Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is a first-person multiplayer co-op game where one player is given the computer screen, complete with a bomb that'll kill them in a certain amount of time, and the other player reads from a manual, with no access to what the first player says, to instruct them on how to deactivate it.
The bomb often includes a variety of different parts, from four up to twelve, some with different smaller games to play. Often you'll just have to cut wires in a certain order, but there are more difficult parts based on Morse code and the like. Different bombs allow a different number of mistakes: some allow none at all. Although the game offers a huge variety of different bombs, as players become more adept at each part of the game, the player with the manual will need to do less and less. There's also a strong colour vision requirement in the game.
The fundamentals of gameplay aren't what's important here: the fun of Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is the frantic pace it sets for the players. With the right friends, this game is easy to recommend.
Version
1.9.24
License
Paid
Platform
Windows
OS
Windows 7
Language
English
Downloads
22
Developer
Steel Crate Games