[2] Jackbox Games was founded in 1989 by Harry Gottlieb as an educational entertainment company called Learn Television.

[4] Jellyvision attempted to enter the marketplace with console-based versions of You Don't Know Jack, but these games were unsuccessful.

These interactive conversation products were a success, in part because of the You Don't Know Jack series' popularity.

[7][8] The company released an iOS application of You Don't Know Jack and, in partnership with THQ, a console version in 2011.

The studio later developed a Facebook version of the game, allowing them to continuously provide new trivia; later, the game expanded to include a standalone mobile application that allows data sharing and competition with the Facebook version.

In October 2014, the company packaged Fibbage, You Don't Know Jack, and three other games that were designed to be played with others over a stream.

[4][13] Around mid-March 2020, Jackbox Games experienced a large increase in traffic due to the stay-at-home limitations of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[15] Jackbox Games was founded to bring back Jellyvision's premiere title, You Don't Know Jack, which prior to 2011 had not been published since 2002.

The revival sought to take advantage of newer technologies such as modern consoles and mobile gaming tied with Facebook integration.

[17] A multiplayer version of Lie Swatter has been included in The Jackbox Party Pack, which supports up to 100 players.

If a player doesn't enter a legitimate answer before the timer runs out, they can press the "lie for me" button and get two choices.

Improved versions of Fibbage, offering new questions/prompts and additional features, have been included in various Jackbox Party Packs.

Drawful 2 is a standalone game released on June 21, 2016, for Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One.

Jackbox developed the InterLASHional version following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic that forced many people to stay home due to resulting lockdown restrictions; the various Jackbox Party Packs had become popular games played over streaming network services to help people pass the time and created a large influx of players.

Jackbox saw that many of these were non-English speakers, leading them to decide to create the standalone of Quiplash 2 with translations for French, Italian, German, and Spanish in addition to English.