Bonfire Peaks by @toboggan.work released 5 years ago today! 🔥Set your belongings on fire on a beautiful voxel art puzzle island🔥 store.steampowered.com/app/1147890/...
Alan Hazelden
@alanhazelden.bsky.social
Head Draknek at Draknek & Friends (@draknek.bsky.social). He/him. Personal website: https://alan.draknek.org/
Hire Priscilla to do music for your game!
ghoulnoise@ghoulnoise.com · 2d agoI'll add: rates flexible for a smaller team / nice to work with / use a contract / esp if you offer some % revenue share to offset lower rate / well-scoped / allow me to sell the soundtrack / don't utilize AI/LLM in the project etc as long as me + my time are respected tbh ghoulnoise.com/cv/
Just two more days to submit ThinkyCon talk proposals! We'd love to hear from puzzle game developers and enthusiasts alike!
ThinkyCon 2026 · Thinky Games
Puzzle design, art, development, production — learn about every aspect of crafting thinky games.
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📝 The Rule-Discovery Paper Puzzle Game Jam has officially ended ✨ Thank you to everyone who participated, and a big congratulations to everyone who submitted! Take some time to try out the games, show the creators some support, and leave some feedback. itch.io/jam/rule-dis...
The Rule-Discovery Paper Puzzle Game Jam
A game jam from 2026-09-18 to 2026-09-27 hosted by Echtrae. Welcome to the Rule-Discovery Paper Puzzle Game Jam! Your goal: to create and submit a rule-discovery paper puzzle within the length of the ...
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Instead, I played the sokoban DITTORI, and I've never seen a demo with so much life! A healthy dose of puzzles clarify how the overworld is chockablock with hidden extra puzzles and connections, plus I stumbled onto another layer of secret "void" collectibles; this is for VOID STRANGER sickos.
DITTORI on Steam
Deep beneath the world, an ancient god stirs. Master the forbidden power of DITTORI, discover its secrets, and use it to bend reality to your will. Herald the end of all things.
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It's the LAST DAY to apply for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant! Applications close today at 23:59 PST! This is a fantastic opportunity for puzzle game developers from traditionally underrepresented groups and backgrounds! You can apply here: grants.draknek.org
📣 We're trying something new over here in Puzzmo land — community games. We still have plenty of our own games coming, but if you've got a game you think would be a fit for Puzzmo, reach out! More info & the submission form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Submissions run through October 2.
Submit A Game To Puzzmo
We're thinking about having a handful of games from members of our community appear on Puzzmo later this year. We’re always working towards Puzzmo being the place for thoughtful puzzles, so this proje...
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Applications for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant will close THIS SUNDAY! There's still time to get your application in! 📨 You can apply here: grants.draknek.org
A bunch of our games are currently discounted until October 2nd on PlayStation! 🎒 A Monster's Expedition 70%off 🟦 Patrick's Parabox 50% off 🔥 Bonfire Peaks Complete Edition 60% off draknek.org/playstation
I've been working on this little garden for the past year, and today it's finally open! 🌱 Chomp Garden is out now on Steam! A bite-sized puzzle adventure where you play as a tiny lamp, guide strange plants with light, and find your lost pup! store.steampowered.com/app/4457150
Heads up: The New Voices Puzzle Grant applications close at the end of this week! If you're planning to apply - get your applications in soon :) 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
📣 Applications are now OPEN for the 2027 Experimental Games Showcase at GDC! 📣 You have until October 23rd to send us all the weird, innovative and unique things you are working on. More info and apply here: www.experimentalgamesshowcase.com
Experimental Games Showcase
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It's that time of year again! Submissions for the Game Awards edition of Day of the Devs are now open! Good luck! https://www.dayofthedevs.org/submit
As Order of the Sinking Star is coming out next month, in advance of review coverage coming in I wanted to add one thing to my last statement about the game: bsky.app/profile/drak... (note: at that time I didn’t have a separate personal account)
Draknek & Friends@draknek.bsky.social · 10mo agoSo, “Order of the Sinking Star” by Thekla was just announced, which takes several small free games (two of which are mine) and gives them a major graphical upgrade and mashes up their rulesets. I haven’t been very involved but it’s a great concept and looks cool.
🏳️🌈Have a queer or queer-made game releasing in 2027? Our Qweerty Game Dev Microgrant is accepting applications! Recipients will receive up to $2,500 to finish funding their game. 🗓️ Apply by October 11th Thanks to zPride for helping make this possible <3
It's important to remember that if a human *voluntarily attaches* a statistical text generation AI, to a command prompt that can create biomolecules or launch nukes, and a disaster happens, it wasn't because of "intelligence" or malice. It was because statistical models are *fundamentally random*.
Strongly recommend this if you like puzzles and secrets. Play it unspoiled. (Yeah, don't watch me stream it. 😭) Discovering and making sense of the strange mechanics feels superb. I love the mix of interpreting what the game is showing me, what it's telling me, and what I can learn by experiment.
Draknek & Friends@draknek.bsky.social · 2w ago"2026's best puzzle game"👁️🏹 Thank you @marioprime.bsky.social @polygon.com! www.polygon.com/he-who-watch...
New demo, new trailer, new EVERYTHING!! Can you uncover all the new mysteries?! store.steampowered.com/app/5130030/...
Inversion Day Demo on Steam
Experience a unique set of puzzles, mysteries and secrets in this bite sized version of Inversion Day. A puzzle game where you change air to ground and ground to air to progress to the next level, Inv...
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SubDuctis is a mind-bending puzzle game about folding space. Bypass obstacles, form conductive paths, and discover new areas Demo out now! Add the full game to your Steam wishlist to support development store.steampowered.com/app/3182310/ #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #puzzlegame #puzzle #thinky
You can now watch Andrew Shouldice's developer talk for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant on YouTube! In this talk, he shares his experience creating virtual spaces that give players a sense of wonder and discovery. youtu.be/tVWdjBsGc1E
Here's the September edition of Thinky Third Thursday, the monthly roundup of thinky puzzle games that have caught our eye: thinkythirdthursday.com/september-2026
Thinky Third Thursday - September 2026
Monthly game recommendations from the puzzle experts at Draknek & Friends
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This game deserves every bit of praise it's gotten - my account looks like I'm advertising for them lol but I really just loved this game
Draknek & Friends@draknek.bsky.social · 3w agoHere are some lovely things folks have said about He Who Watches! We'll link to some of them below! 👁️🏹 Thanks to everyone who has played the game! You can buy the game here: store.steampowered.com/app/1070500/...
While I'm sharing boardgame content, I guess I should brag that I'm currently first place in the Tipperary arena mode on Board Game Arena! Very good game, that's a recommendation from me.
Draknek & Friends@draknek.bsky.social · 2w agoThe latest episode of the Draknek & Friends Official Podcast is out! In this episode @alanhazelden.bsky.social, @mairispaceship.com and @rachelwatts.bsky.social take a break from videogames to discuss all things board games. Check it out wherever you get podcasts, or head to draknek.org/podcast
The latest episode of the Draknek & Friends Official Podcast is out! In this episode @alanhazelden.bsky.social, @mairispaceship.com and @rachelwatts.bsky.social take a break from videogames to discuss all things board games. Check it out wherever you get podcasts, or head to draknek.org/podcast
He Who Watches hit 100 reviews! Thank you to everyone who has played and reviewed thus far - I read every single one of them, for better or worse 😅
He Who Watches has 100 reviews and is 'Very Positive' on Steam!! Congrats @danga.games!! If you've played He Who Watches and enjoyed it, please leave a review! store.steampowered.com/app/1070500/...
LOK Digital is now ✨Overwhelmingly Positive✨ on Steam!! A huge congrats @letibus.bsky.social @icedropgames.bsky.social! Here's a link to the game's Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/2207440/...
