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Episode 52: Stephen Lavelle (Stephen's Sausage Roll, PuzzleScript, English Country Tune)
Apr 23, 2026
1h 25m 29s
Episode 51: Tad Cordle (A Little Perspective, Sensorium)
Apr 9, 2026
39m 34s
Episode 50: Bobby Vanden aka Danga Games (He Who Watches) - our next published game!!
Mar 26, 2026
47m 56s
Episode 49: Ben Taylor aka sunnyjum/munted finger (Can of Wormholes)
Mar 12, 2026
1h 01m 44s
Episode 48: Levi Pinkert (Loophole)
Feb 26, 2026
53m 28s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 4/23/26 | Episode 52: Stephen Lavelle (Stephen's Sausage Roll, PuzzleScript, English Country Tune) | 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. | 1h 25m 29s | ||||||
| 4/9/26 | Episode 51: Tad Cordle (A Little Perspective, Sensorium) | 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. | 39m 34s | ||||||
| 3/26/26 | Episode 50: Bobby Vanden aka Danga Games (He Who Watches) - our next published game!! | In this episode, Alan and Syrenne are joined by Bobby Vanden, the creator of He Who Watches. We just announced that we're publishing this game, so obviously we're very excited about this one! Topics discussed include the inspirations for the game, how to accommodate for motion sickness in a game that can be very disorienting, and what it's like to publish with Draknek. | 47m 56s | ||||||
| 3/12/26 | Episode 49: Ben Taylor aka sunnyjum/munted finger (Can of Wormholes) | In this episode, Alan and Syrenne are joined by Ben Taylor, the creator of Can of Wormholes. Topics include the design ethos of doing a lot with a little, how he came up with Can of Wormholes' innovative hint system, and whether or not Alan can be goaded into adding more content to A Monster's Expedition. | 1h 01m 44s | ||||||
| 2/26/26 | Episode 48: Levi Pinkert (Loophole) | In this week's podcast, we talk to Levi Pinkert, creator of Loophole, about what ideas make it from drawing board to actual development, how to make the judgement call on ambition Vs. realism, and the terrible crime of not featuring pushable blocks in a grid-based puzzle game. | 53m 28s | ||||||
| 2/12/26 | Episode 47: Eli Rainsberry (A Monster's Expedition, Saltsea Chronicles, Wilmot Works It Out) | In this episode, Alan and Syrenne are joined by Eli Rainsberry, the composer and sound designer of A Monster's Expedition, Saltsea Chronicles, Wilmot Works It Out, and more. Topics include how they got into the industry, the development of A Monster's Expedition, and how designing music for puzzle games is different from other games. | 59m 01s | ||||||
| 1/29/26 | Episode 46: Adam Saltsman (Finji) | In this episode, hosts Alan and Syrenne are joined by Adam Saltsman, the co-founder of Finji and the developer of CORGISPACE. Topics include the development of CORGISPACE, game design, despair about the industry, and PICO-8. | 1h 04m 42s | ||||||
| 1/15/26 | Episode 45: Dan Pearson (Head of Marketing @ Draknek & Friends) | Alan is joined by Dan Pearson, Draknek & Friends' newest member of the team. Topics include his career from journalism to game development, the challenges of marketing puzzle games, and designing puzzles to get into the mind of players. | 52m 01s | ||||||
| 1/1/26 | Episode 44: Our Favourite Games of 2025 (with Joseph Mansfield) | Join us for our second year of GOTY festivities at the Draknek & Friends Official Podcast. Syrenne and Alan are once again joined by Mairi and Joseph for this look at a lot of our favorite games from the last year. Games discussed: Blue Prince Is This Seat Taken? The Roottrees are Dead Glowkeeper Öoo The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show Strange Jigsaws Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping 0PLAYER Ligo Golden Idol DLCs Lab Rat Kaizen: A Factory Story Adam Saltsman's small PICO-8 games Gentoo Rescue The House of Tesla Escape Simulator 2 Escape Academy 2 Demo Gnosia (2022) LOK Digital The Electrifying Incident Spooky Express | 1h 14m 46s | ||||||
| 12/18/25 | Episode 43: Pip Warr (A Monster's Expedition, Spooky Express, Little Kitty Big City) | In this episode, hosts Alan and Syrenne are joined by Pip, the writer and narrative director of A Monster's Expedition and Spooky Express. Topics include the development of A Monster's Expedition, worldbuilding in non-linear games, and writing localization notes about comedy. Pip lost her train of thought at a crucial point and forgot to mention a really important part of the writing process on A Monster's Expedition: involving sensitivity consultant Helen Gould! Helen's feedback was invaluable in helping us make the exhibits fun for as many people as possible, while working with the museum framing. | 1h 03m 25s | ||||||
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| 12/4/25 | Episode 42: Luis Díaz Peralta "Ludipe" (Sushi For Robots, Thinky Dailies) | In this episode, Alan is joined by Luis, the developer of Sushi for Robots and the new "Thinky Dailies." Topics discussed include the Thinky Dailies, his weird and lucky career, and the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant. | 57m 17s | ||||||
| 11/20/25 | Episode 41: Alan and Adam deGrandis have a rambly chat | In this episode, while Syrenne was on a much-needed vacation, Alan took the opportunity to chat to Adam deGrandis for an hour about all things game dev! | 57m 24s | ||||||
| 11/6/25 | Episode 40: Oolimry (Glowkeeper) | In this episode, hosts Alan and Syrenne are joined by Oolimry, the developer behind Glowkeeper. Topics include the development of Glowkeeper, designing a Metroidbrainia, and how to test secrets in game. | 51m 35s | ||||||
| 10/23/25 | Episode 39: Spooky Express Retrospective | In this episode, hosts Alan and Syrenne are joined by the majority of the development team behind our recently released game Spooky Express. Listen to over an hour of development anecdotes and discussion about how the game came to be! This episode contains minor spoilers. | 1h 06m 03s | ||||||
| 10/9/25 | Episode 38: Priscilla Snow (Spooky Express, A Good Snowman, Patrick's Parabox) | In this episode, hosts Alan and Syrenne are joined by Priscilla Snow the composer who worked on games like Spooky Express, A Good Snowman is Hard to Build, and Patrick's Parabox. Topics include the getting into composing for games, the specifics of working on Spooky Express, and weird bespoke instruments. | 59m 14s | ||||||
| 9/25/25 | Episode 37: Melanie Zawodniak (Gamer, Podcast Editor) | In this episode, hosts Alan and Syrenne are joined by Melanie Zawodniak the editor of this very podcast! In this very casual episode, we talk about puzzle games, livestreaming, and Kingdom Hearts. | 54m 50s | ||||||
| 9/11/25 | Episode 36: Adam deGrandis (Spooky Express, A Monster's Expedition) | In this episode, hosts Alan and Syrenne are joined by Adam deGrandis, the art director on Spooky Express and A Monster's Expedition. Topics include the development of the games, his time teaching, a dive through some gaming history, and a surprisingly long tangent about music. | 1h 24m 38s | ||||||
| 8/28/25 | Episode 35: Zach Barth (Kaizen: A Factory Story, Opus Magnum, etc.) | In this episode, hosts Alan and Syrenne are joined by Zach Barth, one of the developers behind Kaizen: A Factory Story and Zachtronics. Topics include the development of Kaizen, making accessible Zach-likes, and systems design. | 1h 02m 22s | ||||||
| 8/14/25 | Episode 34: Ben Wilson (Draknek & Friends) | In this episode, hosts Alan and Syrenne are joined by Ben Wilson the other producer at Draknek & Friends. Topics include his journey through the games industry, crossword puzzles, and card games. | 46m 00s | ||||||
| 7/31/25 | Episode 33: Robin and Jeremy (The Roottrees are Dead) | In this episode, hosts Alan and Syrenne are joined by Robin and Jeremy, the developers behind The Roottrees are Dead. Topics include the origins of the game, the remake on Steam, and genre classifications. | 1h 14m 39s | ||||||
| 7/17/25 | Episode 32: Chao Cui (Kiko's Apple Adventure) | In this episode, hosts Alan and Syrenne are joined by Chao Cui, the developer behind Kiko's Apple Adventure. Topics include the development of the game, designing a sokoban with movable stages, and the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant. | 36m 32s | ||||||
| 7/3/25 | Episode 31: Corey Martin (Bonfire Peaks, Tire Boy) | In this episode, hosts Alan and Syrenne are joined by Corey Martin the developer behind Bonfire Peaks. Topics include the development of Bonfire Peaks and its DLC sequel, Bonfire Peaks Lost Memories, his other work on games like Tire Boy, and puzzles in non-puzzle games. | 1h 11m 54s | ||||||
| 6/19/25 | Episode 30: Dana Trebella (Spoke & Wheel Strategy) | In this episode, hosts Alan and Syrenne are joined by Dana Trebella, the founder of Spoke & Wheel Strategy. Topics include best practices for how and when to message your game, common marketing pitfalls, and stories of working with the Draknek team. | 1h 02m 57s | ||||||
| 6/5/25 | Episode 29: Lucie Viatgé (Spooky Express) | In this episode, hosts Alan and Syrenne are joined by Lucie Viatgé, the concept artist behind Spooky Express. Topics include the development of Spooky Express, her time at KO-OP, and her relationship with puzzle games. | 48m 35s | ||||||
| 5/29/25 | Episode 28: Cerebral Puzzle Showcase and Thinky Direct | In this episode, hosts Alan and Syrenne are joined by Joseph Mansfield for his threepeat appearance on the podcast to discuss the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase 2025 and the recently premiered Thinky Direct! This episode has a video version that you can watch here: https://youtu.be/RVNMsXXeatk A copy of each of our shortlist of recommended games, some of which did not get discussed in the episode: Games Discussed: Bonfire Peaks - Lost Memories Parts 2+3 Gentoo Rescue Kiko's Apple Adventure Spooky Express Compress(space) Shape Sender Deluxe Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping Map Map: A Game About Maps Schrodinger's Cat Burglar Pup Champs He Who Watches Blue Prince Isles of Sea and Sky 868-BACK Memory's Reach The Button Effect Other recommendations we ran out of time to discuss: Stuffo the Puzzle Bot Hiding Spot SOLAS 128 Linelith Is this Seat Taken Headlong Hunt The Court of Wanderers Toki Tori 2+ LOK Digital Echo Weaver | 56m 40s | ||||||
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6 placements across 5 markets.