Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes is a fast-paced cooperative puzzle game where the goal is to defuse a bomb with a group of friends before it explodes.

I have to admit that I was surprised by how much fun I had playing Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes. I thought the novelty would wear off almost immediately, but instead I found myself more and more engaged in it as the bombs got more intricate and complicated. Plus there’s the hilarity of trying to depict unknown symbols and objects to your bomb squad as they frantically try to make sense of what your describing. Then there’s the challenge of trying to understand their directions as they read bizarre instructions from their manuals. I know it sounds strange, but if you’re having some friends over you might want to check out Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes. I promise you’ll have a blast (sorry, I couldn’t resist).

Unfortunately, for players coming back to the game there’s nothing new to look forward to at the moment, but I’ll keep hoping that a version 2 may be in the works. Modding is available on PC if you’re looking for something a little different, but for Keeping Talking And Nobody Explodes veterans, the console versions don’t offer anything new.

I love a good teamwork-focused party experience and Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes easily ranks among one of the best examples out there. The puzzles are satisfying to solve for everyone involved even fifty or so bombs in and the use of a physical manual outside the game is an ingenious idea. Sure I might have fun blowing things up in video games but Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes has proven I can have just as much fun doing the opposite.

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes takes a simple concept and makes it something that’s hilarious, tense and massively entertaining. It helps that the game is very accessible and easy to understand for both the direct player and the off-screen participating helpers, alike. This is undoubtedly the best party game in recent memory, one in which losing is every bit as fun as winning.

Since all the communication is verbal, and the manual can be downloaded from any device for free, anyone with earshot can be a bomb expert while anyone with a copy of the game on their Switch can be a bomb defuser. The number of good pure party games on the Switch is short, so it’s great to have another title that encourages participation and results in chaotic race-against-the-clock fun.