Fakin’ It XL is out now on Xbox, so it is time to find out which of your friends is a convincing liar. Jackbox Games’ standalone, enhanced take on the Fakin’ It favourite from The Jackbox Party Pack 3 costs £7.29 on the UK Xbox Store and $8.99 in the US.
One of you didn’t get the memo
The idea is gloriously simple. Everyone gets a prompt on their phone or device, something like “raise your hand if you’ve ever pretended to like a gift you hated”, except the Faker, who never sees it and has to blend in anyway. Over three rounds of bluffing, grilling and deflecting, everyone else tries to work out who is winging it.
Jackbox says Fakin’ It XL keeps the bones of the original, borrows the updated round structure from Fakin’ It All Night Long, and adds brand-new content and question types.
What’s new in the XL version
- Enhanced remote play: you choose up front whether you’re playing in the same room or over a stream or video call, and get round types built for that setup. New options also let your avatar act for you, so it works on a call as well as on the sofa.
- Emojional Damage: players answer in emoji, such as “the emoji for a perfect gift for your boss”, while the Faker only gets a vague category like “the emoji of an object”. Good luck explaining the shoe.
- Thumb Luck: everyone gives a quick thumbs up or down on three opinion-worthy items in a row, while the Faker has to vote without knowing the subject.
- Bigger parties: up to eight players can now join the same game, with plenty of new avatars to go round.
The Jackbox Holiday Bundle
If you want more than one game for the festive get-togethers, The Jackbox Holiday Bundle is also on the Xbox Store from today. It pairs Fakin’ It XL with The Jackbox Party Pack 12 for £28.49 in the UK and $34.99 in the US, and the store listing calls it a limited-time-only bundle.
What Xbox players need to know
- Release: out now, from 2pm UK time on Thursday 12 November 2026
- Where: Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, with Xbox Play Anywhere
- Price: £7.29 / $8.99 on the Xbox Store
- Bundle: The Jackbox Holiday Bundle, with The Jackbox Party Pack 12, at £28.49 / $34.99
- Players: up to eight, using phones or other devices
- Developer and publisher: Jackbox Games
- Store: Fakin’ It XL on the Xbox Store
More is on Jackbox Games’ official Fakin’ It XL page, and the game sits alongside the rest of the month’s launches in our every Xbox game coming in November 2026 list. Everything else lives on our Fakin’ It XL hub.
