Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
by Steel Crate Games · 8 Oct, 2015
514 downloads
About the Game

You’re alone in a room with a bomb. Your friends, the “Experts”, have the manual needed to defuse it. But there’s a catch: the Experts can’t see the bomb, so everyone will need to talk it out – fast!
Put your puzzle-solving and communication skills to the test as you and your friends race to defuse bombs while attempting to communicate quickly before time runs out!
Rounds are fast-paced, tense, occasionally silly, and almost always loud.
Whether it’s defusing a bomb or deciphering information from the manual, everyone has a crucial role to play.
A local co-op party game for two or more players
While usually played in person together, you can play remotely using your favorite third-party voice chat service.Play a different bomb every time
Procedurally generated puzzles keep the action fresh.Only one copy of the game needed
Have friends join in as Experts by printing or viewing the free Bomb Defusal Manual atExplore Mission and Free Play Modes
Missions increase in difficulty as players face new modules. Unlock Freeplay Mode to set the pace by configuring your own custom bombs.Supports mods
Try new community-made modules, missions, and more from the Steam Workshop!Supports VR
Enter an unmatched immersive experience, isolated from your Experts. Swap out between rounds and share the experience with your friends!Screenshots
13 imagesVersion Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
- Added support for the Steam Frame VR headset to the Windows version of Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.
- Fixed mod loading regression with multiple mission mods
- Fixed issue starting game with large number of mod missions installed
1.9.22 patch notes
- Fixed error in Arabic translation for "Big Button" rules. Now requires Arabic manual version 3-ar.
- Improvements to Romanian translation
- Fixed missing "MHZ" label on Morse Code in Russian and Ukrainian
- Fixed swapped labels for Mod Manager in Thai
- Fixed an error in the Arabic translation of the manual. Arabic now requires manual version 2-ar (bombmanual.com/ar).
- Fixed an error in the Portuguese (Portugal) translation of the manual. Portuguese (Portugal) now requires manual version 2-pt-PT (bombmanual.com/pt-PT).
- Other small translation improvements
- Fixed an error in the Hebrew translation of the manual. Hebrew now requires manual version 2-he (bombmanual.com/he).
- Fixed an error in the Czech translation of the manual. Czech now requires manual version 2-cs (bombmanual.com/cs).
- Updated localizer credits.
Our final addition of new languages for Steam include:
- Arabic
- Czech
- Danish
- German
- Hebrew
- Hungarian
- Korean
- Portuguese-Portugal
- Swedish
- Thai
- Traditional Chinese
- Ukrainian
Languages already supported (Steam Only):
- Dutch
- Esperanto
- Finnish
- French
- Italian
- Japanese
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Portuguese-Brazil
- Romanian
- Russian
- Simplified-Chinese
- Spanish
- Turkish
What about other languages?
Our game is now available in 26 new languages! We won’t be adding support for more languages but, if there is a language you would like to play in that is not listed above, you are welcome to explore our fan-translated manuals. They will work with the English version of the game. You can also find information about how to create your own fan manual too.
When will languages be available on other platforms?
Right now, new translations are only supported on Steam. We intend to support as many languages as possible on our other platforms, but don't have a release date at this time. Be first to hear of new language updates on other platforms by joining our mailing list.
Providing Translation Feedback
You can submit feedback about the translations. Visit our Steam Forum thread for instructions. Remember, people have volunteered their time to make these translations, so remember to be kind to each other.
How to switch languages:
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Please note that previous versions of the manual will no longer work.
Get the latest version of the manual here:
- Russian Bomb Defusal Manual Version 2-ru: https://bombmanual.com/ru/
Happy defusing!
- The Steel Crate Team
We just pushed a small update to address an crash issue on older computers with limited graphics memory.
Happy defusing!
- The Steel Crate Team
You can find the latest version of the manual here:
- Polish Bomb Defusal Manual: bombmanual.com/pl
- Dutch Bomb Defusal Manual: bombmanual.com/nl
We just pushed a small update to address an issue with Steam VR controllers, plus a few fixes for mods:
- Fix issue where one Steam VR controller would not work correctly
- Fix missing halo shaders used by some mods
- Fix mod custom holdable positions when switching control types
- Fix positioning of items on desk in Linux and OSX
- Fix placeholder loading message being visible in the mod loading screen
- Fix title screen music volume not respecting player settings
- Fix issue where some mod images did not render in the browser
- Fix an issue where mouse controls would not work until window was re-focused
- Change log message at round start to show localized mission name for modders
- The Steel Crate Team
The Bomb Defusal Manual is available in Japanese at www.bombmanual.com/ja/
We are continuing to work on localizing Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes in other languages. At this time, we do not have a definitive list of languages that will be available. If you’d like to receive game updates about new languages, you can join our mailing list here.
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Patch Notes
New feature
- Added Japanese language support! Visit www.bombmanual.com/ja to get the Japanese manual
Bug fixes
- Add "SkipTitleScreen" option to playerSettings.xml to allow mod developers to iterate faster
- Add "UseParallelModLoading" option to playerSettings.xml to allow faster mod loading
- Show hours on results page if minutes >= 100, which can happen with mods
- Fix mods that use multiple materials/shaders on a single renderer overwriting each material with the first material's shader.
- Fix description of local mods not displaying correctly
- Fix issue where motion controls would stop working correctly after a mod made changes to the Selectable structure
- Fix issue where some the manual PDF included in some mods would break mod manual generation
Current Release
Build 24265614
Uploaded Aug 27, 2026
System Requirements
How to Install
ktane.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
Download
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Needed when extracting (WinRAR / 7-Zip) — not a site login.
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