2026-09-02 16:03 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 15:10 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
2026-05-28 18:13 UTC · Community Announcements · zerofiftyone
We're excited to announce that Cosmic Express is taking part in this year's Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! From May 28th to June 4th get the game for 75% 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 Cosmic 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 have
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 Cosmic 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, 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 role, you'll plan routes a
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 09:46 UTC · Community Announcements · Mairi Spaceship
Cosmic Express is 70% off in the Steam Summer Sale!Cosmic Express is a puzzle game about planning the train route for the world's most awkward space colony, from the minds behind A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build and the art of Tyu from Klondike. It's cute, harder than it looks, and guaranteed to give you hours of frustrating fun across hundreds of levels.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 Cosmic Express is taking part in this year's Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! From May 29th to June 5th get the game for 75% off 👇 https://store.steampowered.com/app/583270/Cosmic_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 weekend
2025-05-22 17:05 UTC · Community Announcements · Mairi Spaceship
We've been working on the spooky successor to Cosmic Express, and are excited to announce that the demo is OUT NOW! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/Spooky_Express/ Plan the train route for the world’s spookiest theme park! Transport monsters to their destinations — but keep everything on track and don’t let them bite the passengers or you’ll have a grave problem. This is our first ever demo for Spooky Express, and we're excited to invite you to play. The demo's features include: More than 35 levels of the theme park to explore and build tracks for Three colourful characters, which i
2025-05-08 16:11 UTC · Community Announcements · Mairi Spaceship
Hey there! We have some very exciting news for fans of Cosmic Express. If you enjoyed planning the train route for the world's most awkward space colony... Then things are about to get a lot spookier 🎃 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
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 same monster you'll recognise from Cosmic Express and 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 confiden
2025-01-23 18:04 UTC · Community Announcements · Mairi Spaceship
Exciting news! Cosmic Express 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 Cosmic Express Sokobond Sokobond Express Or grab the complete Drankek & Friends puzzle bundle here: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/3556/Draknek__Friends_Puzzle_Bundle/ {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/7938465/ec27c324
2024-12-11 17:29 UTC · Community Announcements · Mairi Spaceship
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. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43162523/daa3d454ab03508a98c4d81d84e9b9d3be5262ae.png 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 one exploring a new mechanic and completely shaking up the way you solve puzzles. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43162523/37e2f39b3b4ebcb9b755b5
2024-11-07 17:52 UTC · Community Announcements · Mairi Spaceship
Hey there 👋 We have some exciting news to share! We now have an official merch store, featuring t-shirts, mugs, desk mats and stickers from Cosmic Express. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/28143895/2f8a42dcfe3044cc32e1325bdce166b7b75559c1.png Everything in the store is printed on demand, but if you order now you'll receive your print before Christmas. What's more, we'll be adding a lot more in the coming weeks. So if there's anything in particular you'd like to see printed, let us know! Check out the Cosmic Express collection here 🚀 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/28143895/58bcfa503e3ca6d8faec3c2edae665108a7b482d.png
2024-06-07 18:21 UTC · Community Announcements · Mairi Spaceship
Hey cosmic train drivers 👋 We have some exciting news! We're thrilled to announce that we've been working with Makeship on a plush toy of the titular character from A Monster's Expedition, who is also the very same train driver you'll recognise from Cosmic Express! This plushie is available for the next 5 days only - after which point it will be gone forever. So if you've ever wanted your very own Monster, now's your only chance. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/28143895/d0d89f55a17eeb65081c5e25096d66e3f709bd73.png 👉👉 Get your Monster's Plush Toy 👈👈 Additionally (and perhaps most importantly), we need
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