Indie · October 8, 2015

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes (2015)

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You’re alone in a room with a bomb. Your friends, the “Experts”, have the manual needed to defuse it. But there’s a catch: the Experts can’t see the bomb, so everyone will need to talk it out – fast! Put your puzzle-solving and communication skills to the test as you and your friends race to defuse bombs while attempting to communicate quickly before time runs out! Rounds are fast-paced, tense, occasionally silly, and almost always loud. Whether it’s defusing a bomb or deciphering information from the manual, everyone has a crucial role to play. A local co-op party game for two or more players While usually played in person together, you can play remotely using your favorite third-party voice chat service. Play a different bomb every time Procedurally generated puzzles keep the action fresh. Only one copy of the game needed Have friends join in as Experts by printing or viewing the free Bomb Defusal Manual at Explore Mission and Free Play Modes Missions increase in difficulty as players face new modules. Unlock Freeplay Mode to set the pace by configuring your own custom bombs. Supports mods Try new community-made modules, missions, and more from the Steam Workshop! Supports VR Enter an unmatched immersive experience, isolated from your Experts. Swap out between rounds and share the experience with your friends!

Indie releases from 2015

32 Indie titles launched in 2015 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Indie titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Indie

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume15.7k Steam reviewsTop 18% in Indie
Positive rating97% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 9%
Metacritic71/100Genre average 77 — top 82% of Indie titles
Concurrent peak148 playersTop 28% in Indie by live player count
Engagement hours4 h averageTop 86% for session depth among Indie

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Co-op · 471
  • Local Multiplayer · 378
  • Puzzle · 374
  • Party Game · 368
  • Board Game · 360
  • Local Co-Op · 286
  • Multiplayer · 259
  • Party · 246
  • VR · 228
  • Casual · 178
  • Indie · 172
  • Difficult · 168
  • Team-Based · 167
  • Family Friendly · 158
  • Funny · 157

Reception Metrics

Steam community

97%Overwhelmingly Positive · 15.7k reviews

15.3k positive · 472 negative

Metacritic

71/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.0/10

Curator recommendations

13.7k

Peak concurrent players

148

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English
  • Japanese
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Dutch
  • Polish
  • Romanian
  • Turkish
  • Spanish - Latin America
  • Italian
  • Finnish
  • Norwegian
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Workshop
  • Stats
  • Steam Leaderboards

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support
  • Tracked Controller Support
  • VR Supported
  • VR Support

Press Quotes

“Verdict: Buy, buy, buy. A must-have video game.” Ars Technica “...you'll have a lot of close calls as you're sweating bullets down to sometimes literally the last second.” 9/10 – Destructoid “I loved playing Keep Talking. I think it’s the most fun I’ve had in a cooperative game in a long time. I’d recommend it to everyone. I wish I was playing it right now.” Rock Paper Shotgun

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

4h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Achievements

10

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateOct 8, 2015
DeveloperSteel Crate Games
Base price$4.49 -70%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

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