Comparison

Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes vs Underground Blossom

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes

Work with friends to defuse a bomb by verbally communicating instructions from a manual. Solve challenging, procedurally generated puzzles under a time limit. This is a local multiplayer party game that tests communication and puzzle-solving skills.

Highlights
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Procedurally generated bombs
  • Local multiplayer party game
  • Mobile portability
  • One copy needed
  • Mission and Free Play modes
Features
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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! 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. 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! Features • Challenging puzzles – Test the limits of your communication skills… and friendships? • A different bomb every time – Procedurally generated puzzles keep the action fresh. • A pocket party game for two or more local players – Bring it to your next game night, party, or event to play with friends. • Mobile portability – Shield your screen from the prying eyes of your Experts. • Only one copy of the game needed – Have friends join in as “Experts” with their own device. Share the Defusal Manual using AirDrop or visit bombmanual.com • In-person, multiplayer only – A team game intended for players in the same physical space. Online play is not supported. • Mission and Free Play Modes – Missions increase in difficulty as players face new modules and constraints are introduced. Unlock Freeplay Mode to set your own pace by creating custom bombs. Bomb Defusal Manual can be printed or viewed for free at www.bombmanual.com

About

Underground Blossom

Embark on a point-and-click adventure through the life and memories of Laura Vanderboom. Travel through metro stations, each representing a part of her past and future, solving puzzles to uncover her story and escape her inner turmoil.

Highlights
  • Point-and-click puzzle adventure
  • Journey through 7 unique metro stations
  • Solve puzzles and uncover secrets
  • Atmospheric soundtrack
  • Gripping story full of mysteries
Features
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Descend into the Rusty Lake Underground and travel through the life and memories of Laura Vanderboom! Travel from station to station, each metro stop symbolising a piece of Laura's past and future. Solve various puzzles, find the correct metro to board and uncover one of Laura’s timelines, while simultaneously helping her make sense of her life and escape the corruption of her mind! Underground Blossom is a new point-and-click adventure developed by the creators of the Cube Escape & Rusty Lake series. Features: ▪ A new experience in a familiar setting Enjoy a classic Rusty Lake point-and-click puzzle adventure with a gripping story full of mysteries and, of course, puzzles. ▪ Expect to make several stops Travel to 7 unique metro stations, each station a representation of Laura Vanderboom’s life, memories and potential future. The estimated travel time is 2 hours. ▪ You know what to do Unravel the potential secrets hidden in each metro station, earn achievements and who knows what else you might stumble upon! ▪ Don’t forget your headphones At each metro stop you will be greeted by an atmospheric soundtrack by Victor Butzelaar, including a cello performance by Sebastiaan van Halsema!

Screenshots

Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes4 screens
Underground Blossom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Underground Blossom at $2.99 against Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes's $9.99. Underground Blossom also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes's advantage is chart position (#25 vs #103). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes costs $9.99 and Underground Blossom $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Underground Blossom holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Underground Blossom has 4.4K ratings behind it against 85, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes's written reviews are positive against 98% of Underground Blossom's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes ships an update every 8 months, Underground Blossom weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes versus Underground Blossom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeep Talking & Nobody ExplodesUnderground Blossom
Price$9.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.6 (85 ratings)4.9 (4.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews97.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings854.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#25 — better#103
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size210 MB196 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSteel Crate GamesRusty Lake

Customer experience

Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes

All ratings85 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral8.1%
Negative11.3%

Underground Blossom

All ratings4,355 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews689 reviews
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.7%
Negative0.7%

User reviews

Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes

From 85 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Highly fun and engaging
  • 🤝 Great for parties and groups
  • 💰 Worth the price
  • 🤯 Intense and adrenaline-inducing
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Strengthens friendships

Room to improve

  • 🗣️ Can be awkward in public
  • ⚫ Screen sometimes goes black
  • 🔊 No sound on iPad without headphones
  • ❓ Morse code difficult to understand
  • 🐛 Buggy in certain modules

Underground Blossom

From 4.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Engaging story
  • 🎨 Beautiful artwork and atmosphere
  • 🧠 Challenging yet satisfying puzzles
  • 🔁 Seamless integration with previous Rusty Lake games
  • 🕰️ Immersive time-traveling narrative

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Relatively short gameplay length
  • 🤔 Some puzzles felt too straightforward
  • 🔀 Occasional difficulty in navigating between locations

Bugs and requests

Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Screen sometimes goes black
  • No sound on iPad without headphones
  • Complicated wires module issues
  • Morse code difficult to understand
  • Cut wire instruction bug
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  • Turkish language verification code issue
  • Fixed back button on mobile
  • Cut buttons next to wires on mobile

Requested features

8 requests
  • More levels
  • Add sound to Morse code
  • Visual suspense for bomb explosion
  • More languages
  • Add mods for iPad/Apple phones
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  • Update for complicated wires module
  • Add voice update to mobile version
  • More bomb types and modules

Underground Blossom

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional language inconsistencies between stations
  • Difficulty in backtracking to previous locations

Requested features

3 requests
  • More in-depth exploration of the Rusty Lake lore
  • Longer and more complex puzzles
  • Additional gameplay modes or mini-games

In-app purchases

None

Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes

No in-app purchases

None

Underground Blossom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes free?
Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Underground Blossom free?
Underground Blossom costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes or Underground Blossom?
Underground Blossom is rated higher. Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes averages 4.6 out of 5 from 85 ratings, while Underground Blossom averages 4.9 from 4.4K ratings.
Do Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes or Underground Blossom have ads?
Neither Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes nor Underground Blossom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes or Underground Blossom?
Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes ships an update every 8 months, and Underground Blossom weekly. Most recently, Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes was updated on October 19, 2026 and Underground Blossom on October 22, 2026.
Which is more popular, Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes or Underground Blossom?
Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes currently peaks at #25 in the App Store charts, and Underground Blossom at #103. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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