Exploding Kittens Devs Talk Transferring The Game To Digital And Working With Netflix

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Exploding Kittens, the irreverent party game which sees players try to avoid, well, exploding kittens, joined the mobile gaming landscape back in 2016, but a new partnership with Netflix will bring an updated version of the game to the streaming service's gaming platform.

The game sees two to five players drawing cards, stealing from other players, and messing with turn order until finally one of the players draws the Exploding Kitten card. If that player doesn't have a specific card used to defuse the explosion, then that player is out and the game continues until one is left standing. The new Netflix version of the game will add card like Radar and Flip Flip, which both change the game in significant ways.

While Exploding Kittens is quite faithful to its physical counterpart, there are a few key differences. To learn more, we spoke with Prasant Moorthy, Exploding Kittens’ vice president of digital, and lead game designer Evan Losi about the mobile version of the game, including unique mechanics and more.

We spent time discussing the Netflix platform for mobile games, whether or not the streaming service's recent headlines have impacted the relationship, and the interactions between the team behind the digital version of Exploding Kittens and the physical one. We also touched on some of the game's unique mechanics, including Radar and Nope!

This interview was conducted via video conferencing and edited for readability and clarity.

What challenges did you find when adapting the physical game to a digital format, and how much interaction did you have with the team behind the physical game?

Evan Losi: A lot of it is trying to make it as close to the physical experience as possible, right? So we like you to feel like you've