Comparison

Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes vs Shotgun King

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

Shotgun King

Experience a unique twist on chess where you command a king armed with a shotgun. Fight your way through enemy pieces, strategically reload, and upgrade your abilities to reclaim your kingdom. This roguelike chess adventure offers challenging gameplay and extensive replayability.

Highlights
  • Chess with a shotgun mechanic
  • Roguelike progression with upgrades
  • 15 difficulty ranks
  • Unlockable cards
  • Over 100 achievements
  • Endless and chase modes
Features
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Chess, but all your army has gone over to the white side, leaving you with nothing but your royal shotgun and your wounded pride. Carried by your dark folly, you decide it's time to teach those white pieces to fear the Shotgun King. Every turn, you may either move your king or shoot at enemy pieces, after what you'll need to move again to reload your shotgun. Avoid checkmate and kill the enemy king to complete the floor. After each floor, you may choose between two random combinations of one upgrade for you and one upgrade for the other side. Choose wisely and keep on winning floors and you just may get your kingdom back. Runs may take ~20 minutes to complete. The game features 15 ranks of difficulty, unlockable cards, over 100 achievements to complete, an endless mode, and now a chase mode where you get continually assailed from all sides!

Screenshots

Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes4 screens
Shotgun King4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shotgun King at every 5 days against Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes's every 8 months. Shotgun King also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and price ($6.99 vs $9.99). Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes's advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 66%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and chart position 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 Shotgun King $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shotgun King holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shotgun King has 768 ratings behind it against 86, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes's written reviews are positive against 66% of Shotgun King's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes ships an update every 8 months, Shotgun King every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes versus Shotgun King: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeep Talking & Nobody ExplodesShotgun King
Price$9.99$6.99 — better
Rating4.6 (86 ratings)4.8 (768 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews — better65.5% of reviews
Number of ratings86768 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#31 — better#57
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size210 MB468 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSteel Crate GamesPlug In Digital

Customer experience

Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes

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

Shotgun King

All ratings709 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral1.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews119 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative22.7%

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

Shotgun King

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes

No in-app purchases

None

Shotgun King

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes free?
Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shotgun King free?
Shotgun King costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes or Shotgun King?
Shotgun King is rated higher. Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes averages 4.6 out of 5 from 86 ratings, while Shotgun King averages 4.8 from 768 ratings.
Do Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes or Shotgun King have ads?
Neither Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes nor Shotgun King shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes or Shotgun King?
Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes ships an update every 8 months, and Shotgun King every 5 days. Most recently, Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes was updated on October 26, 2026 and Shotgun King on October 28, 2026.
Which is more popular, Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes or Shotgun King?
Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes currently peaks at #31 in the App Store charts, and Shotgun King at #57. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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