We're delighted to announce the winners of the 2026 New Voices Puzzle Grant! grants.draknek.org

Welcome to 2026 - New Year, New Voices! We'll be announcing the winners of our amazing New Voices puzzle grant next week: $15k each for 5 under-represented teams in puzzle development. If you'd like to participate in next year's grant, drop us a line! grants.draknek.org

Do it for the puzzle.

I'm really honored to see both Lab Rat and Spooky Express nominated in best Puzzle Design category, next to some personal favorites like Blue Prince, Lok and Ooo!

So, “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.

wowow world, the Nonolith demo is out now! A mysterious metroid-BRAIN-ia with hundreds of surprising 'aha' moments that will redefine what is and always has been possible. There are secrets everywhere, even this little demo has so much to discover!

This has been a great year for the engine, but there are still a lot of things we would love to do. If each person visiting our website donated €5, we could hire 5 more developers to work on Godot full-time. 👉 fund.godotengine.org

We’re very excited to announce Thinky Dailies! 🎉 Follow our thinky friend on an adventure through handcrafted daily puzzles! thinkygames.com/dail...

I understand why people stay on services that suck but not Spotify. There’s so many other platforms that are 1-to-1 the same but with less garbage if not objectively better.

Just finished Spooky Express and loved it! Lots of really great puzzles and finished on such a high note. Might be @leslo.bsky.social's best puzzle design, and that's saying a lot! store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/...

I've barely posted on this kind of social media anywhere but I have a reason to now. I made a game!! It's called nuworm and you can play it for free in the browser. I worked on it over three years, it might take you three hours to experience. cubestudio.itch.io/nuworm

Don't be scared of puzzles, they will return your brain afterwards, unlike zombies.

I really loved this! justcamh.itch.io/snekcross

Hop onboard the Spooky Express! 🎃 Our next game will be launching October 21st 2025 on: Steam Android iOS All the passengers are dying to ride the Spooky Express! They may be monsters, but they still have places to be and people to eat – er, we mean meet! Wishlist and pre-order spooky.express

"Öoo" the bomb caterpillar exploration puzzle platformer, is out now! 🎉 Dive into an adventure packed with discovery and clever puzzles, we hope you enjoy it! 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/2721890/...

I think I'm getting better at designing track-drawing puzzles! You can prove me wrong with the Spooky Express demo though.

Compress(space) is a puzzle game where you fold space to cheat your way through puzzles. We've just launched the steam page🎉! Wishlist now on steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3664840/... #indiedev #madewithunity #thinkygames #gamedev

The End of Gameplay is out RIGHT NOW! My masterpiece. A pixel art adventure through my mind, broken by kill gameplay 🔪 love, droqen store.steampowered.com/app/3120040/...

New game: Make Ten Deluxe! Select numbers that add to ten, easy. Then try dozens of wild variants -- 35+ modes These are the most surprising, challenging, or otherwise delightful modes that I've made over the past year. Enjoy! $10 / free demo (-20% sale!) pancelor.itch.io/make-ten-del... #pico8

Spooky Express is announced on my birthday! But let's not go out of track. I'm working on the level design for the game and I cannot wait for you to see the potential of the mechanics, less topological and more playful than the original Cosmic Express. Don't be scared to wishlist it!

Draknek & Friends Official Podcast Episode 25 is out now and it's an extra special one to celebrate the announcement of Spooky Express! 🎃 We chat to @leslo.bsky.social the level designer on Spooky Express about the game's development and his other projects. www.draknek.org/podcast

Lab Rat is out! The first game I worked on when I started working full time on game dev, this is sort of a full circle moment. Enjoy some brainy puzzles packaged with top-notch humor, so much care has been put in every single moment I can't wait for you to see.

Blue Prince is OUT NOW! Your journey to find Room 46 begins. linktr.ee/blueprincegame

Happy #screenshotsaturday! You could use some light-hearted fun, right? RIGHT!?!? Lab Rat launches in 10 days. Check it out :) 📢Wishlist HERE📢 store.steampowered.com/app/1304610/...

Babushka's Glitch Dungeon has just been released!!!! by me!!! I released it!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH store.steampowered.com/app/1876850/...

We're excited to share that our new game, The Electrifying Incident: A Monster Mini-Expedition, will be launching on Steam on April 15th! ⚡ Wishlist Now: store.steampowered.com/app/3352300/...

🟥 A Little Perspective now has a store page! 🟥 ✨ store.steampowered.com/app/3485300/... ✨ Check out the new trailer, bless the Steam algorithm with a wishlist, and tell your puzzle-loving friends :) Demo will be available in the coming months! #indiegame #puzzle

I made a puzzle game which I will release soon. It's called Only Sliding, and it's about sliding and not much else. store.steampowered.com/app/3575260/...

Bonfire Peaks is done! We finished what we set out to make and gosh it took a lot longer than i expected. I’ll be supporting the game for a long while but as a creative project, it’s complete. I can’t wait to share the remaining lost memories. 🙂 I have news re: a different game first, stay tuned

Excited to announce that our new game, The Electrifying Incident, launches in April! In this monster mini-expedition, you'll explore the facility, avoid live electricity & repair a malfunctioning reactor. Check out the demo & wishlist on steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352300

We're excited to announce that the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase will be returning this summer! 📅 May 29th - June 5th If you have a #puzzlegame you'd like to be considered, please submit it directly here: www.cerebralpuzzleshowcase.com?2025 The deadline for submissions is 23:59 Mar 31.

ANNOUNCING our #IndieGame RECUR! A cinematic platformer with a time-bending game mechanic: ➡️ Walking right: Into the future ⬅️ Walking left: Into the Past ↕️ Front or back: Time frozen It's been a wild journey for our small team, so plz tell us what you think!

This game is very special, among puzzlers is completely unique, it has lots of twists and surprises and it's made with a lot of love. Huge recommendation!

I made a small puzzle game for this year's Confounding Calendar! it's free and takes 5-20 minutes managore.itch.io/alphabet-sou...

I feel like I want to share more things that I've really enjoyed. Not sure I'll have any consistency at all, but at least today. (Album) Piedras 1 - Nicholas Jaar: Lyrics are specially beautiful/powerful www.youtube.com/watch?v=rORP...

👉🔴 GAME ANNOUNCEMENT THE BUTTON EFFECT – a short, minimalist first-person puzzler in which every button has a purpose. Unlock and explore an elusive museum, full of hidden connections and spatial insights...🧩 👉🔵 Press WISHLIST on Steam :) #indiegames #indiedev #gamedev

3 DAYS until I drop my first-person puzzle game trailer! 🫣 The Steam store-page is ready! #indiegames #gamedev #puzzles

Okay, HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! 🎉 Introducing the Thinky Games database - a treasure trove of incredible games you'll love to solve! Start exploring: thinkygames.com/games/

⭐ Job Opportunity ⭐ We're seeking a programmer experienced in Godot to assist our lead programmer on an internal engine R&D project beginning next month. Here are all the details: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Please send questions & applications to: [email protected]

I made a game for the GMTK jam, called Slime Stretch: draknek.itch.io/slime-stretch I'll likely be making a post-jam version with some improvements, but I'm very happy with what's there! It contains some of my most Bonfire-Peaks-esque puzzle design since Bonfire Peaks.

New game: Noctiluca (one of my favorite words in spanish). Push luminously, absorb, deform and mutate in this short puzzle game. le-slo.itch.io/noctiluca

We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2024 🎉 The grant will award $15,000 to 6 thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans. Deadline: October 7th More Info: grants.draknek.org

Yesterday I watched "Mars Express". Interesting animated sci-fi thriller, good themes, strong action, and a lot of details crafted with excellent animation. Best animated film I watched this year so far. www.filmaffinity.com/es/film45367...

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