2026-09-02 16:04 UTC · Community Announcements · Mairi Spaceship
Hey there!We have some important news to share from us at Draknek & Friends! We're excited to announce that, in collaboration with solo developer Bobby Vanden (as Danga Games), our first-person puzzle game He Who Watches is OUT NOW on Steam and itch.io! To celebrate the game’s release, we’ve made a special ‘talky’ launch trailer! The gravity-shifting in our game can be a little overwhelming, so we thought we should make something a little different. This 'explainer' trailer has voice-over from the game’s solo-developer Bobby Vanden, discussing the game. It’s very different from our usual gamep
2026-08-05 15:11 UTC · Community Announcements · RachelW
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-bending dungeon full of puzzles and secrets🏹Traverse walls and ceilings to solve puzzles by shifting blocks with a magical bow 🏹Over 100 handcrafted puzzles, each one more devious and demanding than the last
2026-06-30 01:51 UTC · Community Announcements · josehzz
- Fixed a bug when selecting Simplified Chinese on Language dropdown.
2026-05-28 18:15 UTC · Community Announcements · zerofiftyone
We're excited to announce that Sokobond Express is taking part in this year's Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! From May 28th to June 4th get the game for 60% off. We're also discounting the whole library of Draknek & Friends games, which you can check out here.In addition to the discounts, at this year's showcase we're also debuting two upcoming games that we're publishing. If you enjoyed Sokobond Express, we think you'll love both of them.Introducing: DittoriWe're excited to officially announce our upcoming game, Dittori today as part of Thinky Direct. Created by Blookerstein Games, in Dittori you h
2025-10-31 21:43 UTC · Community Announcements · josehzz
- Added "More Games" button - Fixed a bug related to bond rotation
2025-10-29 17:06 UTC · Community Announcements · josehzz
- Updated to Unity version 6000.2
2025-10-21 16:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Mairi Spaceship
We have some exciting news to share:Spooky Express, the newest game from the developers of Sokobond Express is OUT NOW!The monsters can't wait to eat you – er, we mean meet!Note: this is a spiritual successor to Cosmic Express and Sokobond Express, but we’d like it to be received as a standalone game more than as a sequel. Spooky Express has deeper mechanics, more approachable puzzles, a helpful hint system, and a story told in comic-style cutscenes.Take charge of the Spooky Express; the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania. In your new rol
2025-08-29 18:30 UTC · Community Announcements · Mairi Spaceship
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 exciting things happening this month and next. Check them out:12th Anniversary Sale on SteamTo kick things off, here on Steam we're running an official publisher sale for the next two weeks.store.steampowered.com/
2025-06-27 09:47 UTC · Community Announcements · Mairi Spaceship
Sokobond Express is 40% off in the Steam Summer Sale!Sokobond Express is a beautifully minimalist puzzle game that combines chemical bonds and puzzling pathfinding in novel ways.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 Express🚀 Cosmic Express⬜ LOK Digital
2025-05-29 17:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Mairi Spaceship
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/7938465/96429b34457a122935559ff1f2281e52ebb3b2d2.png We're excited to announce that Sokobond Express is taking part in this year's Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! From May 29th to June 5th get the game for 40% off 👇 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1701330/Sokobond_Express/ 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's not all, keep an eye out on the official livestream this wee
2025-05-08 16:10 UTC · Community Announcements · Mairi Spaceship
Hey there! If you enjoyed Sokobond Express, then you might also enjoy what we've been working on lately here at Draknek & Friends. Announcing: Spooky Express! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/7938465/83e82ab61856c744ba366a8e814e5b0fc8468bd8.png Plan the train route for the world’s spookiest theme park! All the passengers are all just dying to ride the Spooky Express. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/7938465/ae096275ed36a1d1ae8b7fd51d4e66ba6d0c68c1.gif Pick up the creepy cryptids and drop them at their destinations around the park. But be careful! Don’t let them scare or bite the human passengers. Stay on track of the sit
2025-04-22 16:01 UTC · Community Announcements · Mairi Spaceship
Sokobond Express is 35% off in the Steam Box-Pushing Fest this week, from April 21st - 28th! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40955245/f923d8e1f9b53d498d2ea9e62ee387311989ffa4.gif 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 Express https://store.steampowered.com/app/1701330/Sokobond_Express/
2025-04-15 16:59 UTC · Community Announcements · Mairi Spaceship
We have some exciting news to share! The Electrifying Incident: A Monster Mini-Expedition is OUT NOW on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352300/The_Electrifying_Incident_A_Monster_MiniExpedition/ 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 the problem. Your only tool: a mechanical grabber-arm allowing you to lift and move boxes from afar. {STEAM_C
2025-02-18 14:29 UTC · Community Announcements · Mairi Spaceship
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. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352300 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 tool: a mechanical grabber-arm allowing you to lift and move boxes from afar. If you’ve liked our past games, we’re confident you’ll love this one too. If you’re exc
2025-02-07 19:43 UTC · Community Announcements · josehzz
- Bugfix: Simplified chinese localization was not being loaded when selected - Bugfix: Language dropdown on settings menu was not being initialized with game current language as default
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