After a well-deserved year off — even if it still released Survey Scramble, the Naughty Pack, and The Jackbox Megapicker — Jackbox Games is back to its old tricks with two massive announcements during its first-ever studio Direct. The Jackbox Party Pack 11 is finally coming, as is a standalone Trivia Murder Party 3.
Launching in fall 2025, The Jackbox Party Pack 11 will introduce five brand-new, original games, though the names and gory details of each one are still under wraps. The five promise to offer:
- A fantasy-themed team trivia game;
- A personal fact-based social deduction trial;
- A head-to-head joke writing battle (with shades of Jokeboat?);
- A sound effects competition using all-new Jackbox recording tech (Earwax to the max?); and
- A cozy drawing game inspired by quirky prompts, which apparently may leave players feeling hungry; Drawful for foodies, it seems.
“We took a break last year from the Party Pack franchise in order to innovate and deliver some long-requested products for fans, including The Jackbox Megapicker,” said Jackbox Games CEO Mike Bilder, who said he believes the latest JPP outing will take the experience “to another level.”
And then we have Trivia Murder Party 3, the inevitable sequel to what’s easily the favorite Jackbox title among me and my friends, and the out-and-out best pick for a standalone Jackbox game. After its first two titles were spent cooped up in a horror hotel, TMP3 goes full Friday the 13th and/or the incredible Sleepaway Camp by placing the experience in a summer camp, adding online matchmaking to its classic local room code play.
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Bilder said that Trivia Murder Party 3, which will launch in Early Access on Steam and Epic, is a purposeful decision in order to “actively engage with our community and enhance the features they enjoy most.” Once the kinks are worked out, TMP3 will get a full platform release set for 2026.
Meanwhile, Jackbox Party Pack 11 will launch on Steam, Xbox, Switch, PlayStation, Epic, Apple TV, iPad, Mac App Store, and Amazon Fire TV in the fall, for $29.99; it’ll also be playable through the recently revealed Jackbox Games channel subscription on Amazon Luna, which also offers a free ad-supported version.
