Their fun origin story isn’t the only reason we like this brand. They continue working towards providing games that family and friends can dive into for fun nights together. Now with over 11 million games sold and over 10 original games and expansion packs available online (including mobile games), this brand name has yet to slow their speed. Still their top-selling game, this brand ran with the success of the venture, naming the business after their original product before moving forward into new territory. Originally seeking only $10k to get going, the excitement surrounding this game more than assured success prior to production. Launching with a single idea, their game Exploding Kittens raised an unprecedented $8.7 million dollars in only 30 days from over 219k backers. Ex-Xbox game designer Elan Lee joined forces with Matt Inman, known most commonly for The Oatmeal comics, and the two took to Kickstarter to find backers for their original game idea.

Born from the brains of two friends in 2015, Exploding Kittens joined the leagues of popular board games thanks to the public.

Exploding kitten game