Gnomes Go Boom

Online garden party

Gnomes Go Boom is an online party game for 2 to 10 players, split between exploding garden gnomes and gardeners hunting them with water sprayers. There’s no single-player mode or bots, so a match needs at least one other player. You can host or join a room by code, browse public rooms, use Quick Play, or invite Steam friends.

Gnomes and gardeners

As a gnome, you’re one of the live figures hidden among 200 to 300 ceramic statues. Stop moving and you freeze into the same pose as the statues, matching their look, shadow, and reaction to water. Walking is slow, while running makes your gnome flail and shout, so you move between cover, freeze when a gardener turns, and try to get close without giving yourself away. Hold to light your fuse, then explode to take out gardeners. Multi-kills and lighting the fuse near a gardener earn bonus points.