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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

Steel Crate Games · 2015-10-08

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Indie

Modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Oct 08, 2015 (SteamVR), Oct 08, 2015 (Windows Mixed Reality), Oct 08, 2015 (Daydream), May 21, 2019 (Oculus Quest), Mar 26, 2016 (Oculus Rift), Dec 12, 2015 (Mac)

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!

181
playing now
97%
positive of 17k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (118 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

181 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is a puzzle video game developed and published by Canadian studio Steel Crate Games. The game tasks a player with disarming procedurally generated bombs with the assistance of other players who are reading a manual containing instructions. It was designed around virtual reality support, with availability first on Android-driven Samsung Gear VR, with later ports to supported devices on Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, and Linux; though could be played without virtual reality in some cases. An update for the game released in August 2018 removed the virtual reality requirement for these existing systems, as well as included releases for the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One. Non-VR ports for iOS and Android were released in August 2019.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 181 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 753 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~94/week).
  • · Review velocity up 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 18,104 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 428k–1.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 17,107 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2024-12-19) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 9 of 18 observed days · $13.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
49949920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 384 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 499 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 384 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

289532026-08-06 21:00 — 156 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 106 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 147 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 236 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 138 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 200 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 289 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 180 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 172 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 208 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 107 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 117 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 158 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 121 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 135 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 144 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 99 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 155 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 240 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 92 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 72 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 174 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 167 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 106 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 154 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 125 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 67 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 147 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 199 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 181 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$1.492015-10-082026-08-292015-10-08 — best price $13.492016-11-25 — best price $7.492017-04-30 — best price $6.502017-07-10 — best price $14.992017-12-18 — best price $4.942018-02-25 — best price $14.992018-07-02 — best price $5.992018-10-29 — best price $7.492018-11-27 — best price $14.992019-01-28 — best price $14.992019-06-25 — best price $4.942019-08-29 — best price $8.992019-11-21 — best price $4.942020-02-02 — best price $14.992020-03-23 — best price $14.992020-07-27 — best price $7.492020-11-25 — best price $7.492021-03-29 — best price $14.992021-11-24 — best price $4.942022-02-03 — best price $14.992022-06-24 — best price $8.992022-11-22 — best price $5.992023-01-02 — best price $14.992023-03-31 — best price $8.992023-07-07 — best price $14.992023-12-04 — best price $4.492024-02-19 — best price $14.992024-05-21 — best price $14.992024-08-23 — best price $3.742024-12-19 — best price $1.492025-07-10 — best price $14.992026-02-26 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-08-29 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

273412026-06-01 — 71 pageviews2026-06-04 — 67 pageviews2026-06-07 — 66 pageviews2026-06-10 — 73 pageviews2026-06-13 — 92 pageviews2026-06-16 — 66 pageviews2026-06-19 — 72 pageviews2026-06-22 — 87 pageviews2026-06-25 — 71 pageviews2026-06-28 — 72 pageviews2026-07-01 — 128 pageviews2026-07-04 — 97 pageviews2026-07-07 — 84 pageviews2026-07-10 — 68 pageviews2026-07-13 — 62 pageviews2026-07-16 — 70 pageviews2026-07-19 — 69 pageviews2026-07-22 — 80 pageviews2026-07-25 — 49 pageviews2026-07-28 — 52 pageviews2026-07-31 — 71 pageviews2026-08-03 — 52 pageviews2026-08-06 — 68 pageviews2026-08-09 — 59 pageviews2026-08-12 — 61 pageviews2026-08-15 — 54 pageviews2026-08-18 — 63 pageviews2026-08-21 — 93 pageviews2026-08-24 — 54 pageviews2026-08-27 — 53 pageviews2026-08-29 — 70 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
88.3%
earned "Action Hero"
12.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportTracked Controller SupportVR SupportedVR SupportSteam Workshop1 DLC

26 supported languages: English, Japanese, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Turkish, Spanish - Latin America, Italian, Finnish, Norwegian, Portuguese - Brazil…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)52,7672%10
PS4 (PlayStation)7,9562%10
Xbox One (Xbox)1,6904%10
Switch (Nintendo)1430%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

VRCo-opFunnyIndiePartyCasualPuzzleDifficultBoard GameParty Game

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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