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Exploding Kittens 2 is a single player and multiplayer casual strategy game. It was developed by Marmalade Game Studio Ltd and was released on August 12, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

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75%Audience ScoreBased on 575 reviews
graphics12 positive mentions
stability50 negative mentions

  • The game closely resembles the original tabletop card game with improved graphics, fun animations, and engaging gameplay.
  • Includes multiplayer modes allowing players to enjoy with friends or AI, with cross-platform play and several expansion packs available.
  • Developers are responsive and continuously working on improvements, with many players loving the overall fun, humor, and unique animations.
  • The game is plagued by numerous bugs and crashes causing frustrating gameplay interruptions, including freezes, stuck cards, and lost progress.
  • Slow gameplay due to excessive and slow animations; many players want speed-up options or less animation to make rounds quicker.
  • Online play requires a third-party account, has poor matchmaking often filled with bots, lag, disconnects, and is difficult to play reliably with friends.
  • stability

    52 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    2% positive mentions, 2% neutral mentions, 96% negative mentions

    The game suffers from frequent crashes, freezes, and numerous glitches that disrupt gameplay, leading to lost progress and frustration. While some users have not encountered bugs, most report instability issues affecting matchmaking, game loading, and overall performance. Developers appear responsive but have yet to fully resolve these persistent stability problems.

    • “The game constantly freezes or crashes, with it without battery saver on.”
    • “So disappointing the game crashes a lot, freezes and kicks you out often which affects your ranking.”
    • “Riddled with constant glitches that make it impossible to reliably play the game.”
  • graphics

    22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    55% positive mentions, 31% neutral mentions, 14% negative mentions

    The game features impressive, high-quality graphics that improve upon the original, with a charming art style and engaging visuals. While generally praised for their appeal and smoothness, some users noted occasional graphical glitches and choppy animations. Overall, the graphics significantly enhance the gameplay experience and are considered a standout aspect.

    • “A bit bummed we can't choose our own expansions, but the game makes up for it with amazing graphics, catchy tunes, and impressive real-time gameplay.”
    • “Love the updated graphics and the nope card is a great addition.”
    • “The development and graphics are awesome, maybe a little improvements on connections.”
    • “Seems like a graphical glitch.”
    • “Love the visuals and stuff this app provides; however, the animations are a bit on the choppy side.”
    • “The graphics glitch; the AI opponents stall out and do not draw cards.”
  • humor

    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game is widely praised for its humor, with many users describing it as hilarious, silly, and fun for all ages, especially as a party or casual game with friends and family. While some miss the original's sound effects and feel the avatars lack personality, the overall comedic tone through card animations and gameplay remains a strong highlight.

    • “Hilarious party game to play with friends and family.”
    • “Uh-oh this game is massively hilarious to play and it's intense.”
    • “Cards are very funny as well as the animation.”
  • gameplay

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    57% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions

    Gameplay is praised for its smooth real-time mechanics, fluid animations, and engaging visuals, but criticized for wonky controls, lack of turn time limits, and frustrating lobby/host issues that hamper the overall experience.

    • “A bit bummed we can't choose our own expansions, but the game makes up for it with amazing graphics, catchy tunes, and impressive real-time gameplay.”
    • “The card animations are fluid and funny, and the overall gameplay is very smooth.”
    • “Even though the gameplay is true to real life, the animation could be shorter or reduced.”
    • “It is nearly impossible to nope a steal because of the wonky controls and mechanics.”
    • “Really poor gameplay experience.”
    • “Even though the gameplay is true to real life, the animation can be shorter or reduced.”
  • monetization

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, -20% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    Users criticize the monetization for expensive and sometimes inaccessible in-app purchases, especially compared to previous versions, though they appreciate the absence of ads and the emphasis on play-to-earn cosmetics like skins and emotes.

    • “So much I even made in-app purchases.”
    • “Less in-game purchase and more play to earn for skins, emotes, etc.”
    • “I love this game there are no ads!”
    • “The in-app purchases are kind of a rip-off since no one else can see a lot of the things you can buy and apply.”
    • “The same exact card packs as the first version now cost a $15 in-app purchase and aren't even available today.”
    • “Less in-game purchase and more play-to-earn for skins, emotes, etc.”
  • music

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    Users appreciate the music and soundtrack, describing it as enjoyable and well-integrated with the animations, though some find the recurring tunes a bit maddening. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a positive aspect of the game.

    • “I love the animations and music.”
    • “Very nice soundtrack.”
    • “I like the music and animations.”
    • “That and the soundtrack that plays on both the main menu and in game is maddening.”
  • optimization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game features impressive animations but suffers from performance issues, causing lag on devices like the Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G. Improved optimization would enhance the experience, though microtransactions remain a separate concern.

    • “It's a really good and well-made game, but the performance is bad. It lags a bit on my Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G. If this was fixed, I would give it a 4 (not 5 because of so many microtransactions).”
    • “The animations are great to look at, but there's still a bit of optimization issues underlying.”
  • atmosphere

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users highlight that the animations significantly enhance the game's atmosphere, making it feel more intense and immersive.

    • “The animations add to create a more intense atmosphere.”
  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's replayability is hindered by the lack of a game lobby mode, forcing players to rely on matchmaking each time they want to play again, which can be inconvenient.

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Exploding Kittens 2 is a casual strategy game. Common tags for Exploding Kittens 2 include indie, card battler, cats, family friendly, tabletop and others.

Exploding Kittens 2 is available on PC, Phone, iPad, iPhone and others.

Exploding Kittens 2 was released on August 12, 2024.

Exploding Kittens 2 was developed by Marmalade Game Studio Ltd.

Exploding Kittens 2 has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Exploding Kittens 2 for its graphics but disliked it for its stability.

Exploding Kittens 2 is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include Exploding Kittens® - Official, Ticket to Ride, Ticket To Ride, THE GAME OF LIFE 2, MONOPOLY and others.