''Sokobond Express'' is a 2024 puzzle video game developed and published by Venezuelan developer Jose Hernandez and Draknek and Friends. A spin-off of ''

Sokobond ''Sokobond'' is a puzzle video game created by Alan Hazelden and Harry Lee. Gameplay involves moving atoms around 2D grids to form chemical compounds. The game was released on Linux, OS X, and Windows in August 2013. It was later released for Nin ...

'' (2013) and '' Cosmic Express'' (2017), gameplay involves drawing a path through a 2D grid, connecting

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to create

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and bring them to a destination. Unlike ''Sokobond'', the play area is not bound by the boundaries, and unlike ''Cosmic Express'', orientation does not matter. An expansion of a previously idea by Hernandez, ''Subatomic Wire'', previously published on

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in 2020, the idea was picked up by Draknek & Friends, and the game was released for

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, and

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on 22 February 2024. '' Edge'' praised the gameplay, audio, and sound design of the game, considering the game to be a "precise and expertly measured combination" of the other two games.

References

{{reflist , refs= {{cite web , url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/cosmic-express-collides-with-sokobond-in-new-game-puzzle-sokobond-express , title=Cosmic Express collides with Sokobond in new game puzzle Sokobond Express , last=O'Connor , first=Alice , date=23 February 2024 , website= Rock Paper Shotgun {{cite web , url=https://hardcoregamer.com/choo-choo-atom-cluster-sokobond-express-pulling-in-release-date-trailer/ , title=Choo Choo, Atom Cluster! Sokobond Express Pulling in Release Date Trailer , last=Cunningham , first=James , date=8 February 2024 , website=Hardcore Gamer {{cite magazine , title=Sokobond Express , magazine= Edge , issue=395 , date=April 2024 , page=122 {{cite web , url=https://toucharcade.com/2024/03/22/horizon-forbidden-west-complete-edition-steam-deck-gameplay-review-impressions-settings-sokobond-express-quilts-cats-calico-board-game/ , title=Steam Deck Weekly: Horizon Forbidden West Impressions, Sokobond Express & Quilts and Cats of Calico Reviews, News, Sales, and More , last=Madnani , first=Mikhail , date=22 March 2024 , website=

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{{cite web , url=https://thinkygames.com/features/an-interview-with-jose-hernandez-creator-of-sokobond-express/ , title=An interview with José Hernández, creator of Sokobond Express , author=Hira , date=19 March 2024 , website=Thinky Games {{cite web , url=https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/67015/sokobond-express-switch-review-mini#:~:text=Sokobond%20Express%20is%20pretty%20much,time%20for%20a%20few%20minutes. , title=Sokobond Express (Switch) Review Mini , last=Hilhorst , first=Willem , date=28 April 2024 , website=Nintendo World Report

External link

Official website
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