitely have a lot more pop culture references that tend to fall flat

[@LovelySoftSnow]

im mad about the placement of joke boat but i get it

[@NoxNyx666]

Fixytext is absolutely HILARIOUS when you play with the right people, especially online.

[@chewiedog1]

I agree with every game and rank

[@NopeNoJoke]

LBPK Space Base playing in the background at the start of the list is pretty awesome

[@stoopidapples1596]

Hey, if you love Social Deduction games you should absolutely try Blood on the Clocktower. Its quite possibly the most balanced and enjoyable deduction game ive ever played (and ive been playing them my entire life now). One person needs to be the "storyteller" (gamemaster) tho which can be daunting to do if youve never played before, but this is honestly part of what makes it so great, because unlike games like TOS where evil might just lose out of a critically unlucky circumstance (sheriff picks them n1 for example), storyteller can reroute the game if that happens and try to balance things out with future shenanigans. Super fun in person or online!

[@stoopidapples1596]

OH and also just like Push the Button, when you die you are still extremely relevant during the game! You get one ghost vote, and you still are allowed to talk to anyone and everyone, you just don't get your ability! Also there are 3 different scripts and a ton of custom scripts that means practically endless variety.

[@Noah_Aslan]

I watched the whole video and I’m still shocked with number one. Just because it’s lower, my list does not mean it isn’t a good game that I can absolutely see being worth number one. I respect it.

[@DiceyMations_JA]

you forgot one Talking Points in FreePlay at dead last [55]

[@mrmiller7212]

Here in Russia Earwax was modified by inserting sounds from a bunch of memes and now we have this game in the top

[@planetsara4471meow]

NEW HOUR LONG SILOKHAWK VIDEO DROPPED my day is made !!!!!

[@kitkatkk2]

One thing I've learned from being in a roleplay friend group is that Enough About You is really fun to play in-character

[@ShockRox]

Dodo Re Mi in top 5? Yess! Rhythm gaming! Also TIL TMP2 has a Quiplash reference. Sign me the heck up!

[@Chimcharlover13]

That was fun to watch! I sadly can't play these much myself, since I have no friends, but I DO watch Streamers play them a lot on Twitch, so I know most all the games very well. Some of your choices I don't agree with, but for the most part I think your list is pretty good. But, one thing...on Guesspionage, the percentage is based on your audience's votes, not on just some random vote the creators did.

[@charls.87]

I was finding myself agreeing with almost everything until we got to #1. Wild. I get the appeal, but maybe it's just my friend group, but that's a 2* or 3* game for me. Which is strange because we all love high-stake and stressful games as well (we all play Town of Salem).

[@autumn_sunday]

I actually got Pack 9 for free, and I'm excited to play it. The only issue is that I don't have any friends.

[@minestarethan6874]

Holy shit what a banger of a thumbnail!!

[@gogogagagugu2134]

It seems like the reason brackets were added to TKO2 was the recency bias problem the first game had. The first shirt in the lineup had almost no chance of winning because it had to beat out every other shirt, but the last shirt is much more likely to win because it only has to win the vote once.

[@Nemzal]

Interesting note as a British player - we found Guesspionage almost unplayable because of how reliant its questions were on American culture, a problem not many JB games have had since. Example from your video is questions about Walmart, which we just don't have. Hopefully they keep the trend of broader appeal going!

[@theplumbum82]

Another British player here, definitely glad a lot of the later games have a filter that removes a lot of the USA-centric content. Even luckier, I have two groups, one is full of Europeans where I'm usually the host and the where I'm the only non-American in the group and they're still nice enough to turn on the toggle for me.

[@SNAKESSMANDONUT]

Australian here, had a LOT of similar issues. Oftentimes me and the rest of the group are guessing because we have no idea who the celebrity is, or a random American place or thing.

[@OrbitalDropper]

Your Jackbox videos are awesome!

[@tonyandzippyvids7734]

You would love blood on the clocktower. (Either that or the hyperfixation is controling my brain)

[@llmccann]

I was thinking the same! Checked newest to see if anyone else had mentioned it. Blood on the Clocktower does a really good job of keeping dead players involved, while still making sure that death actually has consequences-good and bad-for both teams. It's a ton of fun!

[@ComicalOrangeVR]

This shows me that the group you play with is competitive, While ours is nonsense. Some of our highest-rated games are VERY low on this list, while the ones on top we NEVER touch.

[@silokhawk]

I refer to the pinned comment!