Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends
@draknek.bsky.social
Personal website: https://alan.draknek.org/
Head Draknek at Draknek & Friends, making thinky puzzle games. He/him.
https://www.draknek.org/
Our next game: Spooky Express https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/Spooky_Express/
Head Draknek at Draknek & Friends, making thinky puzzle games. He/him.
https://www.draknek.org/
Our next game: Spooky Express https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/Spooky_Express/
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Draknek & Friends
Lovingly Crafted Puzzle Games Since 2013
www.draknek.org
Welcome to everyone joining Bluesky!
I'm Alan and I run Draknek & Friends, where we make and publish lovingly crafted puzzle games.
www.draknek.org
I'm Alan and I run Draknek & Friends, where we make and publish lovingly crafted puzzle games.
www.draknek.org
We're thrilled by this excellent review of Spooky Express from @thinkygames.com 🎃
"The superb Halloween theme of Spooky Express acts as conductor for its train puzzles, bringing the whole game together into a seasonally-appropriate, varied, and delightful outing."
thinkygames.com/games/spooky...
"The superb Halloween theme of Spooky Express acts as conductor for its train puzzles, bringing the whole game together into a seasonally-appropriate, varied, and delightful outing."
thinkygames.com/games/spooky...
Spooky Express · Thinky Games
Control the path of a ghost train and dispatch ghoulish creatures to their resting place.
thinkygames.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
We're thrilled by this excellent review of Spooky Express from @thinkygames.com 🎃
"The superb Halloween theme of Spooky Express acts as conductor for its train puzzles, bringing the whole game together into a seasonally-appropriate, varied, and delightful outing."
thinkygames.com/games/spooky...
"The superb Halloween theme of Spooky Express acts as conductor for its train puzzles, bringing the whole game together into a seasonally-appropriate, varied, and delightful outing."
thinkygames.com/games/spooky...
If you've picked up the latest copy of EDGE, keep an eye out for an excellent 9/10 review of Spooky Express in there:
“Whether you're a mere mortal or a puzzle demon, then, you're all but guaranteed to enjoy the ride.”
“Whether you're a mere mortal or a puzzle demon, then, you're all but guaranteed to enjoy the ride.”
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
If you've picked up the latest copy of EDGE, keep an eye out for an excellent 9/10 review of Spooky Express in there:
“Whether you're a mere mortal or a puzzle demon, then, you're all but guaranteed to enjoy the ride.”
“Whether you're a mere mortal or a puzzle demon, then, you're all but guaranteed to enjoy the ride.”
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There's a round of GOTY discussion going around, and I realized that a lot of my favourite games this year have been absolute Sicko Picks.
So here's a few games I've loved so far in 2025, starting with a mild one: Babushka's Glitch Dungeon. A scrunkly lil' puzzle-metroidvania with so many fun verbs
So here's a few games I've loved so far in 2025, starting with a mild one: Babushka's Glitch Dungeon. A scrunkly lil' puzzle-metroidvania with so many fun verbs
Save 50% on Babushka's Glitch Dungeon on Steam
Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.
store.steampowered.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
There's a round of GOTY discussion going around, and I realized that a lot of my favourite games this year have been absolute Sicko Picks.
So here's a few games I've loved so far in 2025, starting with a mild one: Babushka's Glitch Dungeon. A scrunkly lil' puzzle-metroidvania with so many fun verbs
So here's a few games I've loved so far in 2025, starting with a mild one: Babushka's Glitch Dungeon. A scrunkly lil' puzzle-metroidvania with so many fun verbs
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The Godot 2025 showreel is out! We're so grateful for every submission, vote, and support from our community 💙
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZwE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZwE...
Godot Engine – 2025 Showreel
YouTube video by Godot Engine
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Godot 2025 showreel is out! We're so grateful for every submission, vote, and support from our community 💙
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZwE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZwE...
Shout out to @bloody-disgusting.com for including us in their selection of 6 indie games for Halloween!
"It’s a delightful shot of Halloween that works your brain while putting a smile on your face. Plus, the zombies say “traaaaaiiins” so that makes it a win"
bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/...
"It’s a delightful shot of Halloween that works your brain while putting a smile on your face. Plus, the zombies say “traaaaaiiins” so that makes it a win"
bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/...
Indie Gaming for Halloween: A Selection of 6 Indie Horror Games to Check Out This Year
After looking at a handful of PC titles from indie developers, here's our selection of indie horror games for you this Halloween.
bloody-disgusting.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Shout out to @bloody-disgusting.com for including us in their selection of 6 indie games for Halloween!
"It’s a delightful shot of Halloween that works your brain while putting a smile on your face. Plus, the zombies say “traaaaaiiins” so that makes it a win"
bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/...
"It’s a delightful shot of Halloween that works your brain while putting a smile on your face. Plus, the zombies say “traaaaaiiins” so that makes it a win"
bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/...
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Puzzle Depot releases TODAY in just a couple hours!
Delve into the devious Depot, a decidedly dangerous industrial dungeon. Prepare for perilous post-apocaltyptic puzzles, presumably appearing promptly!
store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...
#puzzledepot #puzzlegame #puzzle #indiegame #sokoban
Delve into the devious Depot, a decidedly dangerous industrial dungeon. Prepare for perilous post-apocaltyptic puzzles, presumably appearing promptly!
store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...
#puzzledepot #puzzlegame #puzzle #indiegame #sokoban
November 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Puzzle Depot releases TODAY in just a couple hours!
Delve into the devious Depot, a decidedly dangerous industrial dungeon. Prepare for perilous post-apocaltyptic puzzles, presumably appearing promptly!
store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...
#puzzledepot #puzzlegame #puzzle #indiegame #sokoban
Delve into the devious Depot, a decidedly dangerous industrial dungeon. Prepare for perilous post-apocaltyptic puzzles, presumably appearing promptly!
store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...
#puzzledepot #puzzlegame #puzzle #indiegame #sokoban
Draknek & Friends Official Podcast Episode 40 featuring @oolimry.bsky.social is out now! Topics include the development of Glowkeeper, designing a Metroidbrainia, and how to test secrets in game.
draknek.org/podcast
draknek.org/podcast
Draknek & Friends Official Podcast
Join Alan and Syrenne from Draknek & Friends as they talk to developers of some of their favorite puzzle games, shedding light onto how games get made and th...
draknek.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Draknek & Friends Official Podcast Episode 40 featuring @oolimry.bsky.social is out now! Topics include the development of Glowkeeper, designing a Metroidbrainia, and how to test secrets in game.
draknek.org/podcast
draknek.org/podcast
"For the Halloweenies out there, Spooky Express has pulled into the station at just the right moment. The delightful new puzzle game is a perfect fit for the season with its cute ghouls and goblins."
Thanks for the excellent review, @polygon.com !
www.polygon.com/spooky-expre...
Thanks for the excellent review, @polygon.com !
www.polygon.com/spooky-expre...
This spooky new puzzle game is a Halloween delight, and you can try it for free
Spooky Express turns public transportation into a monster mash
www.polygon.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"For the Halloweenies out there, Spooky Express has pulled into the station at just the right moment. The delightful new puzzle game is a perfect fit for the season with its cute ghouls and goblins."
Thanks for the excellent review, @polygon.com !
www.polygon.com/spooky-expre...
Thanks for the excellent review, @polygon.com !
www.polygon.com/spooky-expre...
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"This isn’t just Cosmic Express returning with a cool, black cape."
I wrote about Spooky Express from the team at @draknek.bsky.social: www.electrondance.co...
I wrote about Spooky Express from the team at @draknek.bsky.social: www.electrondance.co...
November 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
"This isn’t just Cosmic Express returning with a cool, black cape."
I wrote about Spooky Express from the team at @draknek.bsky.social: www.electrondance.co...
I wrote about Spooky Express from the team at @draknek.bsky.social: www.electrondance.co...
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Been meaning to say something about this: I played mandolin on Spooky Express! Shoutout to @ghoulnoise.com for awesome work as ever🎶
November 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Been meaning to say something about this: I played mandolin on Spooky Express! Shoutout to @ghoulnoise.com for awesome work as ever🎶
★★★★⯪ and a Gold Rating for Spooky Express from @pocketgamercom.bsky.social !
"Spooky Express is a very well-designed puzzler that's perfect for Halloween. It's got fun and challenging puzzles, great music, and even comic book elements to add a bit of story."
www.pocketgamer.com/spooky-expre...
"Spooky Express is a very well-designed puzzler that's perfect for Halloween. It's got fun and challenging puzzles, great music, and even comic book elements to add a bit of story."
www.pocketgamer.com/spooky-expre...
Spooky Express review - "Perfectly timed for Halloween"
Spooky Express is a very well-designed puzzler that's perfect for Halloween. It's got fun and challenging puzzles, great music, and even comic book elements.
www.pocketgamer.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
★★★★⯪ and a Gold Rating for Spooky Express from @pocketgamercom.bsky.social !
"Spooky Express is a very well-designed puzzler that's perfect for Halloween. It's got fun and challenging puzzles, great music, and even comic book elements to add a bit of story."
www.pocketgamer.com/spooky-expre...
"Spooky Express is a very well-designed puzzler that's perfect for Halloween. It's got fun and challenging puzzles, great music, and even comic book elements to add a bit of story."
www.pocketgamer.com/spooky-expre...
I might do a mailbag episode of the Draknek & Friends podcast to fill a gap in the schedule while Syrenne takes a vacation - anyone have any questions they want answered on a podcast? Bonus if you send it as a voice recording to hello@draknek.org!
November 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I might do a mailbag episode of the Draknek & Friends podcast to fill a gap in the schedule while Syrenne takes a vacation - anyone have any questions they want answered on a podcast? Bonus if you send it as a voice recording to hello@draknek.org!
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ThinkyCon just started!
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
ThinkyCon just started!
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I know it's not Halloween anymore but I just finished this game and what a delight it was ❤️ highly recommend!
Spooky Express has just launched into Halloween and it's the perfect cozy-spooky puzzler for the long nights.
Take charge of the Spooky Express; the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania.
spooky.express
Take charge of the Spooky Express; the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania.
spooky.express
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I know it's not Halloween anymore but I just finished this game and what a delight it was ❤️ highly recommend!
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TRAAAAAIIINS 🚂🧟
I'm generally not great at puzzle games and tend to lose interest quite quickly, but Spooky Express has been the perfect level of difficulty (and the hints system doesn't just solve everything for you).
It's also charming! 🧛🏻✨
Pop over to @draknek.bsky.social for links to grab it!
I'm generally not great at puzzle games and tend to lose interest quite quickly, but Spooky Express has been the perfect level of difficulty (and the hints system doesn't just solve everything for you).
It's also charming! 🧛🏻✨
Pop over to @draknek.bsky.social for links to grab it!
November 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
TRAAAAAIIINS 🚂🧟
I'm generally not great at puzzle games and tend to lose interest quite quickly, but Spooky Express has been the perfect level of difficulty (and the hints system doesn't just solve everything for you).
It's also charming! 🧛🏻✨
Pop over to @draknek.bsky.social for links to grab it!
I'm generally not great at puzzle games and tend to lose interest quite quickly, but Spooky Express has been the perfect level of difficulty (and the hints system doesn't just solve everything for you).
It's also charming! 🧛🏻✨
Pop over to @draknek.bsky.social for links to grab it!
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SPOOKY EXPRESS
Cutesy horror-themed puzzle game where you need to build a railway line to take vampires, zombies and monsters home - and stranded humans to safety
[ PC, Mac, iOS, Android / 2025 / @draknek.bsky.social ]
spooky.express
Cutesy horror-themed puzzle game where you need to build a railway line to take vampires, zombies and monsters home - and stranded humans to safety
[ PC, Mac, iOS, Android / 2025 / @draknek.bsky.social ]
spooky.express
November 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
SPOOKY EXPRESS
Cutesy horror-themed puzzle game where you need to build a railway line to take vampires, zombies and monsters home - and stranded humans to safety
[ PC, Mac, iOS, Android / 2025 / @draknek.bsky.social ]
spooky.express
Cutesy horror-themed puzzle game where you need to build a railway line to take vampires, zombies and monsters home - and stranded humans to safety
[ PC, Mac, iOS, Android / 2025 / @draknek.bsky.social ]
spooky.express
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#418
Spooky Express by @draknek.bsky.social
11/4/2025
"I’ve probably never played a puzzle game before where completing every single level makes you feel this smart. Get on the spooky hype train and grab it—but don’t play it while waiting for a train, or you’ll miss it."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
onlypremium.games
Spooky Express by @draknek.bsky.social
11/4/2025
"I’ve probably never played a puzzle game before where completing every single level makes you feel this smart. Get on the spooky hype train and grab it—but don’t play it while waiting for a train, or you’ll miss it."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
onlypremium.games
November 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
#418
Spooky Express by @draknek.bsky.social
11/4/2025
"I’ve probably never played a puzzle game before where completing every single level makes you feel this smart. Get on the spooky hype train and grab it—but don’t play it while waiting for a train, or you’ll miss it."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
onlypremium.games
Spooky Express by @draknek.bsky.social
11/4/2025
"I’ve probably never played a puzzle game before where completing every single level makes you feel this smart. Get on the spooky hype train and grab it—but don’t play it while waiting for a train, or you’ll miss it."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
onlypremium.games
Just a couple of hours left to pick up Spooky Express on Steam with a 10% launch discount!
store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/...
Save 10% on Spooky Express on Steam
All the passengers are dying to ride the Spooky Express! Don’t let them miss their stops: they may be monsters, but they still have places to be and people to eat – er, we mean meet!
store.steampowered.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Just a couple of hours left to pick up Spooky Express on Steam with a 10% launch discount!
store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/...
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Memory's Reach is part of the Metroidvania Fusion Festival - check it out (and heaps of other cool games) on Steam
store.steampowered.com/app/2126810/...
#MetroidvaniaFusion #metroidvania #indiegames
store.steampowered.com/app/2126810/...
#MetroidvaniaFusion #metroidvania #indiegames
Memory's Reach on Steam
Memory’s Reach is a first person puzzle-adventure metroidvania. Explore labyrinthian megastructures, solve mind-bending puzzles, and wield fantastic alien technology in a quest to reveal the legacy of...
store.steampowered.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Memory's Reach is part of the Metroidvania Fusion Festival - check it out (and heaps of other cool games) on Steam
store.steampowered.com/app/2126810/...
#MetroidvaniaFusion #metroidvania #indiegames
store.steampowered.com/app/2126810/...
#MetroidvaniaFusion #metroidvania #indiegames
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This is such a good puzzle game, I wanted to stream it this week but had simply no time - if you want something really fun for Halloween night, this is the game!
Spooky Express has just launched into Halloween and it's the perfect cozy-spooky puzzler for the long nights.
Take charge of the Spooky Express; the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania.
spooky.express
Take charge of the Spooky Express; the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania.
spooky.express
October 31, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This is such a good puzzle game, I wanted to stream it this week but had simply no time - if you want something really fun for Halloween night, this is the game!
This Halloween we've joined forces with some other new puzzle releases and created a brand new bundle for a head-scratching Halloween that's out now:
Hauntingly Good Puzzle Games
🚂 Spooky Express
💀 Grooveyard
🧛Prince of Darkness Jr
store.steampowered.com/bundle/61711/
Hauntingly Good Puzzle Games
🚂 Spooky Express
💀 Grooveyard
🧛Prince of Darkness Jr
store.steampowered.com/bundle/61711/
October 31, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This Halloween we've joined forces with some other new puzzle releases and created a brand new bundle for a head-scratching Halloween that's out now:
Hauntingly Good Puzzle Games
🚂 Spooky Express
💀 Grooveyard
🧛Prince of Darkness Jr
store.steampowered.com/bundle/61711/
Hauntingly Good Puzzle Games
🚂 Spooky Express
💀 Grooveyard
🧛Prince of Darkness Jr
store.steampowered.com/bundle/61711/
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Happy Halloween! 🎃 We made a spooky collection of games if you're in the mood for a puzzle game that's tricky or just a treat!
Cay Macres' collection: Halloween-y games · Thinky Games
A collection of thinky games created by Cay Macres.
thinkygames.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Happy Halloween! 🎃 We made a spooky collection of games if you're in the mood for a puzzle game that's tricky or just a treat!
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Spooky Express got a 9 out if 10 in Edge Mag!!!!
this means you're basically legally required to play the game to maintain Gamer status
spooky.express
this means you're basically legally required to play the game to maintain Gamer status
spooky.express
Spooky Express
All the passengers are dying to ride the Spooky Express!
spooky.express
October 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Spooky Express got a 9 out if 10 in Edge Mag!!!!
this means you're basically legally required to play the game to maintain Gamer status
spooky.express
this means you're basically legally required to play the game to maintain Gamer status
spooky.express
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We've put together a list of our favorite spooky and horror games to play this Halloween including DUSK @newblood.games, Signalis @antihelios.bsky.social @laststarfarer.bsky.social, Spooky Express @draknek.bsky.social, Paranormasight, Year Walk @simogo.com, and more: www.patreon.com/posts/our-fa...
October 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
We've put together a list of our favorite spooky and horror games to play this Halloween including DUSK @newblood.games, Signalis @antihelios.bsky.social @laststarfarer.bsky.social, Spooky Express @draknek.bsky.social, Paranormasight, Year Walk @simogo.com, and more: www.patreon.com/posts/our-fa...