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 latest 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 latest 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
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helloo, we're looking to hire a mid-level unity programmer at a new indie studio to work on a new ip!
MUST BE UK-BASED but it's flexible and remote with the option to co-work with us in london 🤝
link is in replies 👀
MUST BE UK-BASED but it's flexible and remote with the option to co-work with us in london 🤝
link is in replies 👀
January 5, 2026 at 3:26 PM
helloo, we're looking to hire a mid-level unity programmer at a new indie studio to work on a new ip!
MUST BE UK-BASED but it's flexible and remote with the option to co-work with us in london 🤝
link is in replies 👀
MUST BE UK-BASED but it's flexible and remote with the option to co-work with us in london 🤝
link is in replies 👀
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January 5, 2026 at 1:47 AM
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Brr! London is chilly overnight, and A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is FREE because of our ridiculous Pay What The Temperature Is pricing model.
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
Get it before it's hot!
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
Get it before it's hot!
A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build by Draknek & Friends, Benjamin Davis
Pay what the temperature is: -0.2°C = FREE!
draknek.itch.io
January 3, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Brr! London is chilly overnight, and A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is FREE because of our ridiculous Pay What The Temperature Is pricing model.
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
Get it before it's hot!
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
Get it before it's hot!
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Just one week left to cast your votes for the community choice categories in the Thinky Awards!
The 3rd annual Thinky Awards · Thinky Games
We're celebrating the very best thinky games of 2025 in the latest Thinky Awards.
thinkygames.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Just one week left to cast your votes for the community choice categories in the Thinky Awards!
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Here's a few great, short puzzle games I've played recently!
Starting with nuworm, a sokoban game where you're an eyeball that can jump between tube-like blocks... Will make more sense if you play it! Excellent puzzles.
Play: cubestudio.itch.io/nuworm
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XlX...
Starting with nuworm, a sokoban game where you're an eyeball that can jump between tube-like blocks... Will make more sense if you play it! Excellent puzzles.
Play: cubestudio.itch.io/nuworm
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XlX...
January 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Here's a few great, short puzzle games I've played recently!
Starting with nuworm, a sokoban game where you're an eyeball that can jump between tube-like blocks... Will make more sense if you play it! Excellent puzzles.
Play: cubestudio.itch.io/nuworm
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XlX...
Starting with nuworm, a sokoban game where you're an eyeball that can jump between tube-like blocks... Will make more sense if you play it! Excellent puzzles.
Play: cubestudio.itch.io/nuworm
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XlX...
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Chavez in 2009, while being labelled as paranoid, outlines exactly what is happening today.
December 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Chavez in 2009, while being labelled as paranoid, outlines exactly what is happening today.
Brr! London is chilly overnight, and A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is FREE because of our ridiculous Pay What The Temperature Is pricing model.
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
Get it before it's hot!
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
Get it before it's hot!
A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build by Draknek & Friends, Benjamin Davis
Pay what the temperature is: -0.2°C = FREE!
draknek.itch.io
January 3, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Brr! London is chilly overnight, and A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is FREE because of our ridiculous Pay What The Temperature Is pricing model.
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
Get it before it's hot!
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
Get it before it's hot!
Welcome to 2026 - New Year, New Voices! We'll be announcing the winners of our amazing New Voices puzzle grant next week: $15k each for 5 under-represented teams in puzzle development. If you'd like to participate in next year's grant, drop us a line!
grants.draknek.org
grants.draknek.org
Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant
The Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant is a grant opportunity for game developers from traditionally underrepresented groups and backgrounds who are interested in designing and developing puzzle games.
grants.draknek.org
January 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Welcome to 2026 - New Year, New Voices! We'll be announcing the winners of our amazing New Voices puzzle grant next week: $15k each for 5 under-represented teams in puzzle development. If you'd like to participate in next year's grant, drop us a line!
grants.draknek.org
grants.draknek.org
Join us for our second year of GOTY festivities in episode 45 of the Draknek & Friends Official Podcast!
draknek.org/podcast
Syrenne and Alan are once again joined by Mairi and Joseph for this look at many of our favourite games from the last year.
draknek.org/podcast
Syrenne and Alan are once again joined by Mairi and Joseph for this look at many of our favourite games from the last year.
Draknek & Friends Official Podcast - YouTube
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
January 1, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Join us for our second year of GOTY festivities in episode 45 of the Draknek & Friends Official Podcast!
draknek.org/podcast
Syrenne and Alan are once again joined by Mairi and Joseph for this look at many of our favourite games from the last year.
draknek.org/podcast
Syrenne and Alan are once again joined by Mairi and Joseph for this look at many of our favourite games from the last year.
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2025 GOTY blog post is up. Featuring games from @draknek.bsky.social and @hyperluminalgames.com: onlypremium.games/blog.html
January 1, 2026 at 7:32 AM
2025 GOTY blog post is up. Featuring games from @draknek.bsky.social and @hyperluminalgames.com: onlypremium.games/blog.html
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Ending the year with a (spooky) bang 😎🧛🧟
December 31, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Ending the year with a (spooky) bang 😎🧛🧟
Last chance for this! Goodbye 2025
Happy new year everyone! In case you forgot, the I-want-to-be-the-kind-of-person-who-reads-this-but-it-turns-out-I'm-not-and-I-feel-bad book amnesty is coming this year, so get ready to free up that space on your bedside table!
December 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Last chance for this! Goodbye 2025
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It's Thinky Awards season! The fine folks at @thinkygames.com invited me to be a juror again, so here's my brief impressions of all the nominees I played. There are a few days left in the Steam winter sale and many of these are discounted, so check them out!
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Thinky Awards 2025 Nominee Impressions
First impressions of many 2025 Thinky Award nominees.
david.reviews
December 31, 2025 at 4:26 AM
It's Thinky Awards season! The fine folks at @thinkygames.com invited me to be a juror again, so here's my brief impressions of all the nominees I played. There are a few days left in the Steam winter sale and many of these are discounted, so check them out!
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I'd like to say farewell to 2025 with my top 10 of puzzle games 🏆 in reverse order 👇
December 31, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I'd like to say farewell to 2025 with my top 10 of puzzle games 🏆 in reverse order 👇
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It's December 29th in California, and that means that @optional.bsky.social is thinking about... Halloween. It's time to talk about @draknek.bsky.social's Spooky Express.
Spooky Express' Halloween Logic — Gamers with Glasses
Spooky Express is an admirably coherent puzzle game that fits neatly into the groove made by its predecessors. Its designers smoothly translated its Halloween theme into puzzle mechanics. But it coul...
www.gamerswithglasses.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
It's December 29th in California, and that means that @optional.bsky.social is thinking about... Halloween. It's time to talk about @draknek.bsky.social's Spooky Express.
The sale on our Switch games ends tomorrow! We have 9 amazing games available at up to 80% off - fill your boots!
www.draknek.org/switch
www.draknek.org/switch
Draknek & Friends - Nintendo Switch games
Lovingly crafted puzzle games for Nintendo Switch
www.draknek.org
December 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The sale on our Switch games ends tomorrow! We have 9 amazing games available at up to 80% off - fill your boots!
www.draknek.org/switch
www.draknek.org/switch
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Our best mobile games of 2025 feature is now live including games by @playdigious.bsky.social @draknek.bsky.social @adriaan.games @potipoti.studio @panikarcade.bsky.social @futurefriendsgames.com @trampolinetales.com @ioi.dk and more: www.patreon.com/posts/best-m...
December 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Our best mobile games of 2025 feature is now live including games by @playdigious.bsky.social @draknek.bsky.social @adriaan.games @potipoti.studio @panikarcade.bsky.social @futurefriendsgames.com @trampolinetales.com @ioi.dk and more: www.patreon.com/posts/best-m...
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This is just going to always be my go-to response to this kind of thing anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
December 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This is just going to always be my go-to response to this kind of thing anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
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This is the best puzzle game I played last year. I played it on my phone — highly recommend it!
In case you missed it, LOK Digital is now available on Nintendo Switch!
One of the best language puzzle games of all time is coming to Nintendo Switch · Thinky Games
We've been singing the praises of LOK for years now: first there was a physical puzzle book, then a digital Steam adaptation, and now a whole new group of players will be able to discover this cryptic little language on Nintendo Switch.
thinkygames.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:33 AM
This is the best puzzle game I played last year. I played it on my phone — highly recommend it!
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In case you missed it, LOK Digital is now available on Nintendo Switch!
One of the best language puzzle games of all time is coming to Nintendo Switch · Thinky Games
We've been singing the praises of LOK for years now: first there was a physical puzzle book, then a digital Steam adaptation, and now a whole new group of players will be able to discover this cryptic little language on Nintendo Switch.
thinkygames.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In case you missed it, LOK Digital is now available on Nintendo Switch!
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some cool games for a few dollars each until Jan 5th
store.steampowered.com/search/?deve...
store.steampowered.com/search/?deve...
December 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
some cool games for a few dollars each until Jan 5th
store.steampowered.com/search/?deve...
store.steampowered.com/search/?deve...
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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
Draknek & Friends
Lovingly Crafted Puzzle Games Since 2013
www.draknek.org
October 21, 2024 at 8:30 PM
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
It’s awards season, and we’ve got the glad rags ready.
We’re delighted to share that Spooky Express has been nominated for Best Mobile Game at the 15th annual New York Game Awards 🎉
The ceremony takes place Sunday, January 18 in NYC, hosted by Reggie Fils-Aimé.
We’re delighted to share that Spooky Express has been nominated for Best Mobile Game at the 15th annual New York Game Awards 🎉
The ceremony takes place Sunday, January 18 in NYC, hosted by Reggie Fils-Aimé.
December 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It’s awards season, and we’ve got the glad rags ready.
We’re delighted to share that Spooky Express has been nominated for Best Mobile Game at the 15th annual New York Game Awards 🎉
The ceremony takes place Sunday, January 18 in NYC, hosted by Reggie Fils-Aimé.
We’re delighted to share that Spooky Express has been nominated for Best Mobile Game at the 15th annual New York Game Awards 🎉
The ceremony takes place Sunday, January 18 in NYC, hosted by Reggie Fils-Aimé.
Thanks Craig for selecting LOK Digital as TapSmart's Game of the Year!
www.tapsmart.com/features/bes...
www.tapsmart.com/features/bes...
December 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Thanks Craig for selecting LOK Digital as TapSmart's Game of the Year!
www.tapsmart.com/features/bes...
www.tapsmart.com/features/bes...
Still got a tricky present to buy for someone smart, charming and puzzle fixated?
Give 'em a little linguistic lovebite with brilliant word game LOK Digital, out now on Nintendo Switch (and PC and mobile!)
lok-digital.com/switch
Give 'em a little linguistic lovebite with brilliant word game LOK Digital, out now on Nintendo Switch (and PC and mobile!)
lok-digital.com/switch
lok-digital.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Still got a tricky present to buy for someone smart, charming and puzzle fixated?
Give 'em a little linguistic lovebite with brilliant word game LOK Digital, out now on Nintendo Switch (and PC and mobile!)
lok-digital.com/switch
Give 'em a little linguistic lovebite with brilliant word game LOK Digital, out now on Nintendo Switch (and PC and mobile!)
lok-digital.com/switch