Factsheet
Developer:
Alan Hazelden & Lee Shang Lun
Based in UK & Australia
Release date:
27 August, 2013
Platforms:
iOS
Android
Nintendo Switch
Steam
itch.io
Epic Games Store
Website:
sokobond.com
Regular Price:
| PC/consoles | $9.99 |
| Mobile | $4.99 |
Description
Sokobond is an elegantly designed puzzle game about chemistry. It's logical, minimalist, and crafted with love and science.History
Alan and Shang Lun met one another at GDC 2012 and realised they'd played and loved each other's games. On the final evening of the conference they decided to make "a quick four hour jam game", which was released a year and a half later, came to Steam almost a year after that, and has been "coming to mobile soon" for longer than anyone can remember.Features
- Hundreds of brain-melting puzzles.
- Music and sound design by Allison Walker.
- No chemistry knowledge required!
Screenshots
Logo & Icon
Awards & Recognition
- Finalist, IndieCade 2013
- Official PAX10 selection, PAX Prime 2013
- Official Indie Games Arcade selection, Eurogamer Expo 2012
Selected Articles
- "Forget chemistry: it takes alchemy to produce a puzzle game as refined and smart as this."
- Edge Online - "This is a game about the beauty of science, and most puzzle games can learn from its findings."
- Alex Wiltshire, Eurogamer - "There are elements of Sokoban, mixed up with SCIENCE, creating what I think would make just about the best imaginable tool for teaching year 8/9 chemistry students the complexities of covalent bonding."
- John Walker, Rock, Paper, Shotgun - "It’s quite rare to find a game that encourages you to learn a subject this... formal without pushing the requirement in your face or letting it in any way detract from the gameplay."
- Ardjuna Seghers, Trusted Reviews - "I defy anyone to play it for more than a minute without feeling they have learned something about the way molecules work."
- Rosanna Jo, Scribble|Sword
Sokobond Credits
Alan Hazelden
Design, programming, level creation
Lee Shang Lun
Design, art director, level creation
Allison Walker
Music & audio
Ruari O'Sullivan
Porting
Michael Lee
Porting
Syrenne McNulty
Production
Contact
Inquiries
hello@sokobond.com
presskit() by Rami Ismail (Vlambeer) - also thanks to these fine folks