Carl Roberts 
Outfit7 reveals an amazing reworking of the backyard in My Talking Tom 2, turning it into a larger connected world. Now, players can freely explore this world.
Outfit7, the creator behind the award-winning Talking Tom & Friends brand, has rolled out a significant update for My Talking Tom 2 that transforms gameplay. They’ve expanded and completely reworked Talking Tom’s backyard, making it a connected, explorable space that players can zoom out to enjoy. Players now guide him directly through the environment. They move naturally through a larger, more open backyard. Instead of navigating different spaces, players now explore a world where cooking, flying, relaxing, and interacting with pets all happen side by side.
THE KEY TAKEAWAYS
My Talking Tom 2 introduces a fully reworked backyard, expanded and zoomed out into a connected, explorable space
Movement becomes part of the experience, allowing players to guide Tom directly through the environment
The backyard features distinct themed zones, each serving as an entry point for various types of play.
A new cooking system encourages experimentation, with dynamic reactions based on player-created dishes
The revamped backyard encourages growth and adaptation, actively fostering new activities and experiences as they emerge.
THE BACKYARD, REWORKED AND EXPANDED
The backyard has transformed into a larger, open space that provides players with a zoomed-out perspective, allowing them to take in the entire environment at a glance. What was once a collection of separate features is now a single, connected space designed for exploration.
Built around Tom’s energetic personality, the environment feels active and responsive. Pets roam freely and react to what’s happening. Moreover, they participate in the experience, so the space becomes something players move through, not just interact with.
MOVE THROUGH THE BACKYARD
Movement is now part of how players explore the backyard. Players guide Tom by tapping and dragging. He moves naturally between different parts of the backyard. Each area is built around a different type of experience. For example, Tom might step into the kitchen, head toward the runway, or drift into a more relaxed corner.
The backyard is structured into distinct thematic zones:
Cooking Area – food preparation and cooking
Flight Area – Plane editor and Sky race
Pet Area – pet nest and interactions
Chill Area – cinema, game console, and sock puppet stage
Playground Area – a dynamic zone centered around toy-based mini-games
Within the Playground, players can jump into activities like basketball, trampoline, boxing bag challenges, swings, and drums. This adds a more physical, energetic layer to the experience. It also serves as a flexible entry point for quick, pick-up-and-play moments. Meanwhile, the overall backyard is designed to evolve over time.
COOKING THAT CAN GO BRILLIANTLY…OR COMPLETELY OFF THE RAILS
One of the standout additions to the new backyard is the cooking area: a hands-on system built around experimentation and player choice.
Players can jump into two core cooking experiences, burgers and pancakes, moving through preparation, cooking, and plating while experimenting with different ingredients, combinations, and outcomes along the way.
Ingredients can easily overcook, mix in unexpected ways, or be pushed to their limits, leading to outcomes that range from surprisingly successful to utterly chaotic. Tom eagerly serves each dish to his pets, who respond with dynamic and varied reactions. Some combinations trigger bigger, more exaggerated responses than others.
Cooking shifts from a quest for perfection to an adventure of discovery, where the focus is on observing the unexpected. The transformed backyard brings many experiences to life through vibrant movement.
Ready to explore? Step into the brand-new backyard, fire up the kitchen, and see what happens when your cooking goes completely off the rails. Download the latest My Talking Tom 2 update today.
Introducing Carl! As the News Editor at Future of the Force, Carl has been an invaluable member of our team since early 2016. His expertise and dedication have made him an integral part of our editorial staff. Beyond his professional role, Carl is a fervent supporter of Liverpool F.C. and an avid follower of pop culture. He has a deep passion for Halloween, Friday the 13th, and the iconic movie franchises Star Wars and Star Trek.
He can be found either at his neighborhood cinema, enjoying the latest releases on the big screen, or at home streaming the newest blockbuster movies.
