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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes co-op
Steam lists local co-op on one PC.
- Co-op
- Remote Play Together
Co-op or versus: from the Steam categories.
Quick answer for your console
Yes: Steam lists local co-op on one PC
Grab a second controller.
- The store's Shared/split screen label is on; it does not say which
- Online: No online play listed
- Remote Play Together: a friend joins your local game over the internet
- Steam Deck: Verified
- Regular price $14.99
- Steam, checked Oct 18, 2026
Same console or online
Local co-op on PC
- PC (Steam): Local co-op listed (no player count on Steam)
- Drop-in: no store description says so (we only read store text for this). Not sure? See role notes
Not listed by any store
- Steam Remote Play Together: friends can join a local session over the internet
How to split the roles
When one of you plays more than the other: who takes which seat in Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, and why.
Expert, holding the manual, for the first bombs
The Experts hold the manual needed to defuse the bomb, so the player who knows the manual can guide.
Bomb holder, describing what is on screen
The Experts cannot see the bomb, so this seat is about describing clearly and following instructions.
Skill-gap friendly · higher is easier
3out of 5
Free Play lets you pick a gentler bomb; both seats still need clear talk under time.
General help only: a difficulty choice, drop-in/drop-out, quick respawn, per-player settings or turn-based pace. Both players still face the same core challenge.
Easy to coordinate · higher is easier
1out of 3 · Hard
One player sees the bomb, the others have the manual: the Experts cannot see the bomb.
Hard: constant talking, or one player sees or knows what the other needs.
The roles Different jobs
One player sees the bomb; the Experts read the manual and cannot see the bomb.
Bomb holder (sees the bomb) Moderate
Moderate seat: talking it through and multitasking. Suits the newer player.
Describes the bomb and carries out the Experts' instructions.
- Talking it through
- Multitasking
Expert (reads the manual) Moderate
Moderate seat: talking it through and puzzles. Suits the more experienced player.
Finds the right manual section from the description and gives instructions.
- Talking it through
- Puzzles
Help for the newer player
- Free Play can disable up to three modules.
- Freeplay Mode sets the pace.
Ways to split the work
- Start in Free Play and disable up to three modules.
- The Experts cannot see the bomb: the bomb holder describes, the Experts instruct.
- Use Freeplay to set the pace before missions add new modules.
Sources (5, 5 official) and how we rate
- 1. Steel Crate Games (official site) (official): The Experts have the manual but cannot see the bomb. Read Oct 18, 2026.
- 2. Steam store page (Wayback snapshot, official) (official): Defusing and reading the manual are both crucial roles. Read Oct 18, 2026.
- 3. Steel Crate Games (official site) (official): Everyone has to talk it out fast. Read Oct 18, 2026.
- 4. Steam store page (Wayback snapshot, official) (official): Missions get harder with new modules; Freeplay sets the pace. Read Oct 18, 2026.
- 5. Steel Crate Games (official site) (official): Free Play can disable up to three modules. Read Oct 18, 2026.
Both ratings use one fixed scale for every game, higher is easier for a mixed pair; the levels are on our data page. Roles are split by experience, never by who the players are.
Trailer and screenshots
Every store, field by field
PC (Steam)
- Players on one console
- Local co-op listed (no player count on Steam)
- Online
- No online play listed
- Shared/split screen label
- Yes
- Crossplay
- No
- Remote Play Together
- Yes
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- ESRB rating
- Not listed
- Regular price
- $14.99
- Subscription
- None found on check date
- Release date
- Oct 8, 2015
Official page (Steam)Checked Oct 18, 2026
"Not a store field" means that store has no such label at all; "Not listed" means the store has the field and left it empty. Genres: not listed.
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