Free Jackbox alternative: party games in your browser
Bossfeed has six free party games that work the way Jackbox games do: the game shows on a TV or laptop, and everyone joins from their own phone by scanning a QR code. There is no app to install and no account to make, and below we match each of ours to the kind of Jackbox game you already enjoy.
Last updated: October 22, 2026
What people mean by a Jackbox alternative
Jackbox Games makes party game packs where the game appears on one shared screen and every player joins from their own phone with a room code. Many people play this way at parties, in bars and on video calls, and the setup has a name: a Jackbox-style game. Their packs are paid products, so people often look for a free way to get the same feeling.
Bossfeed is not a copy of those games and is not connected to the company. We make different games with the same shape: a host screen, phones as controllers, short rounds, no experience needed. They run in a browser, cost nothing and need no sign-up.
How it works
- Open a game on the big screen. Use any screen with a web browser that everyone can see: a smart TV, a laptop plugged into the TV with an HDMI cable (the usual TV video cable), or a browser tab cast to the TV from a phone or laptop. It shows a room code and a QR code.
- Everyone scans the QR code. Point a phone camera at it, or type the room code, then pick a name. That takes under a minute for a full room.
- Play toward the screen. The phone is the controller and the TV is the show, so people look up and at each other.
Pick by what you enjoyed
- You liked writing fake answers. Try Boss's Bluff, a bluffing game built on trivia about history and art.
- You liked the drawing games. Try Boss Draw, where the phone is the pencil and the TV is the canvas.
- You wanted something loud and fast. Try Marble Rush for two-minute races or Surviversus! for a survival arena.
- You wanted a whole board game. Try Final Boss Fiesta, a party board game with minigames, or Board Game Night for chess, poker and more.
The honest differences
- Smaller library. Jackbox has many more games than we do. We have six, and we add more over time.
- Free and in the browser. Nothing to buy or install, on the TV or on the phones.
- Different content. Our bluffing questions are about history and art, and our other games are our own designs.
- Some play solo. Surviversus and Final Boss Fiesta work with one person against bots, which is handy for trying them first.
Our party games
Boss's Bluff
Bluffing trivia · 2 to 8 players · about 12 minutes
A prompt about history or art appears on the TV with a blank in it. Everyone secretly writes a believable lie on their phone, the TV mixes the lies in with the real answer, and the room votes for what it thinks is true. You score for spotting the truth and for every person your lie fools.
Play Boss's Bluff
Boss Draw
Draw and guess · 2 to 8 players · about 20 minutes
One player picks a secret word and draws it with a finger on their phone while the TV shows the canvas. Everyone else races to type the answer. Hints appear late in the turn, and the game plays in ten languages, including English, Spanish, French and Chinese.
Play Boss Draw
Marble Rush
Marble race · 1 to 8 players · about 2 minutes a race
Thirty-two marbles pour down a mountain course on the big screen. Each phone steers a team of four, nudging one marble at a time left or right and switching to whichever of yours is furthest ahead. Short, loud and easy to join mid-evening.
Play Marble Rush
Surviversus!
Survival arena · 1 to 8 players · about 6 minutes a match
A cartoon survival battle royale. Steer with one thumb while your weapon fires on its own, pick a power-up each time you level, and outlive a closing storm. Also plays solo against bots, and the menu opens on a public 30-player Royale.
Play Surviversus!
Final Boss Fiesta
Party board game · 1 to 8 players · 15 to 40 minutes a board
Roll the dice on your phone and hop around a picnic-park board on the TV, then everyone plays a quick minigame. Win minigames for Gems, spend Gems on Trophies, and most Trophies wins. Bots fill empty seats.
Play Final Boss Fiesta
Board Game Night
Table games · 1 or more players · varies by game
Chess, checkers, Four in a Row, Texas Hold'em, FINAL, a memory match and more. Play solo against bots, pass one phone around, or put the board on a TV and join from phones.
Play Board Game NightQuestions people ask
Is Bossfeed affiliated with Jackbox Games?
No. Jackbox Games and its game names belong to their owner. Bossfeed's party games are separate games made by Final Boss Games.
Is it really free?
Yes. All of the party games are free to play in the browser, with no purchases inside the games and no account needed.
Do we need to download anything?
No. The TV opens a web page and phones join from their browser by scanning a QR code or typing the room code.
How many people can play?
Up to eight phones join most games. Boss's Bluff and Boss Draw need at least two players, and Surviversus and Final Boss Fiesta also work solo against bots.
Keep reading
- Party games where your phone is the controller
- A free trivia night game for a group
- The best free Jackbox-style party games in 2026
- All party games
- Party game glossary
Jackbox Games, Kahoot and other names mentioned here belong to their owners, and Bossfeed is not connected to them. Rules and prices of other products change, so check their sites.