Looking for a game like Jackbox? Fox Tales is a game about you
No shared screen and no console. Everyone plays 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 writes their answer on their own phone or laptop.
- 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 that shows the prompts, with phones acting as controllers. Fox Tales has no shared screen at all: the question, the answers, the vote and the reveal all happen on each player's own device, and the questions are about people in your group rather than pop culture.
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
You need no TV and no host laptop. Everyone follows the whole round on their own device.
Questions about your group
The questions are about the people playing — their stories, their habits and what you know about each other. Ready-made catalogs or a set generated by AI.
Jackbox is a bundle of separate mini-games. Fox Tales is one game about you.
This is not the same night out on a smaller budget. Jackbox gives you a bundle of separate mini-games — quizzes, drawing, writing answers — built around one shared screen. Fox Tales is a single game in which you are the material, and it needs no shared screen at all.
- Everyone plays on their own device — no shared screen needed
- Questions about the people you play with — not about pop culture
- Three modes with different scoring, including a dedicated two-player mode
- 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. There is no shared screen to plug anything into — the whole round happens on your own phones, tablets or laptops.
Is Fox Tales a Jackbox clone?
No. Jackbox is built around a shared screen and a bundle of different mini-games; Fox Tales runs on one mechanic with no shared screen at all. 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 does not drive a screen next to you — it is the whole game: the question, everyone else's answers, the vote and the score are all in your hand.
Does Fox Tales have a host voice and quiz-show production?
It does not, and that is a point in Jackbox's favour. Fox Tales puts everything into what the questions ask about your group, not into the production around them.
Can we play with a smaller group?
Yes, from two players up — there is a dedicated two-player mode. You do not need a full crowd around one TV.
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