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Alan Hazelden, Lee Shang Lun | Jul 21, 2014 | game

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  • Latest observed players3 · 5 October 2026 - 21:07:06 UTC
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  • Review score93% positive

Sokobond news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.

  • Latest observed players3 · 5 October 2026 - 21:07:06 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak12
  • Units sold (VGI)No data available
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score93% positive
  • Total reviews713
  • Release dateJul 21, 2014
  • DeveloperAlan Hazelden, Lee Shang Lun
  • PublisherDraknek & Friends

Genres: Indie

Company pages: Developer: Alan Hazelden, Lee Shang LunPublisher: Draknek & Friends

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Sokobond Steam news

Sokobond news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.

Latest Steam announcements

  • 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 Sokobond is taking part in this year's Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! From May 28th to June 4th get the game for 75% 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 Sokobond, 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 threatens…

  • Spooky Express is OUT NOW! 🚂🎃 - 21 October 2025

    We have some exciting news to share:Spooky Express, the newest game from the developers of Sokobond 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 10% o…

  • 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…

  • Sokobond is 70% off in the Steam Summer Sale! - 27 June 2025

    Sokobond is 70% off in the Steam Summer Sale!Sokobond is an elegantly designed puzzle game about chemistry. It's logical, minimalist, and beautiful - crafted with love and science.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

  • Sokobond is 75% off in the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! - 29 May 2025

    We're excited to announce that Sokobond is taking part in this year's Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! From May 29th to June 5th get the game for 75% off 👇 https://store.steampowered.com/app/290260/Sokobond/ This year's showcase returns for the fourth year running, and features: 💸 Hundreds of puzzle game discounts to find your next favourite game 🎮 Countless puzzle demos, including brand new content 🕹️ Special showcase puzzle game bundles But that's not all, check out the official livestream all weekend, and watch tonight's Thinky Direct at 6pm BST for some exciting Draknek & Friends updates.

  • We're excited to announce the next game from Draknek & Friends: Spooky Express - 8 May 2025

    Hey there! If you enjoyed Sokobond, 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 ...And…

  • Sokobond is in the Steam Box-Pushing Fest! 🫸📦 - 22 April 2025

    Sokobond is 70% 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/290260/Sokobond/

  • 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…

  • Draknek's upcoming puzzle game, The Electrifying Incident launches April - 18 February 2025

    Hey puzzle game fans! We’re excited to announce that The Electrifying Incident, our latest thinky puzzle game from Draknek & Friends, will launch in April on Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352300 Featuring the monster from A Monster's Expedition, this new game will have you explore the 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. If you’ve liked our past games, we’re confident you’ll love this one too. If you’re excited for the game, play the demo now and wishlist here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352300 We can't wait to share all the exciting things Draknek & Friends will be up to this 2025!

  • Sokobond is ON SALE for 70% off! - 23 January 2025

    Exciting news! Sokobond is now 70% 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…

  • Sokobond is 70% off in the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! - 23 May 2024

    We're excited to announce that Sokobond is taking part in this year's Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! From May 23rd to May 30th get the game for 70% off 👇 https://store.steampowered.com/app/290260/Sokobond/ Watch an Interview with the Developer 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.

  • New Game Announcement: LOK Digital - 4 April 2024

    Hey there! If you enjoyed playing Sokobond, 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 gamepla…

  • Molecular Marvels bundle - available now - 27 February 2024

    https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/39205/Molecular_Marvels/ We're delighted to team up with our friends at Zachtronics to offer you the Molecular Marvels bundle - 4 great chemistry puzzlers in one place. Complete the set - if you own any of the games in the bundle, you get a discount on the others.

  • Sokobond Express is available today! - 22 February 2024

    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! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1701330/Sokobond_Express/ 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 c…

  • Bonfire Peaks - out now! - 30 September 2021

    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. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147890/Bonfire_Peaks/ Some early reviews: "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…

  • Update 2.0.2 - 6 September 2021

    Fixed a rare crash Fixed Steam achievements

  • Sokobond is now fully localised into 11 languages - 3 September 2021

    8 years after its initial release, we're very pleased to announce that Sokobond is now available in the following languages: English Français Deutsch Italiano Español Português (Brasil) Русский 中文(简体) 中文(正體) 한국어 日本語 Additionally the codebase has been ported from ActionScript 3 to Haxe. Your save file will automatically be copied over and imported to the new version, and you should not notice any differences. However, if you have any issues please let us know on the forums or email us at [email protected] And as a final news item, we'd like to draw your attention to an exciting upcoming project: we're publishing a sequel to Sokobond! Sokobond Express is a mashup sequel to both Sokobond and Cosmic Express, created by upcoming puzzle designer José Hernández and with audio from Sokobond's Allison Walker and writing from A Monster's Expedition's Philippa Warr. Check it out and wishlist the…

Patch notes and updates

S.noRelease datePatch nameGID number
16 September 2021Update 2.0.24020014099103057781
231 January 2015Sokobond version 1.0.3 released!3819571572131209991

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