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 24.2%, Local Multiplayer 20.1%, Local Co-Op 19.5%, Co-op 12.1%, Puzzle 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game is the closest direct experience to the seed game, focusing on bomb defusal through intense communication and puzzle-solving.

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%, Puzzle 19.3%, Local Multiplayer 14.4%, Local Co-Op 12.1%, Multiplayer 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Players must communicate information they see on their own screens to solve puzzles, perfectly mirroring the asymmetric nature of 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 57.9%, Puzzle 20.6%, Multiplayer 17.9%, Casual 2%, Indie 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: Players are separated and must use walkie-talkies to describe their surroundings and solve puzzles, emphasizing the importance of clear verbal communication.

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 54.9%, Puzzle 19.9%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Local Co-Op 8.3%, Local Multiplayer 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This point-and-click adventure requires two players to share information across different perspectives to solve complex, time-sensitive puzzles.

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 46.7%, Puzzle 26.1%, Multiplayer 14.6%, Family Friendly 9.2%, Casual 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: One player acts as the field agent while the other is the hacker, requiring constant communication to navigate dangerous environments and solve puzzles.

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 46.2%, Puzzle 20.9%, Multiplayer 14.8%, VR 8.6%, Family Friendly 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-fidelity escape room experience that captures the tactile puzzle-solving feel of the seed game in a cooperative 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%, Local Multiplayer 27.4%, Team-Based 15%, Puzzle 13.3%, Multiplayer 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: This asymmetric escape game requires one player to use the companion app for information while the other navigates the game, creating a high-pressure dynamic.

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 43.3%, Puzzle 28.3%, Multiplayer 15.1%, Family Friendly 9.3%, Casual 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated co-op mystery game where players must share clues found in their respective environments to progress through the story.

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 54.8%, Puzzle 22.9%, Multiplayer 17.1%, Casual 3%, Indie 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the original's formula with more complex puzzles that demand precise verbal descriptions between partners.

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 39%, Puzzle 23.4%, Difficult 12.5%, Funny 10%, Strategy 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This VR puzzle game puts you in the shoes of a secret agent trying to defuse traps and bombs under extreme pressure.

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 54.6%, Puzzle 25.1%, Multiplayer 17.3%, Casual 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: The largest entry in the series, offering more intricate puzzles that rely heavily on the communication skills honed in the seed game.

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

Why similar: Puzzle 66.8%, Difficult 15.8%, Indie 8.8%, Funny 4.4%, Casual 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game about interacting with a complex console, capturing the tension of pressing the wrong button.

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 50.9%, Puzzle 28.1%, Multiplayer 16.7%, Casual 2.4%, Indie 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' tradition of asymmetric puzzle-solving, requiring players to coordinate their actions across different locations.

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 52.2%, Puzzle 18.9%, Team-Based 13.5%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Casual 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A shorter, focused experience that tests the communication and trust between two players through a series of high-pressure challenges.

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 35.1%, Simulation 21.1%, Difficult 16.9%, Indie 16.1%, Strategy 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: While single-player, it captures the intense pressure of following a complex manual to perform a high-stakes job under a time limit.

Outwit your most cunning adversary to date in the latest installment of this popular, spy-themed VR puzzle series. Wield new gadgets, visit action-packed locales, and wear custom disguises as you dive back into the world of espionage in this escape room game.

Why similar: VR 39%, Puzzle 25.7%, Co-op 20.1%, Simulation 8.7%, Multiplayer 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Maintains the series' focus on high-pressure, gadget-filled puzzle scenarios that feel like a solo version of the bomb-defusal experience.

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

Why similar: Co-op 27.8%, Local Co-Op 22.8%, Difficult 12.6%, Puzzle 11.3%, Multiplayer 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Requires two players to coordinate their movements and solve puzzles, emphasizing the need for synchronized action and verbal planning.

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 23.4%, Co-op 22.6%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Team-Based 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: The original game that defined the 'chaotic co-op' genre, forcing players to shout instructions to survive the kitchen.

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 31.1%, Co-op 25.8%, Local Multiplayer 14.8%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Funny 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: While focused on cooking, it captures the frantic, high-pressure communication required to succeed in a chaotic environment.

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

Why similar: Co-op 22.6%, Local Multiplayer 18.9%, Local Co-Op 18.2%, Party Game 15.5%, Multiplayer 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative puzzle-platformer where every player's action must be coordinated to overcome obstacles.

Death Squared is a co-op puzzle game about cooperation, communication, and robot explosions. You should buy it!

Why similar: Co-op 25.2%, Local Co-Op 23.3%, Local Multiplayer 20.1%, Puzzle 10.9%, Difficult 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op puzzle game where communication is vital to avoid traps and navigate robots to their goals without causing an explosion.

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 24%, Party 21.1% ★, Local Multiplayer 17.2%, Co-op 16.2%, Multiplayer 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on social wit and communication, providing a great party-game alternative when you want to keep the group engaged.

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 30.3%, Local Co-Op 28.4%, Puzzle 15.8%, Multiplayer 13%, Local Multiplayer 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a variety of escape room scenarios that emphasize puzzle-solving and time management in a cooperative environment.

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 30% ★, Local Multiplayer 19.4%, Party Game 19%, Board Game 9.9%, Co-op 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A staple for party gaming that relies on social interaction and quick thinking, similar to the party atmosphere of the seed game.

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 44.9%, Co-op 14.1%, VR 10.5%, Moddable 10.4%, Multiplayer 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Allows you to play various board games in a virtual space, capturing the 'manual-reading' and tactile feel of the seed game's bomb manual.

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 27.6%, Funny 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for co-op puzzle games, requiring constant communication to navigate complex physics-based chambers.

Pummel Party is a 4-8 player online and local-multiplayer party game. Pummel friends or AI using a wide array of absurd items in the board mode and compete to destroy friendships in the unique collection of minigames.

Why similar: Party Game 24.8%, Board Game 17.7%, Party 13.2% ★, Multiplayer 11.1%, Local Multiplayer 11.1%

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 33.1%, Local Co-Op 21.8%, Local Multiplayer 10.9%, Co-op 9.7%, Multiplayer 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic renovation game that requires players to coordinate tasks and communicate effectively under a time limit.

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 28.3% ★, Party Game 25.7%, Local Co-Op 15.9%, Local Multiplayer 14.3%, Multiplayer 8.8%

A frantic co-op puzzle game where a Pilot and an Air Traffic Controller must communicate, decrypt, and improvise to save a failing aircraft. Talk fast, solve faster, and try not to crash.

Why similar: Co-op 32.6%, Party Game 27.8%, Team-Based 10.5%, Puzzle 10.5%, Multiplayer 6.3%

Clandestine is a 2-player or singleplayer stealth/hacking game set in 1996. Asymmetrical co-op allows one player to take the role of the spy while a friend provides overwatch and assistance as the hacker, and unravel a post-Cold War espionage conspiracy.

Why similar: Co-op 95.8%, Indie 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: An asymmetric stealth game where one player is the spy and the other is the hacker, requiring constant information exchange to succeed.

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 20.7%, Party 18.8% ★, Party Game 18.1%, Board Game 11.6%, Local Co-Op 9.6%

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 29.6%, Party 18.5% ★, Local Multiplayer 15.7%, Local Co-Op 13%, Puzzle 7%

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 53.9%, Multiplayer 18.7%, Funny 10%, Family Friendly 8.6%, Simulation 5.2%

Climb up from the depths of Hell. Scale various worlds solo or chained together with your friends in the 1-4 player platforming sensation.

Why similar: Co-op 69.9%, Multiplayer 14.4%, Funny 7.5%, Simulation 4.5%, Casual 3.7%

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 18.5%, Co-op 11.6%, Party Game 10.1%, Local Co-Op 9.7%

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 21.4%, Party Game 19.8%, Party 18% ★, Board Game 17.2%, Co-op 7.6%

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 22.4%, Party 18.5% ★, Board Game 13.4%, Local Multiplayer 10.7%, Co-op 9.8%

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 22.4% ★, Local Multiplayer 17.7%, Party Game 17.1%, Board Game 11.3%, Local Co-Op 8.3%

Moving Out is a ridiculous physics-based moving simulator that brings new meaning to "couch co-op"! Are you ready for an exciting career in furniture? As a newly certified Furniture Arrangement & Relocation Technician, you’ll take on moving jobs all across the busy town of Packmore.

Why similar: Co-op 24.3%, Local Multiplayer 23.1%, Local Co-Op 22.1%, Multiplayer 7.6%, Simulation 5.6%

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 33.3%, Local Co-Op 21.8%, Local Multiplayer 20.9%, Multiplayer 7.4%, Puzzle 6.9%

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 45.8%, Puzzle 19.2%, Multiplayer 16.9%, Family Friendly 11.4%, Casual 3.7%

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 27.3%, Local Multiplayer 23.5%, Local Co-Op 22.9%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Procedural Generation 6.2%

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 27.7%, Local Multiplayer 25.7%, Party 18.9% ★, Board Game 8.2%, Multiplayer 6.7%

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 35.1%, Multiplayer 11%, Indie 0.3%

A new lead turns up old doubts about an 'Unsolved Case'. A trap, or a copycat killer? In this co-op puzzle game prequel to the award-winning Cryptic Killer series, put on your detective badges as you collaborate and communicate to crack the codes, solve the riddles, and catch the Cryptic Killer.

Why similar: Co-op 42.6%, Puzzle 27.8%, Multiplayer 17.6%, Family Friendly 8.3%, Casual 3.7%

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 33.3%, Multiplayer 18.9%, Board Game 18.3%, VR 8.2%, Puzzle 6.9%

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 18%, Local Multiplayer 7.8%, Puzzle 6.2%

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 26.7%, Local Co-Op 22.5%, Local Multiplayer 21.8%, Puzzle 7.7%, Multiplayer 6.9%

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 32.6%, Team-Based 16.7%, Local Co-Op 12.3%, Co-op 12.1%, Puzzle 11.8%

"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 41.1%, Multiplayer 18.4%, Puzzle 16.2%, VR 14.5%, Casual 5.4%

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 53.3% ★, VR 23.5%, Local Co-Op 14.6%, Simulation 4%, Casual 2.7%

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 23% ★, Party Game 19.5%, Co-op 18.1%, Local Co-Op 14.4%, Local Multiplayer 13.2%

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 33.6%, Local Multiplayer 29.1%, Party 15.2% ★, Co-op 13.2%, Funny 3.5%

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 27.2%, Party Game 21.7%, Party 17.6% ★, Board Game 9.3%, Multiplayer 6.4%

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 30.3%, Asymmetric VR 26.5% ★, VR 17.9%, Strategy 11.1%, Casual 8.3%

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 48.1%, Local Multiplayer 14.7%, Local Co-Op 10.7%, Party 8.2% ★, Team-Based 5.4%

Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.

Why similar: Simulation 54.1%, Casual 25.2%, Indie 20.7%

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 62.6%, Puzzle 23.9%, Simulation 5.8%, Casual 4.4%, Indie 3.3%

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 31.3%, Co-op 17.5%, Local Multiplayer 13.2%, Local Co-Op 12%, Team-Based 7.2%