Draknek & Friends Official Podcast

In this episode, host Alan is joined by Mairi Nolan (Cerebral Puzzle Showcase) and Joseph Mansfield (Thinky Games) to discuss the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase 2026 and the recently premiered Thinky Direct!
Discussed games include:
The Land Forgotten
Dittori
868-BACK
Lock In
Some Puzzles
Red Frame
Mimic Meadows
Servant of the Lake
Hello Again
Schrodinger's Cat Burglar
Map Map - A Game About Maps
Rita
Looking for Fael
Timebound
EMUUROM
Echo Weaver
Light of Atlantis
Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School
Funeral for the Sun
Clover's Quadrants
Outpour
Trifolium: The Adventures of Gary Pretzelneck

In this episode, Alan and Syrenne are joined by Michael Brough (868-BACK, Corrypt). Topics include returning to game development while disabled, how 868-BACK is a more ambitious game than previous works, the development of Corrypt, and yearning for the past.

In this episode, Alan and Syrenne are joined by Rachel Watts, the editor in chief of Thinky Games (thinkygames.com) and co-host of the Indieventure Podcast. Topics include the economics of covering games, what makes puzzle games unique and what it’s like to write a book about Cocoon.

In this episode, Alan chats to Stephen Lavelle, the creator of Stephen's Sausage Roll, which just hit 10 years old! Topics include how Stephen's Sausage Roll started as an attempt to make a really bad game, his main regret about PuzzleScript, the benefits of making a level editor for Oeuf, and multiplayer puzzle games.

In this episode, Alan and Syrenne are joined by Tad Cordle, the creator of Sensorium and the recently released A Little Perspective. Topic include game development in Dreams, perspective in puzzle games, and designing puzzles around all five senses.