The Jackbox Survey Scramble

Discover how people across the country think! The Jackbox Survey Scramble is a collection of hilarious survey-based party games, using real one-word answers from real people. Really! Grab some friends and…

85 24 October 2024

Indie Puzzle Quiz/Trivia Strategy Comedy Kids Party

The Jackbox Survey Scramble is an indie developed by Jackbox Games, released 24 October 2024 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

Verified 8 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam

What The Jackbox Survey Scramble is

The Jackbox Survey Scramble is an indie game developed by Jackbox Games and released in 2024. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Discover how people across the country think! The Jackbox Survey Scramble is a collection of hilarious survey-based party games, using real one-word answers from real people. Really! Grab some friends and start guessing!

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

Its themes are comedy, kids and party. Available modes: Co-operative and Multiplayer. There are 10 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

The Jackbox Survey Scramble holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 84% of the 5,101 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2024 averaged 76, so it scored 9 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.66 Ghz Core 2 Duo or Greater, 4 GB RAM and GeForce 500+ / Radeon 5000+ or Greater. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 3GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

The Jackbox Survey Scramble launched on 24 October 2024, within three weeks of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Silent Hill 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Metaphor: ReFantazio. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Silent Hill 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Metaphor: ReFantazio.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for The Jackbox Survey Scramble yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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The Jackbox Survey Scramble gameplay screenshot

Quick answers

The Jackbox Survey Scramble — frequently asked questions

When did The Jackbox Survey Scramble come out?

The Jackbox Survey Scramble was released on 24 October 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for The Jackbox Survey Scramble?

At minimum, The Jackbox Survey Scramble needs 2.66 Ghz Core 2 Duo or Greater, 4 GB RAM, GeForce 500+ / Radeon 5000+ or Greater graphics, 3 GB available space of storage.

How many GB is The Jackbox Survey Scramble?

The PC version needs about 3 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("3 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

Does The Jackbox Survey Scramble have crossplay?

Steam's store listing for The Jackbox Survey Scramble does not list cross-platform multiplayer. That is Steam's listing, not a test: some games have crossplay without Steam showing it, so the publisher's own notes are the final word.

Does The Jackbox Survey Scramble have split screen?

Yes. Steam lists shared or split screen for the PC version of The Jackbox Survey Scramble (co-op and versus). Steam also lists Remote Play Together, which lets friends join local multiplayer over the internet.

Can you play The Jackbox Survey Scramble solo?

Steam's store listing for The Jackbox Survey Scramble does not list a single-player mode, which usually means it is built around playing with other people. Check what the store page says about solo play before buying it to play alone.

Does The Jackbox Survey Scramble have controller support?

Steam's store listing does not list controller support for The Jackbox Survey Scramble. That may mean mouse and keyboard only, or simply that the flag was never set.

Can you play The Jackbox Survey Scramble on Mac?

Yes. Steam sells a macOS version of The Jackbox Survey Scramble.

Is The Jackbox Survey Scramble on Linux?

Yes. Steam sells a native Linux version of The Jackbox Survey Scramble.

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