There's just one week left to grab the plush from A Good Snowman!
Hey there builders! ⛄
If you're keen to get your very own snowman-building monster plush, then this weekend is your last chance! Our Makeship campaign will be live until Thursday June 20th - after which point it'll be gone forever.
The plush is based on the Monster character you'll see recurring in our games A Monster's Expedition, Cosmic Express, and A Good Snowman is Hard to Build. He's fantastic quality, and even comes with his own removable backpack. Perfect for taking with you on puzzle solving adventures.
If you needed any further convincing, here are some of our favourite photographs of the monster out and about in the world.
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 snowman-builder you'll recognise from A Good Snowman is Hard to Build! This plushie is available for the next two weeks only - after which point it will be gone forever. So if you've ever wanted your very own Monster to help you build snowmen, now's your only chance.
Additionally (and perhaps most importantly), we need to hit a minimum threshold of 200 plushies pre-ordered to ensure it gets made, so please pre-order, signal boost, and share with anyone else who might want this! We have one in-hand and the quality is incredible.
P.S. A Good Snowman is Hard to Build is currently taking part in Cerebral Puzzle Showcase - there's just one day left to pick up some great puzzle games, so check it out if you haven't already!
A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is 70% off in the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase!
We're excited to announce that A Good Snowman is Hard to Built is taking part in this year's Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! From May 23rd to May 30th get the game for 70% off 👇
But that's not all, tune in at 2pm PDT on Friday 24th and watch a live interview where the creator, Alan Hazelden will be chatting to YagmanX about what makes a fun puzzle game. As an official Cerebral Puzzle Showcase stream you can watch this live on the event homepage.
Made from high quality material, this highly collectable plushie it comes with a stylish but practical backpack. Perfect for bringing with you on adventures.
But hurry, available for a limited time only. The campaign will be live for the next three weeks only then never again. Additionally, we need to hit a minimum of 200 plushies to entire this gets made, so please consider pre-ordering, signal boosting, or sharing with anyone else who might want a monster of their own.
New Game Announcement: LOK Digital
Hey there!
If you enjoyed playing A Good Snowman is Hard to Build, we think you'll love what we've been working on lately. Combining creative thinky puzzles, intuitive mechanics, and an elegant hand-drawn art style... We're pleased to announce the new game we're publishing this year is LOK Digital.
Based on the critically acclaimed puzzle book LOK by Blaž Urban Gracar, in LOK Digital you'll learn world-changing words, master their mind-bending effects, and help the Lok creatures thrive in this charming puzzle adventure.
Are you excited to meet the LOK creatures and learn their cryptic language?
Discover magical words, and learn their rules as you go as each of these words has their own special ability to change the world around you. As the game evolves and ramps up the challenge delight in surprises as the shifting puzzles and introducing new words and unexpected ways they work together to elevate the gameplay.
⬛ Intuitive mechanics and many special words to find and learn ⬜ Elegant, hand-drawn art style and meditative, entrancing soundtrack ⬛ Learn deep, surprising, and unexpected mechanics that simultaneously challenge and delight ⬜ Based on the critically acclaimed puzzle book, LOK
If you'd like to support the new game, please consider adding it to your wishlist.
Thanks, Draknek & Friends
Sokobond Express is available today!
We are thrilled to share that Sokobond Express, a beautifully minimalist puzzle game that combines chemical bonds and puzzling pathfinding in novel ways, is out on Steam now. Please enjoy and leave a Steam review!
Sokobond Express is developed by José Hernández, a first time commercial developer living in Venezuela. After several years of hard work and refining the game until it felt just right, Hernández is excited for players to finally be able to play it.
“Working on Sokobond Express for the last three years has been a real joy. I think the hardest thing to pull off in the game was the pacing - making levels get progressively harder while remaining engaging took a really long time. We spent a lot of time redesigning early-game levels to make them the perfect difficulty. We're really proud of how things ended up, so please check it out!”- José Hernández
If you’re a fan of other Draknek games, we know Sokobond Express will be right up your alley. It combines the pathfinding of Cosmic Express with the deep but elegant atom building from Sokobond - paying homage to its predecessors while also being an elegant and entrancing game of its own.
Finally, the game is Steam Deck verified. Whether you're playing on Windows, macOS, Linux, or the Steam Deck, the game should provide a native and excellent play experience.
We can’t wait for you to play this puzzle masterpiece.
Thanks, Draknek & Friends
Bonfire Peaks - out now!
Today, in partnership with director Corey Martin, Draknek & Friends is thrilled to announce that Bonfire Peaks is now available, with a 10% launch discount for the first week.
After three years in development the full game is a wonderful experience with over 200 puzzles. If you've played any Draknek game before we know you'll love this as well. Bonfire Peaks is our first foray into game publishing and we couldn't be happier with the result - expect a master class in puzzle design brought to life through beautiful voxel artwork and an atmospheric soundtrack.
"Bonfire Peaks is a gorgeous experience, with a multitude of puzzles that will challenge even the most hardened genre aficionado." - Finger Guns, 9/10
"A deeply thoughtful, eminently accessible and cleverly crafted bite-sized puzzler, Bonfire Peaks has more subtle emotion, charm and smile-cracking ingenuity than most of the games that have released this year." - PSU, 9.5/10
"It’s a mostly sublime experience that is somehow equally demanding and relaxing, and uncovering all of its secrets offers an opportunity to flex your brain to the max." - Retroware, 9/10
We’re excited to announce that Bonfire Peaks, our first publishing venture with developer Corey Martin, will launch later this year in Q3 2021 on PC, Mac, and Linux on Steam. This game lines up perfectly with our portfolio of games like A Monster’s Expedition, and if you’ve liked our past games, we’re confident you’ll love this one too.
Move onwards, move upwards, and leave nothing behind: in Bonfire Peaks, players must climb to the top of a mysterious island ruin, burning everything they own along the way. Featuring hours of masterfully designed puzzle content, a breathtakingly lovely voxel overworld, and not a single second of filler content.
2021 is shaping up to be Draknek & Friends’ biggest year ever, and we can’t wait to share all that we have in store for you.
A Monster's Expedition - out now!
A Monster's Expedition (Through Puzzling Exhibitions), the new game from Draknek & Friends, is now available on Steam!
I know everyone says this, but I think we've made something really something special that almost everyone will enjoy. The puzzles lead to dozens upon dozens of "a-ha" moments, and vary in difficulty throughout the open world. Anyone should be able to get to the end, but those who are looking for a more difficult experience will be more than satisfied by hundreds of challenging optional puzzles and secrets.
From the team that brought you the award winning puzzle games Sokobond, A Good Snowman is Hard to Build, and Cosmic Express
Discover new mechanics and solutions organically as you explore - the only tutorial needed is your curiosity.
Chuckle at the "Human Englandland" museum exhibits and the misunderstandings monsters have about humanity.
Sit by the shore to relax or take a coffee break to enjoy the lovely art and music.
Thank you all so much for believing in us and following our games. Please let us know what you think of the game by tweeting using the hashtag #MonstersExpedition, or by posting in the Thinky Puzzles Discord.
Announcing: A Monster's Expedition (Through Human Exhibitions)
We've just announced our new game!
A Monster's Expedition (Through Human Exhibitions) is a brand new adventure tour for monsters who love to learn about humans.
https://youtu.be/WXVbNIfTWAw
If you've enjoyed any of our previous games, I promise you'll love this.
And sign up for the mailing list on the website: https://www.monsterexpedition.com/
If you want to find more games like this, I encourage you to join the Thinky Puzzle Games Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/eybtCDR We have a lovely community and a keen eye for elegant puzzlers.
Announcing: A Monster's Expedition (Through Human Exhibitions)
We've just announced our new game!
A Monster's Expedition (Through Human Exhibitions) is a brand new adventure tour for monsters who love to learn about humans.
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If you enjoyed A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build, this is the spiritual successor that goes so much further.
And sign up for the mailing list on the website: https://www.monsterexpedition.com/
If you want to find more games like this, I encourage you to join the Thinky Puzzle Games Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/eybtCDR We have a lovely community and a keen eye for elegant puzzlers.
