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Free 3-16 player party shooter of teamwork and betrayal, Klaus Veen's Treason added Linux support

Liam Dawe — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:53:48 +0000

Ready for the holiday period, Klaus Veen's Treason is a fun looking 3-16 player party shooter of teamwork and betrayal that now has Native Linux support.

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Chaotic climbing game ChimpUP! looks hilarious

Liam Dawe — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:14:29 +0000

ChimpUP! is an upcoming chaotic multiplayer climbing game about monkeys trying to collect bananas, where each player has independent grapple hooks for arms.

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The Jackbox Party Pack 11 has arrived with a whole new set of games

Liam Dawe — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:32:46 +0000

For your next little gathering, The Jackbox Party Pack 11 is available now bringing with it five completely new original games to laugh with your pals.

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Inspired by gameshows Task Time looks like a quality chaotic local and online party game

Liam Dawe — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 11:28:34 +0000

Taking some inspiration from silly TV gameshows, Task Time needs to be on your list if you're after more games to play with friends either locally or online.

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Splatterbot is a quality family-friendly party game about making a big mess

Liam Dawe — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:35:09 +0000

Need a new game to play with friends and family? Splatterbot is a good choice and it's a great laugh if you're a bit competitive.

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The Jackbox Party Pack 11 has a new trailer and releases October 23

Liam Dawe — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 09:52:14 +0000

The Jackbox Party Pack 11 is coming soon to bring another wave of unique games to play with friends, we also now have a new trailer and release date confirmed.

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Make the biggest mess possible in the local multiplayer game Splatterbot - releasing September 4

Liam Dawe — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:31:13 +0000

Splatterbot is one you're going to need to stick into your party game rotation, with up to four players trying to make the biggest possible mess.

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The Jackbox Party Pack 11 gets all games revealed along with a new trailer

Liam Dawe — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:41:11 +0000

While there's still no clear release date yet, The Jackbox Party Pack 11 is shaping up to be quite a fun looking set.

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Sonic Rumble from SEGA gets indefinitely delayed to add more features

Liam Dawe — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:46:21 +0000

Sonic Rumble from SEGA seems to be their answer to a Fall Guys-like multiplayer party game, it looks like it could be good fun but the global release has now been indefinitely delayed.

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Polterguys: Possession Party is a funny competitive party game worth a look

Liam Dawe — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:59:06 +0000

Polterguys: Possession Party from Madorium Ltd is a party game that's highly competitive. As a bunch of ghosts, you and friends are trying to get away from a monster, so you need to sabotage everyone else to survive.

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The Jackbox Party Pack 11 is on the way and Trivia Murder Party 3 teased

Liam Dawe — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 09:07:02 +0000

Jackbox Games just held their first Jackbox Direct event to detail what they're working on with Jackbox Party Pack 11 being announced with all-new games. Additionally, we got a tease of a standalone game Trivia Murder Party 3.

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Sonic Rumble is Steam Deck Verified ahead of release

Liam Dawe — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 09:22:32 +0000

Okay, now I'm excited. Sonic Rumble from SEGA is the first major multiplayer party game for the series and Valve have rated it Steam Deck Verified.

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Hilarious physics-based 2D multiplayer brawler Oblin Party is out now

Liam Dawe — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:01:28 +0000

Tellus Games have released Oblin Party, a physics-based 2D party party brawler where you have direct control over your two hands made with Godot. It has Native Linux support and should work great on Steam Deck too.

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The Jackbox Survey Scramble is an ever-changing collection of comedy survey-based games

Liam Dawe — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:23:49 +0000

Jackbox are trying something a little different with their latest party game, that uses answers from everyone to make it constantly unique in the The Jackbox Survey Scramble.

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Which Way Up: Galaxy Games is a gravity-bending party platformer inspired by Mario Galaxy

Liam Dawe — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:09:47 +0000

Gravity-bending party platformer Which Way Up: Galaxy Games from Turtle Flip Studio plans to release in early 2025 with a demo available and it's crowdfunding on Kickstarter to help it expand. Inspired by Mario Galaxy, you compete in various acrobatic gravity events in this low-gravity platformer.

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Grab a free copy of Drawful 2 now that The Jackbox Megapicker is out

Liam Dawe — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:46:48 +0000

The Jackbox Megapicker is a launcher to bring together the many party games that Jackbox Games, Inc. have created to help get your party started. It's out now, and Drawful 2 is free until August 28th.

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Get a Drawful 2 free with The Jackbox Megapicker for the first 30 days after release

Liam Dawe — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:41:25 +0000

Jackbox Games are soon to release The Jackbox Megapicker, which is basically a launcher that shows all their games so you won't need to keep switching between packs for all their different games.

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Check out the demo for Oblin Party, a wacky physics-based couch/online party brawler

Liam Dawe — Thu, 23 May 2024 12:27:03 +0000

If you love a good bit of total chaos then check out Oblin Party, an upcoming wacky physics-based, couch/online party brawler where the hands do the talking.

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Ultimate Chicken Horse gets its biggest sale yet with a new content update

Liam Dawe — Thu, 16 May 2024 11:06:37 +0000

Ultimate Chicken Horse is easily one of the funniest and stupidest party-platformers I've ever played, and it just had a free content update with a big discount.

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Soon you'll be able to spice up your parties with the Jackbox Naughty Pack

Liam Dawe — Wed, 01 May 2024 12:03:26 +0000

Jackbox Games are finally doing a special little pack of games just for adults with the teased Jackbox Naughty Pack.

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Which Way Up: Space Olympics is anti-gravity party game chaos

Liam Dawe — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 11:36:26 +0000

Turtle Flip Studio plan to launch their physics-based anti-gravity party game Which Way Up: Space Olympics sometime in Q1 2025 but there's a demo up on Steam you can try with Linux support.

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Party Animals is really fun on Steam Deck and desktop Linux

Liam Dawe — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 19:13:16 +0000

After a new casual silly party game? Party Animals recently released from Recreate Games and Source Technology and it works pretty great overall on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.

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Chaotic furniture-building co-op game KallaX only gives one player instructions

Liam Dawe — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:09:58 +0000

KallaX sounds like it could be quite hilarious. With co-op play of between 2-6 players, you will need to build some furniture but the problem is, only one of you has been given the instructions.

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The Jackbox Party Pack 10 is coming in October

Liam Dawe — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 10:29:02 +0000

The Jackbox Party Pack 10 was announced recently, giving another set of amusing games to play with friends and family and it's coming in October.

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Competitive party game Unspottable gets online play

Liam Dawe — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 10:34:36 +0000

Unspottable was a lot of fun at release, giving you competitive hide and seek amongst the crowd gameplay but local multiplayer was pretty limiting. Now though, it has online play!

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Free and open source party game Starship Olympics hits Alpha

Liam Dawe — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 14:30:11 +0000

Need a fresh party game with simple controls and plenty of mini-games to play? Starship Olympics is free, open source and worth a go.

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The Jackbox Party Starter coming this 'Summer' with more localization

Liam Dawe — Thu, 12 May 2022 10:47:56 +0000

The Jackbox Party Starter has been announced to launch this "Summer", which will be the perfect entry to get the party started with more languages supported.

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The Jackbox Party Pack 8 is out now with improved Linux support

Liam Dawe — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 19:09:23 +0000

The Jackbox Party Pack 8 is the latest set of funny games from Jackbox Games, Inc. and they teamed up with porter / FNA developer Ethan Lee to deliver improved Linux support.

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Wobbly party game A Gummy's Life gets cross-play, new maps and more

Liam Dawe — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 09:26:41 +0000

A Gummy's Life might not be as well known as say Gang Beasts but it's a great wobbly-physics party game that really is a lot of fun to play and it just got a lot bigger.

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Ultimate Chicken Horse, one of the funniest party platformers gets fresh content

Liam Dawe — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 10:41:39 +0000

Ultimate Chicken Horse from developer Clever Endeavour Games just had another free content pack upgrade so perhaps it's time to mess with your friends again.

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The Jackbox Party Pack 8 arrives on October 14

Liam Dawe — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:44:45 +0000

It's back again with some new games to make you laugh at your friends through. The Jackbox Party Pack 8 is set to release on October 14 along with continued Linux support.

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Prop hunt hide & seek game Run Prop, Run! is now free to play

Liam Dawe — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 12:04:12 +0000

After a fresh online multiplayer game to play and one that's family friendly too? The hide and seek game with prop hunting Run Prop, Run! recently became free to play.

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Fun free party game Hammer Dongers gets a visual upgrade

Liam Dawe — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 09:01:47 +0000

In the free game Hammer Dongers up to four players run around small arenas attempting to take each other down, with the hook here that your hammers destroy the terrain around you.

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Run Prop, Run! is a fresh take on the Prop Hunt idea now in Early Access

Liam Dawe — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 13:22:11 +0000

Prop Hunt is a game mode that has been popularised in many mods for many games and now it's a whole game. Run Prop, Run! from PlayTogether Studio has entered Early Access.

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Jackbox Games have a huge sale, pick up Quiplash FREE and Drawful 2 going international

Liam Dawe — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 09:10:13 +0000

In the mood to party? Jackbox Games have what you need with a big Weekend Party Sale going on Steam and you can get a free game for a few days too.

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Jackbox Games get their engine ported to Vulkan and SDL2, try it with Jackbox Party Pack 7

Liam Dawe — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 09:04:20 +0000

Jackbox Games emailed in to notify us of something big: they've worked with game porter and FNA developer Ethan Lee to port their engine to Vulkan and SDL2 and you can try it in a Beta for The Jackbox Party Pack 7.

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Chaotic online party game Crooks Like Us is out in Early Access

Liam Dawe — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 19:30:49 +0000

Ready for something different and quite amusing? Crooks Like Us is a new in-development chaotic party game where you run around nabbing things in various heists.

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Try the demo of Dashing Dodgems, a frantic and hilarious bumper cars party game

Liam Dawe — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:20:09 +0000

Up for some hilarious multiplayer fun? Dashing Dodgems is an upcoming party game all about driving around in bumper cars while trying to smash your opponents off the map.

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Run Prop, Run! will offer up a fun twist on prop hunting, demo available now

Liam Dawe — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 14:29:44 +0000

Every played the prop hunt games? Most players hide themselves as an object, with a seeker trying to pick them out. Run Prop, Run! plans to offer up another unique take on it.

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Crooks Like Us us an upcoming party game where you steal everything, try the free Alpha

Liam Dawe — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 11:59:55 +0000

Need another amusing co-op and PvP party game? Crooks Like Us is all about grabbing as much as you can, and then making a run for it.

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Amusing multiplayer party game Gang Beasts has a huge update and big sale

Liam Dawe — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 20:50:51 +0000

Gang Beasts from Boneloaf is the super-silly party game that sees various gelatinous characters engage in brutal fisticuffs and it's bigger and better than ever.

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Rocket Rumble is an upcoming racing party game with animals in rocket suits

Liam Dawe — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 16:38:27 +0000

PixelNAUTS Games who released LOST ORBIT: Terminal Velocity back in 2019 have announced Rocket Rumble, a frantic action-racing game with a cast of animals in rocket suits smash and bash their way across the finish line.

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Hunt down other players in the competitive local multiplayer game Unspottable out now

Liam Dawe — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 16:24:30 +0000

Unspottable has you and friends all blended together amongst a crowd, and you each need to find the other to take them down. It's highly amusing and out now.

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The Jackbox Party Pack 7 is out now along with a big Jackbox sale

Liam Dawe — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 19:38:34 +0000

Ready to make fun of your friends? The Jackbox Party Pack 7 has been released along with five amusing games.

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Chaotic co-op game Overcooked! 2 gets another great free content expansion

Liam Dawe — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 08:23:06 +0000

After something to play this weekend? How about trying out some more Overcooked! 2, the completely chaotic multiplayer cooking game.

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Competitive couch party game 'Unspottable' to release October 22 - demo gains a new level

Liam Dawe — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 19:55:49 +0000

Couch party game Unspottable is now confirmed to be releasing on Steam on October 22, and they recently expanded the demo again with a new level.

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Move or Die hits 1 million sales, free to play until September 24 and huge discount

Liam Dawe — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 09:15:06 +0000

Move or Die, probably one of the funniest party games around that supports both local and online play has a hit a huge milestone with 1 million sales.

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Ready for another good laugh? The Jackbox Party Pack 7 releases later this year

Liam Dawe — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 11:41:06 +0000

Jackbox Games have announced The Jackbox Party Pack 7, a brand new set of amusing party games that will be releasing with Linux PC support later this year.

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Party game 'Drink More Glurp' is an absolute barrel of laughs - out now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 19:00:56 +0000

Drink More Glurp, a party game that thoroughly parodies sporting events like the Olympic Games and also pokes fun at sponsorship systems is out now.

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Party game 'Gang Beasts' gets a big new opt-in Beta that needs testing

Liam Dawe — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 13:05:16 +0000

Ready to party? Now that Boneloaf / Coatsink are self-publishing Gang Beasts after splitting off from Double Fine they're starting to get back into major updates.

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