Games Like Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

Digital cooperative board game for 2-4 players. You, your friends and a ticking bomb! Work together, communicate efficiently to save lives!

Why similar: Board Game 24.4%, Local Multiplayer 20.1%, Local Co-Op 19.4%, Co-op 12.1%, Puzzle 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game is the closest thematic experience to the seed, featuring a bomb-defusal mechanic that relies entirely on verbal communication between players.

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.

Why similar: Co-op 41.2%, Puzzle 18.9%, Local Multiplayer 14.6%, Local Co-Op 12%, Multiplayer 7%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the asymmetric puzzle-solving experience where two players must share information from different perspectives to progress.

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!

Why similar: Co-op 46.6%, Puzzle 25.8%, Multiplayer 14.6%, Family Friendly 9.5%, Casual 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: This spy-themed adventure requires one player to be the field agent and the other the hacker, mirroring the reliance on verbal instructions found in the seed game.

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?

Why similar: Co-op 58.1%, Puzzle 20.4%, Multiplayer 17.8%, Casual 2.1%, Indie 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: The original entry in the series that established the gold standard for asymmetric, voice-dependent cooperative puzzle solving.

The Past Within is the new co-op experience from Rusty Lake! Play together with someone you deem trustworthy: one in The Past, the other in The Future. Observe and communicate what you see around you. Solve the puzzles and uncover Albert Vanderboom’s plan.

Why similar: Co-op 55.4%, Puzzle 19.8%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Local Co-Op 7.9%, Local Multiplayer 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A unique point-and-click puzzle game that requires two players to communicate across different time periods to solve shared mysteries.

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.

Why similar: Co-op 55.1%, Puzzle 22.6%, Multiplayer 17%, Casual 3.1%, Indie 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel expands on the communication-heavy mechanics of the original with more complex, high-pressure puzzle environments.

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?

Why similar: Co-op 51.4%, Puzzle 27.7%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Casual 2.5%, Indie 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: It continues the series' focus on split-perspective puzzle solving, requiring constant dialogue to navigate dangerous environments.

You both awaken imprisoned inside the sinister Castle Rock - were you betrayed, or simply not that clever? Find out in the greatest co-op puzzle adventure in the We Were Here Series! Do you and your partner have what it takes to face the dark forces of this realm or will you be trapped… forever?

Why similar: Co-op 54.7%, Puzzle 24.8%, Multiplayer 17.4%, Casual 3%

Why You'll Like It: The most expansive entry in the series, offering intricate puzzles that demand precise verbal coordination between partners.

First-person puzzler you can play solo or in an online co-op. Explore a set of highly interactive escape rooms. Move furniture, pick up and examine everything, smash pots and break locks! Play thousands of community-made rooms through the level editor.

Why similar: Co-op 46.4%, Puzzle 20.8%, Multiplayer 14.8%, VR 8.4%, Family Friendly 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a realistic escape room experience that captures the frantic, puzzle-solving energy of the seed game in a multiplayer setting.

How 2 Escape is an escape-simulation game where two players will need to cooperate on asymmetrical gameplay and devices. "Talk together. Help each other." will be your new motto to survive in How 2 Escape.

Why similar: Co-op 32.1%, Local Multiplayer 27.6%, Team-Based 15%, Puzzle 13.1%, Multiplayer 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: An asymmetric escape game where one player uses a mobile app to help the other player on PC navigate a trapped train.

Unravel the mystery of a cryptic box in this 2-player co-op puzzle game. Join forces as two detectives, solve cooperative puzzles, communicate effectively, crack the codes and outsmart the killer.

Why similar: Co-op 43.7%, Puzzle 27.8%, Multiplayer 15.1%, Family Friendly 9.4%, Casual 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated two-player cooperative mystery game that relies on describing visual clues to your partner to solve complex puzzles.

Test your problem-solving skills in this virtual reality escape-the-room puzzle game. Play as a secret agent armed with telekinetic abilities on a mission to stop Zoraxis, an evil corporation with plans for world domination.

Why similar: VR 38.4%, Puzzle 23.5%, Difficult 12.2%, Funny 10.4%, Strategy 7%

Why You'll Like It: A VR puzzle game that places you in the shoes of a secret agent trying to defuse traps and bombs before time runs out.

Overcooked is a chaotic couch co-op cooking game for one to four players. Working as a team, you and your fellow chefs must prepare, cook and serve up a variety of tasty orders before the baying customers storm out in a huff.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 28%, Local Multiplayer 23.5%, Co-op 22.6%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Team-Based 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: The original title that popularized the frantic, high-stress cooperative gameplay loop that keeps players talking constantly.

Overcooked returns with a brand-new helping of chaotic cooking action! Journey back to the Onion Kingdom and assemble your team of chefs in classic couch co-op or online play for up to four players. Hold onto your aprons… it’s time to save the world again!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 31%, Co-op 25.8%, Local Multiplayer 14.9%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Funny 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: While a cooking game, it shares the same high-pressure, chaotic communication requirements as the seed game.

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!

Why similar: Co-op 30.4%, Local Co-Op 28.4%, Puzzle 15.6%, Multiplayer 13%, Local Multiplayer 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A polished escape room game that emphasizes time management and clever puzzle design, perfect for fans of high-pressure environments.

PICO PARK is a cooperative local/online multiplay action puzzle game for 2-8 players.

Why similar: Co-op 22.6%, Local Multiplayer 18.6%, Local Co-Op 18%, Party Game 16.3% ★, Multiplayer 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative puzzle game that demands extreme coordination and communication to navigate levels that are impossible to beat alone.

Unrailed! is a co-op multiplayer game where you have to work together with your friends to build a train track across endless procedurally generated worlds. Master random encounters with its inhabitants, upgrade your train and keep it from derailing!

Why similar: Co-op 27.2%, Local Multiplayer 23.4%, Local Co-Op 22.9%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Procedural Generation 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A frantic cooperative game where players must communicate to manage resources and build a track before their train crashes.

With your brilliant robe and magic powers, it’s time to build some Tricky Towers! Stack your bricks in this land of fable, whose marvelous tower will be the most stable? Battle your friends and rise to fame, in this frantic physics game.

Why similar: Party Game 31.3% ★, Party 18.2% ★, Local Multiplayer 15.3%, Local Co-Op 12.5%, Puzzle 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game that adds a competitive, high-pressure layer to classic block-stacking mechanics.

Tabletop Simulator is the only simulator where you can let your aggression out by flipping the table! There are no rules to follow: just you, a physics sandbox, and your friends. Make your own online board games or play the thousands of community created mods. Unlimited gaming possibilities!

Why similar: Board Game 45.2%, Co-op 14.1%, Moddable 10.4% ★, VR 10.2%, Multiplayer 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a sandbox environment where you can play complex board games that require the same level of focus and rule-following as the seed game.

Ultimate Chicken Horse is a party platformer game where you build the level as you play, placing traps and hazards to screw your friends over, but trying not to screw yourself.

Why similar: Party 27.8% ★, Party Game 27.2% ★, Local Co-Op 15.5%, Local Multiplayer 14%, Multiplayer 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A party platformer where players build the level as they play, requiring strategic communication and sabotage.

Move or Die is an absurdly fast-paced 4-player local and online party game where the mechanics change every 20 seconds! It's THE friendship-ruining game.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 31.1%, Multiplayer 18.4%, Co-op 11.6%, Party Game 10.5% ★, Local Co-Op 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced party game that forces players to adapt to constantly changing rules, mirroring the frantic pace of bomb defusal.

The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

Why similar: Co-op 58.9%, Puzzle 27.3%, Funny 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: The cooperative campaign is a benchmark for puzzle games that require two players to communicate and synchronize their actions perfectly.

Five new games: the hit threequel Quiplash 3, the collaborative chaos of The Devils and the Details, the fierce drawing game Champ’d Up, the speech game Talking Points and the guessing game Blather 'Round. Use phones or tablets as controllers and play with up to 8 players, and an audience of 10,000!

Why similar: Party Game 23.7% ★, Party 18.2% ★, Board Game 13.3%, Local Multiplayer 10.6%, Co-op 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features diverse party games that emphasize social interaction and verbal wit, perfect for large groups.

The threequel to the party game phenomenon features the deadly quiz show Trivia Murder Party, the say-anything sequel Quiplash 2, the surprising survey game Guesspionage, the t-shirt slugfest Tee K.O., and the sneaky trickster game Fakin’ It.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 21.1%, Party Game 20.9% ★, Party 17.7% ★, Board Game 17%, Co-op 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential party game collection that relies on humor and quick thinking, appealing to the same social group as the seed game.

A brain-racking game about bathroom breaks, screwdrivers and nuclear explosions.

Why similar: Puzzle 66.4%, Difficult 15.8%, Indie 9%, Funny 4.5%, Casual 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle game about interacting with a mysterious console that captures the tension of potentially causing a disaster.

Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

Why similar: Co-op 48.1%, VR 25.5%, Multiplayer 25.4%, Indie 1%

Why You'll Like It: Uses voice recognition and high-tension atmosphere to force players to communicate effectively to survive supernatural threats.

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

Why similar: Puzzle 34.4%, Simulation 21.3%, Difficult 16.8%, Indie 16.5%, Strategy 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A high-pressure simulation game where you must follow complex rules under a strict time limit, similar to reading a bomb manual.

Partner up with your friend online and set sail for an unforgettable puzzle adventure in this bite-sized standalone We Were Here experience. Work together to overcome brain-teasing challenges and make fun memories, using your best communication, teamwork and trust skills.

Why similar: Co-op 52.3%, Puzzle 18.7%, Team-Based 13.5%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Casual 2.1%

Heave Ho is a riotous multiplayer party game for up to four players in couch co-op and versus play, or online with Steam Remote Play. Reach out, get a grip, and swing to victory — or meet your messy end!

Why similar: Co-op 26.8%, Local Multiplayer 21.3%, Local Co-Op 18.5%, Party Game 17.1% ★, Multiplayer 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based cooperative game that requires players to coordinate their movements and communicate to avoid falling to their deaths.

Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.

Why similar: Co-op 38.6%, Puzzle 14.1%, Local Multiplayer 12.5%, Local Co-Op 12.4%, Multiplayer 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game where the clumsy controls and cooperative requirements lead to hilarious, high-pressure problem solving.

The team behind YOU DON’T KNOW JACK presents FIVE guffaw-inducing party games in one pack! You’re gonna need more than one party for this. Your phones or tablets are your controllers! For 1-100 players!

Why similar: Party 29.5% ★, Party Game 19.9% ★, Local Multiplayer 19%, Board Game 9.9%, Co-op 6.4%

It’s the wildest Party Pack yet, with the absurd deathmatch Trivia Murder Party 2, the weird word circus Dictionarium, the hidden identity game Push The Button, the comedy contest Joke Boat and the offbeat personality test Role Models.

Why similar: Party 22.1% ★, Party Game 18.2% ★, Local Multiplayer 17.4%, Board Game 11.2%, Local Co-Op 8.2%

Tools Up! is an exciting local co-op that tests your renovation and teamwork skills. Paint walls, tear off wallpaper, and move couches against the clock!

Why similar: Party Game 34.9% ★, Local Co-Op 21%, Local Multiplayer 10.7%, Co-op 9.5%, Multiplayer 8.4%

The sequel to the party game phenomenon The Jackbox Party Pack, featuring FIVE fresh, rib-tickling party games! Your phones or tablets are your controllers – no big mess of controllers needed. For up to 8 players plus an Audience of up to 10,000! It’s a game-night riot in a box… without the box!

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 20.4%, Party Game 19.3% ★, Party 18.5% ★, Board Game 11.5%, Local Co-Op 9.4%

Work together to solve puzzles and escape a desert island in this stylized multiplayer co-op adventure. Success requires more than just you and your partner thinking alike - you'll have to communicate and stay In Sink to overcome the challenges ahead.

Why similar: Co-op 45.9%, Puzzle 18.9%, Multiplayer 16.8%, Family Friendly 11.5%, Casual 3.8%

Team up as two quirky construction workers in this fun 2-player co-op platformer! Carry a fragile glass window through colorful levels filled with challenges. Communicate and coordinate to dodge obstacles and solve puzzles. Can you finish the job without breaking the glass?

Why similar: Co-op 53.8%, Multiplayer 18.6%, Funny 10%, Family Friendly 8.7%, Simulation 5.3%

ibb & obb is a two player cooperative game set in a puzzle filled world where gravity goes both up and down. You can only succeed by working closely together. Find a friend for some true local co-op couch fun or match up online.

Why similar: Co-op 44.7%, Local Co-Op 25%, Puzzle 11.6%, Multiplayer 6%, Local Multiplayer 5.7%

Biped is a coop action adventure game with a strong focus on moment-to-moment collaboration between 2 players.

Why similar: Party Game 34% ★, Co-op 21.1%, Local Co-Op 18.1%, Puzzle 8.4%, Multiplayer 7.5%

For 3-8 Players and an Audience of thousands! Your phones or tablets are your controllers! The gut-busting, say-anything, no-rules party game!

Why similar: Party Game 25.1% ★, Party 20.5% ★, Local Multiplayer 17.1%, Co-op 16.1%, Multiplayer 9.2%

Play alone or with your friends in this cooperative adventure for 1 to 4 players. Make the right moves, and coordinate with your team to rescue people in danger. Have fun, and act fast! The success of your team depends on your choices. Save as many lives as possible in a frantic race against time!

Why similar: Party 30.6% ★, Co-op 23.4%, Local Co-Op 17.8%, Local Multiplayer 7.8%, Puzzle 6.1%

Team up with a friend to reach a lost submarine and prevent the outbreak of war. Work together on two devices to solve increasingly challenging puzzles, where each of you has your own unique role to play. 2 players: 1 buys the game, the other uses the free Companion App

Why similar: Board Game 32.9%, Team-Based 16.6%, Local Co-Op 12.2%, Co-op 12.2%, Puzzle 11.6%

Sequel to the best-selling escape room game, brings a fresh take on first-person puzzles with a variety of new rooms to explore solo or with friends. Solve intricate puzzles, uncover hidden secrets, or craft your own escape rooms with Room Editor 2.0.

Why similar: Co-op 62.2%, Puzzle 23.6%, Simulation 6.1%, Casual 4.6%, Indie 3.5%

A physics-based co-op platformer about a guy in a rabbit costume! Team up with a friend or three (local or online) to beat levels, find hidden carrots and race against the clock. Experience bunny madness. Embrace carrot chaos. Become Super Bunny Man.

Why similar: Party 22.9% ★, Party Game 20.7% ★, Co-op 17.7%, Local Co-Op 14%, Local Multiplayer 13.1%

It’s the biggest Party Pack yet, including the return of the classic pop culture trivia mash-up YOU DON’T KNOW JACK: Full Stream; the game of hilarious hypotheticals Split the Room; the lyric-writing, robot rap battle Mad Verse City; the inventive drawing game Patently Stupid; and the outer space fling-fest Zeeple Dome.

Why similar: Party Game 29.2% ★, Local Multiplayer 25.2%, Party 18.5% ★, Board Game 8.1%, Multiplayer 6.5%

Shift Happens is a cooperative platformer for two. You and a friend shift your mass, throw each other and puzzle your way through four stages of stylized imaginary worlds. Including the occasional backstabbing and taunting. Play with a friend on a couch, online or even special singleplayer levels.

Why similar: Co-op 26.8%, Local Co-Op 22.2%, Local Multiplayer 22%, Puzzle 7.6%, Multiplayer 6.9%

KeyWe is a cute, co-operative postal puzzler starring Jeff and Debra, two small kiwi birds working in a whimsical post office. They must jump, flap, peck and butt-slam their way across an interactive landscape of levers, bells and buttons to get those messages delivered on time!

Why similar: Co-op 33.1%, Local Co-Op 21.8%, Local Multiplayer 21.1%, Multiplayer 7.5%, Puzzle 6.8%

"The Experiment" is a multiplayer escape room puzzle game for virtual reality or desktop PC! You took part in an experiment that went out of control, can you escape the facilities before it's too late?

Why similar: Co-op 41.4%, Multiplayer 18.4%, Puzzle 16%, VR 14.2%, Casual 5.5%

Plan your next game night! Jackbox Games is back with 5 hilarious new party games including Drawful Animate, Job Job, The Poll Mine, Weapons Drawn, and The Wheel of Enormous Proportions.

Why similar: Party Game 49.9% ★, Local Multiplayer 14.2%, Local Co-Op 10.2%, Party 7.9% ★, Team-Based 5.2%

For 3-8 players and an audience of thousands! Your phones or tablets are your controllers! The game of terrible drawings and hilariously wrong answers.

Why similar: Party Game 22% ★, Party 19.3% ★, Local Multiplayer 13.9%, Board Game 12.2%, Local Co-Op 10.1%

Grab your best bud for help in this new co-op challenge to help two adorable penguins, Bread and Fred, reach the top of the snowy summit. Time your jumps, cling to walls and swing across gaps to see how far you can make it before you tumble all the way back down the mountain.

Why similar: Co-op 33.8%, Local Co-Op 23.8%, Local Multiplayer 18.5%, Difficult 7.4%, Multiplayer 7.3%

Dive into this multiplayer online experience set in a sketchy bar where the games are as dangerous as the patrons. Join a table of 4 and test your skills in Liar's Dice and Liar's Deck, where lying and bluffing are key to victory. Ready for a night at Liar's Bar?

Why similar: Co-op 33.1%, Multiplayer 18.6%, Board Game 18.6%, VR 8.3%, Puzzle 6.8%

Eye in the Sky is an asymmetrical local co-op escape room where a VR player and a Computer player solve puzzles from different perspectives. The goal is to share information from each perspective and overcome the obstacles on a journey to the center of a post-apocalyptic robot planet.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 30.1%, Asymmetric VR 26.6% ★, VR 17.5%, Strategy 11.3%, Casual 8.4%

BFF or Die is a cozy/crazy couch co-op puzzle-action game for one to four players. As time traveling aliens you’re sent on a risky rescue mission to Earth! Use your gadgets collaboratively to overcome danger and survive as a team.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 20.6%, Local Multiplayer 18.6%, Co-op 16.3%, Team-Based 11.7%, Puzzle 8.9%

You are a chef in VR who need to satisfy your customers in a limited amount of time. Share the experience with a friend in local multiplayer mode. Chaotic levels are waiting for you!

Why similar: Asymmetric VR 53.6% ★, VR 23.1%, Local Co-Op 14.6%, Simulation 4%, Casual 2.7%

Explore a neon galaxy in your very own battleship in this 1- to 4-player couch co-op adventure.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 34.1%, Local Multiplayer 27.7%, Co-op 26.5%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Indie 1.4%

A co-op party game where you draw things humans can understand, but an image recognition AI can't! 2-6 players can join with just one copy of the game, using your mobile browser as your controller.

Why similar: Party Game 33% ★, Co-op 17.2%, Local Multiplayer 12.9%, Local Co-Op 11.6%, Team-Based 7.1%

A Way Out is an exclusively co-op adventure where you play the role of one of two prisoners making their daring escape from prison.

Why similar: Co-op 53.6%, Local Co-Op 35.2%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Indie 0.3%

The fourth pack in this storied party game franchise features Fibbage 3 and its new game mode, Fibbage: Enough About You; the twisted web game Survive the Internet; the dating contest Monster Seeking Monster; the deranged debate match Bracketeering; and the one-up art game Civic Doodle.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 26.7%, Party Game 22.9% ★, Party 17.3% ★, Board Game 9.2%, Multiplayer 6.3%

Wrangle the hands and arms of a 1970s space cosmonaut and push, pull and twist your way through an increasingly precarious range of physically simulated stellar scenarios, where without gravity, nothing is still, nothing is secure, and nothing is simple.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 25.6%, Co-op 25.3%, Local Multiplayer 13.7%, Puzzle 11.2%, Difficult 11.1%

Use Your Words is the new party game for funny people and their unfunny friends! Laugh your way through four hilarious mini-games! Use your smartphone to fill in the blank, or try your luck using one of our answers to get laughs! No matter your strategy, Use Your Words brings comedy home!

Why similar: Party Game 34.9% ★, Local Multiplayer 28.2%, Party 15% ★, Co-op 13.1%, Funny 3.4%