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/
November 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Check out a snippet of our conversation and listen to the full episode wherever you get podcasts!
November 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Check out a snippet of our conversation and listen to the full episode wherever you get podcasts!
It snowed today in London... You know what that means for A Good Snowman is Hard To Build ☃️
Pay what the weather is!
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
Pay what the weather is!
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
November 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It snowed today in London... You know what that means for A Good Snowman is Hard To Build ☃️
Pay what the weather is!
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
Pay what the weather is!
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
The year is almost over, have you had your I-want-to-be-the-kind-of-person-who-reads-this-but-it-turns-out-I'm-not-and-I-feel-bad book amnesty yet? It's time to free up that space on your bedside table!
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The year is almost over, have you had your I-want-to-be-the-kind-of-person-who-reads-this-but-it-turns-out-I'm-not-and-I-feel-bad book amnesty yet? It's time to free up that space on your bedside table!
It's #ScreenshotSaturday & here's a look at our recently released puzzle game, Spooky Express!
All the passengers are dying to ride! 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/app/3352310/...
All the passengers are dying to ride! 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/app/3352310/...
November 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
It's #ScreenshotSaturday & here's a look at our recently released puzzle game, Spooky Express!
All the passengers are dying to ride! 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/app/3352310/...
All the passengers are dying to ride! 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/app/3352310/...
We've just rolled out a minor patch for Spooky Express which fixes a number of reported audio bugs, and some iteration on the initial onboarding.
Thanks so much to everyone who has played and given feedback (or left us a review) so far!
spooky.express
Thanks so much to everyone who has played and given feedback (or left us a review) so far!
spooky.express
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We've just rolled out a minor patch for Spooky Express which fixes a number of reported audio bugs, and some iteration on the initial onboarding.
Thanks so much to everyone who has played and given feedback (or left us a review) so far!
spooky.express
Thanks so much to everyone who has played and given feedback (or left us a review) so far!
spooky.express
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.”
Check out a snippet of our conversation and listen to the full episode wherever you get podcasts!
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Check out a snippet of our conversation and listen to the full episode wherever you get podcasts!
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/
Happy Halloween!
All aboard the Spooky Express! 🚂
All the passengers are just dying to ride...
spooky.express
All aboard the Spooky Express! 🚂
All the passengers are just dying to ride...
spooky.express
October 31, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Happy Halloween!
All aboard the Spooky Express! 🚂
All the passengers are just dying to ride...
spooky.express
All aboard the Spooky Express! 🚂
All the passengers are just dying to ride...
spooky.express
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 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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
This weekend is the most thematically relevant time of year to play our brand new puzzle game, Spooky Express. Get your copy now at a special launch discount of 10% off! 🎃
store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/...
October 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This weekend is the most thematically relevant time of year to play our brand new puzzle game, Spooky Express. Get your copy now at a special launch discount of 10% off! 🎃
store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/...
Here's a look at some of the spookiest spots on the train route
🪦 Ghoulish Graveyard
🎃 Pumpkin Patch
🌲 Fearsome Forest
🕯️ Morbid Manor
store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/...
🪦 Ghoulish Graveyard
🎃 Pumpkin Patch
🌲 Fearsome Forest
🕯️ Morbid Manor
store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/...
October 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Here's a look at some of the spookiest spots on the train route
🪦 Ghoulish Graveyard
🎃 Pumpkin Patch
🌲 Fearsome Forest
🕯️ Morbid Manor
store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/...
🪦 Ghoulish Graveyard
🎃 Pumpkin Patch
🌲 Fearsome Forest
🕯️ Morbid Manor
store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/...
Our in-game interstitial comics were created by @davidhellman.bsky.social and @zacgorman.bsky.social, with concepting help from @zcunninghamart.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Our in-game interstitial comics were created by @davidhellman.bsky.social and @zacgorman.bsky.social, with concepting help from @zcunninghamart.bsky.social
First of all, art – with production art and animation from @adamdegrandis.bsky.social, and concept art from @roilulu.bsky.social. The visual identity of the game was crystal clear from the very beginning - they knocked it out of the park!
October 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
First of all, art – with production art and animation from @adamdegrandis.bsky.social, and concept art from @roilulu.bsky.social. The visual identity of the game was crystal clear from the very beginning - they knocked it out of the park!
Check out a snippet of our conversation and listen to the full episode wherever you get podcasts!
October 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Check out a snippet of our conversation and listen to the full episode wherever you get podcasts!
Reminder: Spooky Express is OUT NOW!
🚂🧟🧛
Take charge of the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania.
Steam: s.team/a/3352310
itch: draknek.itch.io/spooky-express
iOS: apps.apple.com/app/id673842...
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
🚂🧟🧛
Take charge of the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania.
Steam: s.team/a/3352310
itch: draknek.itch.io/spooky-express
iOS: apps.apple.com/app/id673842...
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
October 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Reminder: Spooky Express is OUT NOW!
🚂🧟🧛
Take charge of the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania.
Steam: s.team/a/3352310
itch: draknek.itch.io/spooky-express
iOS: apps.apple.com/app/id673842...
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
🚂🧟🧛
Take charge of the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania.
Steam: s.team/a/3352310
itch: draknek.itch.io/spooky-express
iOS: apps.apple.com/app/id673842...
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Spooky Express is OUT NOW on PC and Mobile! 🚂🎃
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!
spooky.express
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!
spooky.express
October 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Spooky Express is OUT NOW on PC and Mobile! 🚂🎃
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!
spooky.express
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!
spooky.express
There's our baby!
October 21, 2025 at 11:54 AM
There's our baby!
Calling all ghouls, ghosts and things that go bump in the night - spooky season is upon us and we've just released a new demo for Spooky Express for Steam Next Fest!
Play now for a limited time before launch, if you dare.
store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/...
Play now for a limited time before launch, if you dare.
store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/...
October 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Calling all ghouls, ghosts and things that go bump in the night - spooky season is upon us and we've just released a new demo for Spooky Express for Steam Next Fest!
Play now for a limited time before launch, if you dare.
store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/...
Play now for a limited time before launch, if you dare.
store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/...
@buffer.com Hey, we're having a problem where scheduled posts fail to post to bluesky, because they can't generate a link preview - is this a known issue?
Specifically, any post containing this URL fails, even though posting it directly through Bluesky works as expected: draknek.org/podcast
Specifically, any post containing this URL fails, even though posting it directly through Bluesky works as expected: draknek.org/podcast
October 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
@buffer.com Hey, we're having a problem where scheduled posts fail to post to bluesky, because they can't generate a link preview - is this a known issue?
Specifically, any post containing this URL fails, even though posting it directly through Bluesky works as expected: draknek.org/podcast
Specifically, any post containing this URL fails, even though posting it directly through Bluesky works as expected: draknek.org/podcast
Check out a snippet of our conversation and listen to the full episode wherever you get podcasts!
October 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Check out a snippet of our conversation and listen to the full episode wherever you get podcasts!
The (un)dead are growing restless. Spooky Express is almost here... 👀
Wishlist or pre-order now on the platform of your choice to be the first to play on October 21st
spooky.express
Wishlist or pre-order now on the platform of your choice to be the first to play on October 21st
spooky.express
October 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The (un)dead are growing restless. Spooky Express is almost here... 👀
Wishlist or pre-order now on the platform of your choice to be the first to play on October 21st
spooky.express
Wishlist or pre-order now on the platform of your choice to be the first to play on October 21st
spooky.express
Spooky season is upon us!🎃
It's now less than one month til Spooky Express launches on PC and Mobile. Wishlist / pre-order now to secure your ticket onboard the ghost train
spooky.express
It's now less than one month til Spooky Express launches on PC and Mobile. Wishlist / pre-order now to secure your ticket onboard the ghost train
spooky.express
October 1, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Spooky season is upon us!🎃
It's now less than one month til Spooky Express launches on PC and Mobile. Wishlist / pre-order now to secure your ticket onboard the ghost train
spooky.express
It's now less than one month til Spooky Express launches on PC and Mobile. Wishlist / pre-order now to secure your ticket onboard the ghost train
spooky.express
Friendly Reminder: If you're planning to apply to the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant, you have until 23:59 PST TODAY to get your application in ⏰‼️
grants.draknek.org
grants.draknek.org
September 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Friendly Reminder: If you're planning to apply to the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant, you have until 23:59 PST TODAY to get your application in ⏰‼️
grants.draknek.org
grants.draknek.org