The Jackbox Party Pack 2 similar games & best alternatives

The Jackbox Party Pack 2

Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2015

Should you play it?

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!

What works

  • Easy to use with phones as controllers
  • Great for parties and social gatherings
  • High replayability with varied games
  • Funny and creative gameplay
  • Supports both local and online play

Things to keep in mind

  • Some games can be confusing or less popular
  • Limited player count in certain games
  • Lack of narrative depth
  • No physical activity involved
  • Some prompts or games feel repetitive

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Jackbox Party Pack 8

  • Scribble It!

  • Pixel Sketch

  • Drawful 2

  • The Jackbox Party Pack 5

  • The Jackbox Party Pack 7

More violent

Games that feels like The Jackbox Party Pack 2 but with more combat and destruction

  • Samurai GUNN 2

  • Forts

  • GUNTOUCHABLES

  • Terror of Hemasaurus

  • Among Us

  • The Ultimatest Battle

More fantastical

Games that feels like The Jackbox Party Pack 2 but with more imaginative fiction

  • Temtem: Swarm

  • Commander Cool 2

  • Wolvesville

  • Super Bunny Man

  • Shift Happens

  • Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL

More survival-focused

Games that feels like The Jackbox Party Pack 2 but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Bounty of One

  • Ship of Fools

  • The Jackbox Party Pack 6

  • Goose Goose Duck

  • Antonball Deluxe

  • The Jackbox Party Pack 3

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • The Jackbox Party Pack 4

  • The Jackbox Party Pack 3

  • The Jackbox Party Pack 7

  • The Jackbox Party Pack 8

  • The Jackbox Party Pack

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

The Jackbox Party Pack 2: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Survival.

Last update: 03/08/2026