Amanita Design Releases Cardboard Puzzle Adventure Phonopolis
Phonopolis marks Amanita Design's first major release since Creaks, applying their signature handcrafted aesthetic to a politically charged story about mass manipulation.
Key Facts
- Phonopolis was released by Amanita Design, the studio behind Machinarium and Samorost.
- The game is a story-driven puzzle adventure set in a hand-drawn 3D cardboard world.
- Players control Felix, a garbage collector, who solves puzzles to stop a dictator that brainwashes citizens through loudspeakers.
- The game's world was built by hand-drawing every building, character, and effect on paper, then digitizing them for a 3D environment that mimics stop-motion film at 12 frames per second.
- Phonopolis is available on Steam, GOG, and Epic Games Store, priced at $24.99 with a 10% launch discount through June 4th.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Amanita Design, the studio behind Machinarium and Samorost, has released Phonopolis, a story-driven puzzle adventure set in a hand-drawn 3D cardboard world. Players play as Felix, a garbage collector, solving puzzles to stop a dictator who brainwashes citizens through loudspeakers. The game is available on Steam, GOG, and Epic Games Store.
The game's world was built by hand-drawing every building, character, and effect on paper, then digitizing them for a 3D environment that mimics stop-motion film at 12 frames per second. Players control Felix as he works through puzzles integrated into the paper-made city to dismantle a dictator's loudspeaker-based brainwashing regime. The soundtrack comes from Tomáš Dvořák (Floex), who composed for Samorost 3 and Machinarium. A development documentary video shows the production process behind the cardboard look. Phonopolis is priced at $24.99, with a 10% launch discount through June 4th.
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