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 copy of LOK Digital with a launch discount of 10% off. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2207440/LOK_Digital/

[ 2024-12-11 17:30:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey Adventurers We have some exciting news to share! We now have an official merch store, featuring t-shirts, mugs, desk mats and stickers from A Monster's Expedition.
We're in particular excited to unveil a range of t-shirts featuring some of the most iconic exhibitions from A Monster's Exhibition, including:

• Toddler Weaponry
• Dating Lasso
• Reverse Mermaid
• Kraken
• Angry Clock
• ...and more

Are we missing your favourite exhibition? Let us know! 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 stay tuned. Check out the A Monster's Expedition 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 a game like A Monster's Expedition and what we're working on next. You can check it out on your preferred podcast streaming service. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1052990/A_Monsters_Expedition/

[ 2024-11-07 17:51:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there adventurers! We're in our final 48 hours of our Makeship campaign, and we need your help now more than ever! Currently, the campaign is sitting at 90%, which means there are fewer than 20 pre-orders of this adorable and charming plushie remaining to hit the minimum funding goal.
He's soft, durable, and comes with his very own removable backpack. If you, or someone you know needs the perfect adventure companion, now's your last chance to get your own little monster here on Makeship
Thanks so much, and that's all for now!

[ 2024-06-18 15:18:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there adventurers! 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.
Get your Monster's Plush Toy The plush is based on the titular monster character you'll recognise from A Monster's Expedition. 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.


Monster plush toy on Makeship Thank you!

[ 2024-06-13 13:27:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey adventurers We have some exciting news! We're thrilled to announce that we've been working with Makeship on a plush toy of the titular Monster from A Monster's Expedition, complete with backpack! 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 take on puzzling expeditions with, now's your only chance. Get your Monster's Plush Toy
Thank you for visiting our Museum of Puzzling Exhibitions. To commemorate your educational experience, you can now purchase a highly collectable squishy model of the average museum visitor a charming little monster with a stylish but practical backpack!
All profits from the sale of these little monsters will help fund further exploration of ancient human settlements. Especially those settlements with the delicious jammy biscuits that the museum curators and forestry staff love so much. 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. A Monster's Expedition on Makeship Thank you! P.S. A Monster's Expedition is currently being showcased in the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase!

[ 2024-05-29 15:48:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

We're excited to announce that A Monster's Expedition is taking part in this year's Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! From May 23rd to May 30th get the game for 60% off https://store.steampowered.com/app/1052990/A_Monsters_Expedition/

Watch an Interview with the Developer

As a part of the official livestream, you can 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.

A Monster's Expedition Livestreamed

Elsewhere in the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase, you can watch a livestream of A Monster's Expedition by Yagamoth at 11am PDT on Sunday 26th May. Check out the full schedule below:

Get Your Own A Monsters Expedition Plush on Makeship

Last but not least, our long-awaited collaboration with Makeship has arrived, and your very own Monster Plushie from A Monster's Expedition is now available to pre-order. 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.

[ 2024-05-23 17:05:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there! If you enjoyed playing A Monster's Expedition, 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 Bla 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 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2207440/LOK_Digital/ If you'd like to support the new game, please consider adding it to your wishlist. Thanks, Draknek & Friends

[ 2024-04-04 16:04:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

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 Jos Hernndez, a first time commercial developer living in Venezuela. After several years of hard work and refining the game until it felt just right, Hernndez 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!- Jos Hernndez If youre 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 cant wait for you to play this puzzle masterpiece. Thanks, Draknek & Friends

[ 2024-02-22 17:05:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

Starting today, A Monsters Expedition now has a super-useful Hint feature! Enable it in the settings tab for hints for solutions to individual island puzzles, and even in-game tips for where to start looking for secrets. A Monsters Expedition is also now part of the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase, running from the 19th-23rd of May. Get the game on discount and explore the showcase to find your next favorite puzzle game, too! https://store.steampowered.com/sale/CerebralPuzzleShowcase

[ 2022-05-19 16:05:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

some small puzzle changes to prevent unintended solutions some bugfixes

[ 2021-12-20 20:06:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

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 subtle emotion, charm and smile-cracking ingenuity than most of the games that have released this year." - PSU, 9.5/10
• "Its 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
• EDGE, 9/10

[ 2021-09-30 16:39:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

Minor puzzle adjustments

[ 2021-08-16 21:57:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

• Some minor level tweaks to prevent unintended solutions
• Hopefully fix crash on startup on M1 Macs if running the game via Steam

[ 2021-08-09 01:41:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

Thank you for playing A Monster's Expedition! Today we've released the Museum Expansion Update, a major content addition with over 100 new puzzle islands and over a dozen new exhibits to discover. The new content is free as part of the 1.1.0 update, so please download and enjoy! Your save will work with this update, and youll pick the game back to where you left it, ready to explore the new uncharted areas. Important note for macOS users: As part of this update our minimum requirements have changed. Officially we support macOS 10.14 (Mojave) and above, which is unchanged from before. Previously we unofficially supported macOS 10.12 (Sierra) but support for 10.12 and earlier has been deprecated with the 1.1.0 content update as part of a necessary engine upgrade. For affected users, please follow these steps to continue playing version 1.0.4 of A Monsters's Expedition, compatible with macOS 10.12 (Sierra):

• Right click the name of the game in your Steam library
• Click "Properties"
• Click "Betas"
• Click "1.0.4 - Pre-content-update build"

Thank you for your continued support of A Monster's Expedition.

[ 2021-08-05 17:00:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello puzzle game fans! Were 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 Monsters Expedition, and if youve liked our past games, were confident youll love this one too. [previewyoutube=nlRYgY-Oa30;full][/previewyoutube] If youre excited for the game like us and want to get a notification as soon as the game releases, be sure to wishlist the game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147890/Bonfire_Peaks/ 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 cant wait to share all that we have in store for you.

[ 2021-04-27 19:42:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

On error during startup, show error to user for easier debugging

[ 2021-03-09 19:33:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

Today, in partnership with the developers of Baba is You and Stephens Sausage Roll, we released the Babas Sausage Expedition - Puzzle Game Masterpieces bundle. The bundle has a 20% discount on all included games that you dont already own. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/16473/Babas_Sausage_Expedition__Puzzle_Game_Masterpieces/ If you havent already played Baba is You or Stephens Sausage Roll, but are a fan of Drakneks games, we strongly recommend these incredible sokoban titles. Theyre best-in-class and we hope youll give them a try!

[ 2020-12-22 21:52:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Museum Visitors! Today we've released Steam Trading Cards for A Monster's Expedition (Through Puzzling Exhibitions.) There are five cards to collect, and the cards should be granted to your account retroactively if you've already played. If you haven't already played, now is a wonderful time to jump in. We're floored by the positive community response to the game, and just released a patch to fix many of the issues reported since launch. Thank you so much for your support! -Draknek & Friends

[ 2020-09-21 16:14:30 CET ] [ Original post ]

We're streaming a playthrough of the start of the game to celebrate its launch! Please tune in and join us :)

[ 2020-09-10 20:57:56 CET ] [ Original post ]

A Monster's Expedition (Through Puzzling Exhibitions), the new game from Draknek & Friends, is now available on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1052990/A_Monsters_Expedition/
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.

[ 2020-09-10 17:23:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

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.

[ 2020-09-10 17:17:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

3 uniquely challenging spacial puzzle games have free demos this week! Join Corey, Gwen, and Alan as we play each game and nerd out about puzzle games and game development. 7pm BST / 2pm EDT / 11am PDT: Bonfire Peaks
Bonfire Peaks is a challenging 3D puzzle game full of unique and surprising ideas by Corey Martin, creator of Pipe Push Paradise & Hiding Spot. 8pm BST / 3pm EDT / 12pm PDT: KINE
Kine is a 3D puzzle game by Gwen Frey about whimsical machines that aspire to be musicians. Embark across a theatrically rendered cityscape by solving increasingly difficult 3D puzzles. Guide Euler, Quat, and Roo as they struggle to form a band and find their big break! 9pm BST / 4pm EDT / 1pm PDT: A Monster's Expedition Through Human Exhibitions
From some of the best puzzle designers in the world comes A Monster's Expedition, an adorable and relaxing open world puzzle adventure for monsters who love to learn about humans.

[ 2020-06-16 16:33:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

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. Please add it to your wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1052990/A_Monsters_Expedition/ 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.

[ 2020-03-13 00:03:43 CET ] [ Original post ]