Exploding Kittens

Exploding Kittens is a game-publishing business and consumer brand focused on light-hearted games designed for social play. Its official store presents the brand around game night and offers party games, card games, puzzles, greeting cards, and related products. The company describes its games as simple to learn, with unusual twists intended to make the people playing together part of the entertainment. The company was founded by Elan Lee, Matthew Inman, and Shane Small. Lee’s background includes game design at Xbox, while Inman is identified on the company’s story page with The Oatmeal. The brand became widely known through its flagship Exploding Kittens card game and has since developed a broader range of titles and merchandise. Current products featured by the official site include 9 Lives, I Suck At Drawing, Exploding Kittens: Rage Mode, Exploding Kittens: Curse You!, and Sell Me A Sasquatch. Exploding Kittens sells through its official online store, which provides shipping offers for the contiguous United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. The product range is aimed at informal group play, with examples suited to families and friends: the store lists 9 Lives for ages 8 and up, two to six players, and an approximately 10-minute play time; I Suck At Drawing is described as a drawing-and-guessing party game and is listed for ages 8 and up. The brand’s characteristic presentation combines accessible gameplay with irreverent humor and playful illustrations. Its current positioning is visible in both its product descriptions and its emphasis on entertaining the people at the table, not just providing a game to play. The company remains active, with its direct-to-consumer store showcasing new releases and a varied portfolio of social games and related products.

Exploding Kittens emerged as a game-publishing company founded by Elan Lee, Matthew Inman, and Shane Small. The company’s own story page introduces Lee as a former Xbox game designer and identifies Inman with The Oatmeal. Those creative backgrounds are reflected in the company’s stated approach: make games that are simple to learn, but use unusual ideas and twists to make play entertaining. The company built its identity around the Exploding Kittens card game and subsequently expanded into a wider portfolio of party and tabletop games. Its current official storefront presents the brand as a destination for game night rather than a single-title publisher. Alongside its namesake game, the store features products including 9 Lives, I Suck At Drawing, Exploding Kittens: Rage Mode, Exploding Kittens: Curse You!, and Sell Me A Sasquatch. The site also advertises puzzles, greeting cards, and other products, indicating a broader consumer offering around its games. The products shown on the official store use straightforward, group-oriented formats. 9 Lives is presented as a competitive card game in which players add numbered cards, use special action cards to make opponents bust, and collect cards for points. The store lists it for ages 8 and up, two to six players, and about 10 minutes of play. I Suck At Drawing uses a drawing-and-guessing premise: the person drawing cannot see what they are drawing. Its listed contents include a canvas, a dry-erase marker, secret-word cards, point tokens, and an instruction manual. These examples illustrate the company’s emphasis on quick-to-understand rules and social interaction. Exploding Kittens sells direct to consumers through its official online store. The site provides region-specific shipping information for the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union, showing that its online retail operation serves customers in those markets. The storefront continues to feature new titles and products, and the company describes its work as making the people playing together entertaining. This combination of party-focused game design, irreverent humor, and a growing catalogue defines the brand’s public-facing identity.

• 2015

  Company founded

Humorous, approachable games designed to make social gatherings and game nights entertaining.

• 9 Lives

  A competitive card game involving numbered cards, action cards, busting opponents, and collecting cards for points; listed for ages 8+, 2–6 players, and about 10 minutes.

• I Suck At Drawing

  A drawing party game in which the artist cannot see what they are drawing; the listed contents include a canvas, dry-erase marker, secret-word cards, point tokens, and an instruction manual.

• Exploding Kittens: Rage Mode

  A version of Exploding Kittens presented as a more aggressive and unforgiving game.

• Exploding Kittens: Curse You!

  A card game themed around using unpleasant magic.

• Sell Me A Sasquatch

  A party game framed around simple choices and monstrous consequences.

1. 1Exploding Kittens | Party card games, puzzles, greeting cards & moreexplodingkittens.com
2. 29 Livesexplodingkittens.com
3. 3Our Storyexplodingkittens.com
4. 4I Suck At Drawingexplodingkittens.com
5. 5Exploding Kittens Incwikidata.org