Family Feud PC game
by Amanda Nettgen
(USA)
Game:
Family Feud
Download from:
Real Arcade (FULL FREE VERSION when you open a trial GamePass account!)
Rating:
4/5
Quick verdict
Family Feud is a beloved, long-running game show that pits two families against each other to supply answers to surveys. Family Feud for the PC gives you the opportunity to be a contestant as well, from the comfort of your home instead of in the glare of stage lights.
The game and gameplay
When starting Family Feud, a basic blue screen will load, supplying you with the option to play alone or with another person (or team). In Options you can adjust the amount of time you have to respond so that the game is harder or easier (the default is 20 seconds).
Here is where you can also check Skip Tutorial if you’re already a buff Family Feuder (not to be confused with BFF!).
Enter your name, then pick your play. If you’re doing it individually, you’ll try to beat average scores to win. If you’re surveying with other people, the aim is to accumulate 300 points first.
The Family Feud PC game can be best compared to the board game Outburst or Scattergories. It plays pretty much exactly like the TV game show, and it’s fun!
If your flying solo, you’ll do four rounds before you can see if you qualify for Fast Money (for groups, the rounds keep increasing until someone scores 300). Each round runs the same: the nice guys at Family Feud polled 100 people about an offbeat topic, and the top responses (up to 8) serve as answers on the game board.
The question will type out fairly quietly; it’s your job to read and use your keyboard to answer carefully. Your responses will show up in the position of their popularity on the game board, with a red square depicting the percentage of people who gave the particular answer.
You need to be fast because there’s a time limit, but don’t be so fast that you punch in poor or half-hearted remarks. You’re permitted three red Xs, or Strikes, before your turn is over. The remaining answers will then be presented and your score will be compared to an average score for that sequence.
Team play is the same except for, of course, the fact that you’re competing against another "family". The first party to touch their respective Shift key gets to guess first for a round; if they don’t come up with the #1 answer, though, a chance to steal goes to the other family.
If the other family gets it right but winds up lacking knowledge in the category with three Strikes, the right passes back to the original team.
At the end of four rounds (individual) or 300 points (team), the top family will score a chance to rack up 20,000 bonus points. In either mode, you have two chances to devise the best answers for a Family Feud list on fast forward.
The questions are typed faster and 50 seconds are giving to satisfy each slot. At the end of your first go, your answers will be judged accordingly. Then go again (55 seconds this time) to try and improve your remarks (no repeats allowed).
The goal is to score a total of 200 points from both grids. The host will then point out if you matched any ideal answers and congratulate you.
If your surpass 200 points, you get your yawn-inducing 20,000 bonus points. I say yawn-inducing because you already beat the other player, right? What are more points going to do you (your high score is mainly based off of how well you do in the actual game, anyway)? It’s more for concluding amusement, in any event. If you fall short, you still get your game score times five.
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Pros and cons
Family Feud is an enjoyable premise all round. It’s fun to come up with answers for queries like: "Name something a teenage girl might do if she met Leonardo DiCaprio in person." (Faint! Kiss him!). It has Double and Triple score rounds, and you can hit No Answer if you have no idea.
You’ll chuckle to yourself over some of the dumb answers people gave, and from your obvious overlooks (answers you should have known). A good strategy is to always guess the responses that seem like a sure shot first.
The Family Feud PC game is also a blast to play online with a bunch of people via iWin!
The graphics are not bad but nothing fancy and it’s just Family Feud - pure and simple - with no extras. The host can say some insulting things, like "You gotta be kidding me!" if you submit something wrong.
He’ll also make a jerky snort sometimes, after you answer but before the result is displayed.
The verdict
The survey says... you’ll like the Family Feud PC game if you’re a fan of the show. Even if you don’t have the Game Show Network and therefore can’t watch the show regularly, 1 out of 1 board game reviewers say you’ll find it entertaining and/or addictive anyway.