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Games like Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

If Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is your kind of game, the closest matches are Big Screen Games - Pack 1, Republic of Jungle and SnackHunter — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its endless replayability with mods, exposes real social dynamics and funny. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is a 2015 co-op indie puzzle game where one player handles a modular bomb while another reads from a defusal manual they cannot see. Players must communicate clearly under time pressure to solve puzzles that vary with each bomb configuration. The core mechanics centre on manual-reading, modular bomb defusal, and verbal communication under pressure, with workshop content extending replayability significantly. Reviewers note the game creates funny and intense moments as it forces players into frantic communication that exposes real social dynamics. The game runs verified on Steam Deck at $14.99 and holds a 98% positive rating from nearly 8000 Steam reviews.

About Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes: Find yourself trapped alone in a room with a ticking time bomb. Your friends have the manual to defuse it, but they can't see the bomb, so you're going to have to talk it out – fast!

2015Indie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 71Windows · macOS · Linuxby Steel Crate Games
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Endless replayability with modsExposes real social dynamicsForces frantic communication under pressureFunnyIntenseStressful

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Steam players who put hours into Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Big Screen Games - Pack 1

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    Time to bring the party into your living room. Introducing Big Screen Games, a party game experience where players use their phones as controllers - and play together on the big screen. Prepare for disastrous doodles, awkward face-offs and a pink cow that wants to ruin your day.

    2022StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  2. Republic of Jungle

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    Gather your friends (5 to 10 players) and play as advisors to President Puma. His re-election depends on your loyalty. In a social deduction party game, Leakers try to sneak into missions to leak Puma's secrets- Loyalists try to suss them out. Read the room and bluff your way to a political victory.

    2025StrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. SnackHunter

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Snack Hunter is a multiplayer hide-and-seek game where players use their smartphones as controllers. Join the Hunters or the Snacks and outsmart your opponents with unique abilities. Whether online or locally, with up to 16 players, the party can start now!

    20229.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Funanigans: Party Games

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    Funanigans has 8 different party games for 2+ players! Create a room, and everyone can join and play from a web browser - on a phone, tablet, computer, etc. Features 4 drawing games, drawing on a shared canvas, 3 team-based games, word games, no max player limits, and hours of fun!

    2020IndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Assimilate! (A Party Game)

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    Play with 5-10 players online or locally in this 50s-themed, social deduction party game about a cleverly-disguised robot infiltrating a local, "humans only" sockhop!

    2021IndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. World Soccer Strikers '91

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    WSS'91 is here! Welcome to the 90's, kid! Action and graphics on par with the arcades! Gather up a bunch of friends on your own living room! A huge bunch of teams (like, at least 70)! Game modes like tournaments, leagues & everything! What if we both pay for half and swap it every other week?

    2021SportsIndieCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Sumo Seals

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    Sumo Seals is an arcade party game that supports up to 4 players where you and your friends team up or compete against each other in a series of minigames where you control seals that bounce and stomp their way through skill and reflex based challenges.

    2022ActionIndieCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Lockjaw: Robo-Royale

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    Lockjaw is a party brawler where robots use interchangeable arm, leg, and head parts to knock each other around to win a robo-royale! Play with up to four players locally or over Steam Remote Play Together.

    2024ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. We Were Here Too

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    Reviewers of Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    As your final hour approaches, a large structure looms up in the distance, towering above the relentless storm. Discover the truth behind this dark castle in a communication-based, cooperative puzzle adventure.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. We Were Here Together

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    Reviewers of Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    As we explore these frozen wastes, misfortune strikes once again. Through the fierce blizzard, a flare lights the sky, followed by a cry for help over the radio - broken, dying... No one else can come to their rescue. Can we make it back - together?

    2019IndieAdventureCasual12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. We Were Here

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    Reviewers of Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    Lost in a frozen wasteland and split up from your partner inside an abandoned castle, the only possession you have left is a walkie-talkie with a familiar voice on the other end. Can the two of you find your way out in time?

    2017ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Operation: Tango

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    It takes two to save the world in this cooperative spy adventure. Pair up with a friend as Agent or Hacker—with only your voices to connect you—and work together to bring a hi-tech global menace to its knees. Now with a FREE CONTENT UPDATE!

    2021AdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Elsewhere Electric

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    A puzzle game powered by two: Navigate a mysterious facility to charge devices, solve puzzles, and reconfigure the map as you see fit. Uncover the secrets of the facility that await you both at its confounding core. Bring your friend, because you will not survive alone.

    2025StrategyIndie24.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Tick Tock: A Tale for Two

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    You and your friend are trapped in a mystical world. As time ebbs away you must solve increasingly complex puzzles to escape. Cooperation is key as neither of you have the full picture! Play on two devices, local or remotely, all you need is a voice connection.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Escape Academy

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Welcome to Escape Academy. Train to become the ultimate Escapist. Solve Puzzles. Hack Servers. Meet the Faculty. Brew the perfect cup of tea. Escape Rooms in single player or co-op with a friend - local or online!

    2022Adventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Blind Trust

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    Blind Trust is a two-player, cooperative game where the deaf leads the blind on a fantasy island. Navigate using only 3D sound as the blind Oracle, or lead the Oracle with magical sound beacons as the deaf Soldier. Work together to fight monsters, solve puzzles, and reach your ultimate goal.

    2016IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

Is Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes cost?
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes are Big Screen Games - Pack 1, Republic of Jungle, SnackHunter.
Who developed Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes?
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes was developed by Steel Crate Games.

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