Esports5 Aug 2026Release date for a new Draknek & Friends game!Hey there! If you’re a fan of our games here at Draknek & Friends, you might also enjoy what we’ve been working on lately! So here’s an exciting announcement about the next game we’re publishing: We’re thrilled to announce that our next published game, He Who Watches, in collaboration with solo developer Bobby Vanden (as Danga Games), will launch on September 2, 2026. Delve deep into a mind-ben…
We have some exciting news to share: Spooky Express, the newest game from the developers of Sokobond is OUT NOW! The monsters can't wait to eat you – er, we mean meet! Take charge of the Spooky Express; the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania. In your new role, you'll plan routes and lay train tracks to meet your creepy commuters' demands,…
Have you heard the news? This week* is the 12th anniversary of Draknek and Friends! 🎉 *technically it's tricky to pinpoint the exact date we were founded, but it's been 12 years since the first release of our first game, Sokobond . So this seems the most plausible time to celebrate our anniversary! With the 5 year anniversary of A Monster's Expedition next month too, we have a bunch of excitin…
Sokobond is 70% off in the Steam Summer Sale ! Sokobond is an elegantly designed puzzle game about chemistry. It's logical, minimalist, and beautiful - crafted with love and science. Or check out the complete Draknek & Friends collection as part of the sale 👇 🌳 A Monster's Expedition ⚡ The Electrifying Incident ☃️ A Good Snowman is Hard to Build 🔥 Bonfire Peaks ⚗️ Sokobond 🧪 Sokobond Expres…
We're excited to announce that Sokobond is taking part in this year's Cerebral Puzzle Showcase ! From May 29th to June 5th get the game for 75% off 👇 This year's showcase returns for the fourth year running, and features: 💸 Hundreds of puzzle game discounts to find your next favourite game 🎮 Countless puzzle demos, including brand new content 🕹️ Special showcase puzzle game bundles But that…
Hey there! If you enjoyed Sokobond , then you might also enjoy what we've been working on lately here at Draknek & Friends. Announcing: Spooky Express ! Plan the train route for the world’s spookiest theme park! All the passengers are all just dying to ride the Spooky Express. Pick up the creepy cryptids and drop them at their destinations around the park. But be careful! Don’t let them scare o…
Sokobond is 70% off in the Steam Box-Pushing Fest this week, from April 21st - 28th ! As one of the foremost developers of sokoban games, we've not one but SIX games in the festival. Check them out and hopefully find your next favourite sokoban whilst you're at it. 🌳 A Monster's Expedition ⚡ The Electrifying Incident ☃️ A Good Snowman is Hard to Build 🔥 Bonfire Peaks ⚗️ Sokobond 🧪 Sokobond E…
We have some exciting news to share! The Electrifying Incident: A Monster Mini-Expedition is OUT NOW on Steam! Featuring the monster from A Monster's Expedition and A Good Snowman is Hard to Build in a new sci-fi setting, The Electrifying Incident will have you explore a mysterious facility and manipulate the many electrical hazards and locked doors to find a way deeper, towards the source of t…
Hey puzzle game fans! We’re excited to announce that The Electrifying Incident , our latest thinky puzzle game from Draknek & Friends, will launch in April on Steam. Featuring the monster from A Monster's Expedition , this new game will have you explore the facility and manipulate the many electrical hazards and locked doors to find a way deeper, towards the source of the problem. Your only too…
Exciting news! Sokobond is now 70% off on Steam and itch.io . To mark the launch of LOK Digital on Android and iOS , we're offering a discount on all Draknek & Friends games. Now's the perfect time to discover your new favourite puzzle game! You can pick up any one of our thinky puzzle games, including: · LOK Digital · A Good Snowman is Hard to Build · A Monster's Expedition · Bonfire Peaks · C…
Hey there, We have some exciting news about another game being published by us at Draknek & Friends: LOK Digital is OUT NOW. We just announced it in the Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Edition . Learn the rules as you go and uncover how each new word has its own special ability to change the world around you in deep and surprising ways. Expand your vocabulary through 15 distinct worlds, each o…
We're excited to announce that Sokobond is taking part in this year's Cerebral Puzzle Showcase ! From May 23rd to May 30th get the game for 70% off 👇 Watch an Interview with the Developer But that's not all, tune in at 2pm PDT on Friday 24th and watch a live interview where the creator, Alan Hazelden will be chatting to YagmanX about what makes a fun puzzle game. As an official Cerebral Puzzle…
Hey there! If you enjoyed playing Sokobond, we think you'll love what we've been working on lately. Combining creative thinky puzzles , intuitive mechanics, and an elegant hand-drawn art style... We're pleased to announce the new game we're publishing this year is LOK Digital . Based on the critically acclaimed puzzle book LOK by Blaž Urban Gracar, in LOK Digital you'll learn world-changing wor…
We're delighted to team up with our friends at Zachtronics to offer you the Molecular Marvels bundle - 4 great chemistry puzzlers in one place. Complete the set - if you own any of the games in the bundle, you get a discount on the others.
We are thrilled to share that Sokobond Express, a beautifully minimalist puzzle game that combines chemical bonds and puzzling pathfinding in novel ways, is out on Steam now. Please enjoy and leave a Steam review! Sokobond Express is developed by José Hernández, a first time commercial developer living in Venezuela. After several years of hard work and refining the game until it felt just right…
Today, in partnership with director Corey Martin, Draknek & Friends is thrilled to announce that Bonfire Peaks is now available, with a 10% launch discount for the first week. After three years in development the full game is a wonderful experience with over 200 puzzles. If you've played any Draknek game before we know you'll love this as well. Bonfire Peaks is our first foray into game publish…
8 years after its initial release, we're very pleased to announce that Sokobond is now available in the following languages: · English · Français · Deutsch · Italiano · Español · Português (Brasil) · Русский · 中文（简体） · 中文（正體） · 한국어 · 日本語 Additionally the codebase has been ported from ActionScript 3 to Haxe. Your save file will automatically be copied over and imported to the new version, and yo…
Hello puzzle game fans! We’re excited to announce that Bonfire Peaks, our first publishing venture with developer Corey Martin, will launch later this year in Q3 2021 on PC, Mac, and Linux on Steam. This game lines up perfectly with our portfolio of games like A Monster’s Expedition, and if you’ve liked our past games, we’re confident you’ll love this one too. If you’re excited for the game lik…
We've just announced our new game! A Monster's Expedition (Through Human Exhibitions) is a brand new adventure tour for monsters who love to learn about humans. If you enjoyed Sokobond, I promise you'll love this. Please add it to your wishlist: And sign up for the mailing list on the website: If you want to find more games like this, I encourage you to join the Thinky Puzzle Games Discord: We…
Cosmic Express is a puzzle game about planning the train route for the world's most awkward space colony. The train is never big enough, the track can't cross itself, and the aliens are too damn lazy to just walk from A to B! It's cute, harder than it looks, and guaranteed to give you hours of frustrating fun across hundreds of levels. If you liked Sokobond, please consider checking it out! Web…
To celebrate the recent release of A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build , Sokobond is 50% off for the next week! If you've enjoyed the wintry puzzling of making snowmen, try mastering the bonds of chemistry. What Sokobond lacks in adorableness and hugs, it more than makes up for in elegance. No chemistry knowledge required!
In this version: · Controller support on Mac · Controller support on Linux · Improve stability of Linux installer · Tweak level 'Playful' to reduce likelihood of unintended solutions · Stop repeated lagging on some machines · Various minor improvements · ??? Unrelatedly, if you're interested behind the way puzzle games are made, I recently spoke to Rock Paper Shotgun about my design process, al…
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