Looking for a game like Jackbox? Fox Tales is a game about you
Everyone has the whole round on their own phone or laptop, and the questions are about the people in your group — not pop culture.
What a round looks like
- 1
The game picks a question and the person from your group it is about.
- 2
Everyone types their answer before seeing anyone else's.
- 3
Answers appear anonymously, you vote, then comes the reveal and points.
How is Fox Tales different from Jackbox?
Jackbox is a bundle of separate mini-games built around one shared screen, with phones acting as controllers. In Fox Tales every player gets the question, the answers, the vote and the reveal on their own device, and the questions are about the people you play with.
One game, not a bundle
There is no title to pick from a pack and no new rules to explain before each round. One mechanic, and the group has it after the first question.
No shared screen
Nobody rearranges the sofa around one TV or squints at the host's laptop. The question, the answers and the score are in everyone's hand.
Questions about your group
The stories, habits and slip-ups of the people playing — including the ones half of you have never heard.
The material for this game is you
The game draws Kate and asks what she would take to a desert island. Everyone types their version, and after the reveal half the table argues over whether Kate would really pack the coffee machine. You do not need to know anything about the world — only each other.
- Works remotely too — everyone joins with a link, from anywhere
- Ready-made question catalogs, or a set AI builds around the people playing
- Three modes with different scoring, one of which also works for two
- Free, with no packs to buy
When Jackbox is the better pick
Fox Tales is not a replacement for Jackbox — it is a different game. Jackbox is the better choice when:
- You want a bundle of different mini-games: drawing, guessing games and quizzes.
- You want the game-show production — a narrator, animations and music carrying the round.
- You want to play around one screen — the shared TV is part of the fun.
Frequently asked questions
Do we need a TV or a console?
No. Phones, tablets or laptops are enough — one per person — plus an internet connection.
Is Fox Tales a Jackbox clone?
No. Fox Tales was made independently of Jackbox and uses none of its games or questions. The only thing they share is a group playing together with phones in hand.
Is the phone a controller here, like in Jackbox?
No. The phone is the whole game here, not a remote — which is why it plays the same around one table and on a video call.
Does Fox Tales have a host voice and quiz-show production?
It does not, and that is where Jackbox is better. Here the round runs on what you write: it gets loudest at the reveal.
Can we play with a smaller group?
Yes, from two players up — one of the modes has rules for two. You do not have to wait for everyone to show up.
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