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Exploding Kittens is a push-your-luck card game like Russian Roulette but with adorable kittens rather than bullets. You take turns drawing cards until you get the Exploding Kitten card and lose. The twist is the various comical and cunning ways you can avoid exploding, like defuse cards or peek cards that let you look through the deck before you draw.
Unfortunately, Exploding Kittens is not available on Android, Mac, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox X|S or iOS. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:
Release Date: 01/01/2015
Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds
Players: 2-5
Genres: Brain Game, Sequencing (Collecting, Communication and Push-Your-Luck)
Accessibility: 31 features
Components: Cards
Developer: Game Of Kittens (@GameOfKittens)
Costs: Purchase cost
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Uno is a sequencing game where you race to get rid of your cards. You play by adding cards of the same number or colour to a shared pile.
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Tacocat Spelled Backwards is a silly battle game played with palindrome-themed numbered cards. Battles are won by placing a higher card from your hand than your opponent.
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Love Letter is a push-your-luck card game about winning the princess's affection. You use cards with different abilities to knock out the other suitors.
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If you like the sound of Exploding Kittens but find it too complex or challenging, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with a lower Skill Rating.
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Dixit is a communication game where you guess which Picture cards are related to someone's clue. Each round you each pick a card to match the Storyteller player's clue and then try and guess which one was the Storyteller's.
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If you like the sound of Exploding Kittens but it doesn’t offer the accessibility you require, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with more Accessibility Features. You can view a full breakdown in our Exploding Kittens Accessibility Report.
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