- He Who Watches is OUT NOW! - 2 September 2026
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 gameplay-heavy trailers! You can watch this special launch trailer below or click here.We hope you enjoy the game! If you do, please consider leaving a review on Steam. It really helps the game reach other players who would also enjoy this mind-bending gravity-shifting puzzle adventure. Thank you to eve…
- Release date for a new Draknek & Friends game! - 5 August 2026
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 🏹 Seek guidance when stuck, with a playable hint system 🏹 For the curious, investigate secrets that lurk in every nook and crannyHe Who Watches is a first-person puzzle game about walking on walls, manipulating gravity, and discovering secrets. Delve deep into an ancient labyrinth of intricate c…
- Celebrating Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! - 28 May 2026
We're excited to announce that Bonfire Peaks is taking part in this year's Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! From May 28th to June 4th get the game for 70% 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 Bonfire Peaks, 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 the power to split objects to be in two places at the same time: whatever happens to one, happens to the other. Learn to wield this simple power and discover its reality-breaking consequences.In an ancient temple deep beneath the world, a primordial god with the power to manipulate space awakens, and…
- v1.3.25.10.23.0 - 24 October 2025
fix settings not persisting between play sessions fix a regression involving stacking many crates on your head and undoing
- Spooky Express is OUT NOW! 🚂🎃 - 21 October 2025
We have some exciting news to share:Spooky Express, the newest game from the publishers of Bonfire Peaks is OUT NOW!The monsters can't wait to eat you – er, we mean meet!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 and lay train tracks to meet your creepy commuters' demands, and create a rail network spanning more than 200 thoughtfully designed levels.Trainsylvania spans a host of unique locations, with each puzzle forming a cosy diorama, complete with spooky soundtrack. Whether you're probing the Pumpkin Patch, meandering through the Morbid Manor, or investigating the Impish Inferno, you'll find playful touches and surprises around every corner.It’s up to you to keep this grave situation on track.Get Spooky Express this spooky season and enjoy a launch discount of…
- v1.3.25.10.6.0 - 6 October 2025
fixes Unity security vulnerability fixes a bug where you could make crates clip into each other https://steamcommunity.com/app/1147890/discussions/0/604169272337420478/
- v1.3.25.9.9.0 (hotfix) - 9 September 2025
Hotfix for a regression involving crumbling blocks, reported here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1147890/discussions/0/604166720297540427/
- v1.3.25.9.2.0 - 2 September 2025
Design: prevented unintended solution for Visions from the Abyss (DLC3) reported here https://steamcommunity.com/app/1147890/discussions/0/604162514919452106/?tscn=1753359079 Performance: general optimizations for smoother sailing Accessibility: added framerate settings Fixed: some crates ended up in walls in DLC2 Fixed: this bug in level Dig Deep (DLC3) https://steamcommunity.com/app/1147890/discussions/2/604163526655937326/ Fixed: DLC2 ending bugginess described here https://steamcommunity.com/app/1147890/discussions/2/604158477795860160/ Fixed: pushing crates upward diagonally when it shouldnt be possible Fixed: minor changes to controller vibration (e.g. vibe when rotating is less strong) Visual: minor art tweaks
- Celebrating 12 years of Draknek & Friends - Steam Publisher Sale - 29 August 2025
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/publisher/draknek/sale/Draknek12YearsThis sale includes all the games we've developed, published, and the new demo for our upcoming game, Spooky Express.It also features some of our deepest discounts yet, so now is an excellent time to pick up a new game.Humble Bundle - Draknek & Friends: 12 Years…
- Bonfire Peaks is 60% off in the Steam Summer Sale! - 27 June 2025
Bonfire Peaks is 60% off in the Steam Summer Sale!Move onwards, move upwards, and leave nothing behind. Navigate expertly designed puzzles in a breathtakingly lovely voxel-based world. Filler content has been burned away to create a perfectly fine-tuned experience, filled with richly rewarding challenges and surprising new mechanics that’ll keep sparking your interest right through to the end.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
- Bonfire Peaks: Lost Memories DLC Part 2 + 3 is OUT NOW! - 29 May 2025
We have some exciting news to share: Bonfire Peaks: Lost Memories DLC Part 2 + 3 is OUT NOW! With new mechanics, thoughtful new puzzle design, and new areas to explore, the Lost Memories DLC has something special in store for all puzzle fans. Lost Memories can be played on a fresh savefile, but for the best experience we recommend first playing through Bonfire Peaks. Each part of Lost Memories is roughly 1/4 the size of the base game. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2008250/Bonfire_Peaks__Lost_Memories/ As a part of the launch and celebrating the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase, you can get Bonfire Peaks for 60% off, and the new DLC with a launch discount of 40%. If you want even more puzzle games, today the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase begins! This year's showcase returns for the fourth year running, and features: 💸 Hundreds of puzzle game discounts to find your next favourite game 🎮 Countle…
- We're excited to announce the next game from Draknek & Friends: Spooky Express - 8 May 2025
Hey there! If you enjoyed Bonfire Peaks, then you might also enjoy what we've been working on lately here at Draknek & Friends. Announcing: Spooky Express! Plan the train route for the world’s spookiest theme park! All the passengers are all just dying to ride the Spooky Express. Pick up the creepy cryptids and drop them at their destinations around the park. But be careful! Don’t let them scare or bite the human passengers. Stay on track of the situation or you’ll have a grave problem. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/Spooky_Express/ Spooky Express is great follow-up to our other award-winning thinky puzzle game, Cosmic Express and will feature over 100 unique levels with countless monsters, maps and mechanics. If that sounds like something you might be interested in, please give us a wishlist on Steam, or share the trailer below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uewJWzD6s10 .…
- Bonfire Peaks is in the Steam Box-Pushing Fest! 🫸📦 - 22 April 2025
Bonfire Peaks is 10% off in the Steam Box-Pushing Fest this week, from April 21st - 28th! As one of the foremost developers of sokoban games, we've not one but SIX games in the festival. Check them out and hopefully find your next favourite sokoban whilst you're at it. 🌳 A Monster's Expedition ⚡ The Electrifying Incident ☃️ A Good Snowman is Hard to Build 🔥 Bonfire Peaks ⚗️ Sokobond 🧪 Sokobond Express https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147890/Bonfire_Peaks/
- The Electrifying Incident is OUT NOW! ⚡ - 15 April 2025
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. Are you ready to step into the mysterious facility and solve it's puzzles? Think hard, because the reactor core could go into meltdown at any moment. Please Note: The Electrifying Incident is a small, bite-sized experience - about 30-90 minutes for most players. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352300/T…
- Bonfire Peaks is ON SALE for 60% off! - 23 January 2025
Exciting news! Bonfire Peaks is now 60% 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/
- LOK Digital is OUT NOW! - 11 December 2024
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. 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. With approachable mechanics and mind-bending gameplay, LOK Digital invites you to return every day for new procedurally generated puzzles showcasing the breadth and depth of mechanics. Bring the LOK creatures to life by spelling words that shape their world. They can only live on blackened tiles, so by solving puzzles you're expanding their horizons and helping their civilization thrive. To celebrate launch, get your c…
- Our merch store is now live - 7 November 2024
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 Bonfire Peaks. 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 Bonfire Peaks collection here 🔥 P.S. You may also be interested to know that we, Draknek & Friends also recently launched the Draknek & Friends Official Podcast today too. In the pilot we discuss a little of what goes into making and publishing a game like Bonfire Peaks and what we're working on next. You can check it out on your preferred podcast streaming service. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147890/Bonfire_Peaks/
- Lost Memories Part II Open Beta - 19 September 2024
Hey folks :) We've been quiet for a long time now, but i'm excited to share that part two of Bonfire Peaks: Lost Memories DLC is almost done! It's so nearly done that it's available for testing as of today by anyone who owns the DLC on Steam. Go to the Steam settings for the game and join the beta branch and it'll be unlocked. What's still WIP? There are no localised level names Some levels may still change between now and the full release. We'd love feedback (sent to [email protected] please!) - especially if you find any solutions that seem unintended, any levels that seem too easy or too hard for their position in the world, or any gameplay bugs. thanks for reading and playing! Corey
- Bonfire Peaks is 60% off in the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! - 23 May 2024
We're excited to announce that Bonfire Peaks and Bonfire Peaks - Lost Memories are taking part in this year's Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! From May 23rd to May 30th get the game for 60% off, and the DLC for 25% off 👇 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147890/Bonfire_Peaks/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2008250/Bonfire_Peaks__Lost_Memories/ Watch the Opening Livestream The Cerebral Puzzle Showcase is also hosting an official livestream this year, and we're extra excited to share that Bonfire Peaks will be featured in the opening stream at 10am PDT on Thursday 23rd. Tune in on the showcase homepage, and check out the full stream schedule below: Watch an Interview with Alan Hazelden, one of the Developers Last but not least, you can also 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 puzzl…
- New Game Announcement: LOK Digital - 4 April 2024
Hey there! If you enjoyed playing Bonfire Peaks, 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 ga…
