Hello everyone, In case you haven't heard the news yet, a free demo of our upcoming game Phonopolis is now available on Steam , participating in Steam Next Fest! This demo will give you a taste of 5 scenes that take place shortly after the game's introduction. You'll ease in with an exploration sequence of the Workers' Quarter and then move through a selection of various levels. "Protected by h…
The Independent Games Festival has been around for over 20 years and now, for the first time ever, comes a Steam event dedicated not only to this year’s IGF winners and nominees but also to some of the greatest indie games that succeeded at the festival in the years before. Until 20 July, you can grab dozens of awesome games at a discount and even try a few demos, such as the beautifully stylis…
A few months ago, our beloved duo DVA recorded a very special at-the-campfire performance of some of your favorite Botanicula tunes. You may have seen the concert during this year's edition of Save & Sound festival here on Steam, but in case you missed it, you can finally watch it in its entirety on YouTube. And it's never a bad idea to play it again... Enjoy and juchu! ːmrfeatherː ːmrlanternː…
Get ready! Join us July 14 - 18 right here on Steam for one of the largest digital expos about audio and music in games. Featuring concerts, deep-dives, and mashups from 70+ developers from around the world, prepare your eyes & ears for a unique event! Starting at 10am PDT / 7pm CEST, a 4-day live show from July 14 to 17 will stream showcasing all the wonderful content made just for Save & Soun…
We’re excited to introduce Phonopolis - a new hand-crafted adventure set in a dystopian city made of cardboard where everybody obeys the oppressive Leader 's orders - except for one young man… Enjoy the first teaser trailer! It’s still going to take us a generous amount of time to finish the game - please don’t expect it to come out within the next 12 months - but we’re so glad to finally be ab…
The latest Amanita Design game has just landed on Steam! It’s Happy Game, our darkest, creepiest, and most twisted adventure so far, coming from the team behind Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Happy Game is an absurd horror adventure game designed by Jaromír Plachý, who previously brought you the family-friendly games Botanicula and CHUCHEL. This time, however, Jaromír decided to make something a littl…
While we’re working our hardest to bring you the full experience as soon as we can, we wanted to share a little sneak peek with you in advance. Happy Game Demo just landed on Steam and will be available on Windows and Mac for the next few days, up until February 9. You can download it now at the game's store page: Please be aware that the experience can be quite intense. Be particularly cautiou…
We're very happy to announce Happy Game , the upcoming adventure from the creators of CHUCHEL and Botanicula, and our first actual horror game is coming to Steam and Nintendo Switch next year in spring. You can now add Happy Game to your Steam wishlist. ːchuchelsmileː Happy Game is a psychedelic horror adventure that departs significantly from Amanita’s charming, family-friendly style. This tim…
Hi everyone! After many, many years of development, Creaks finally landed on Steam. You can now play it on both Windows and Mac, and if you’re into atmospheric, organic-sounding music, you can get the „Collector’s Edition“ that includes the game, original soundtrack from Hidden Orchestra and a digital art book with design sketches from creators Radim Jurda and Jan Chlup. Thank you for your supp…
Hi everyone, I am excited to finally let you know that Creaks, our latest surreal puzzler, is launching on Steam next Wednesday, July 22! Please check out the game's Steam page and add the game to your wishlist if you like what you see ːsamorost_spiritː Creaks takes you on a visit to a mysterious towering mansion, inhabited by eccentric avian folk and strange creatures, which may or may not be…
Ahoj! It’s been a while since we posted something in the Botanicula news channel, so I’m really glad to be back with some good news. Yes, 7 years after its initial release in 2012, Botanicula is finally getting a full-screen HD treatment, which basically means it’s going to look much better on your recent high-resolution displays, even if it’s a nice and shiny 4K monitor. It even takes up less…
Hello! I am excited to announce that our next game 'Creaks' is coming to Steam next year! We just launched the Steam page (which is also where you can check out the first teaser trailer and a handful of screenshots) so you can easily add Creaks to your wishlist. Creaks is being developed by one of Amanita’s new teams, headed by Czech designer and artist Radim Jurda. The music (for both the teas…
DVA's adorably wacky soundtrack to CHUCHEL is now available on a 180g audiophile quality LP! We just had to go with the cherry red color - it actually looks like an LP-shaped cherry candy. Chuchel would eat that, but you probably shouldn't. Just playing it is sweet too, though! If you enjoyed CHUCHEL's music, check out the record in our store: 'Cherries on Air' LP You can also listen to the alb…
Hello! Guess what - Amanita Design's official Discord server is now a thing! Come and chat with fellow mushroom pickers, get the latest news, TOP SECRET sneak peeks and speculate about 'Machinarium 2'! (even though we're not working on it) Please join us (and invite your friends!) via this link: Meet you there! Lukas
CHUCHEL, the new game from the creators of Machinarium, Botanicula and Samorost, is now available on Steam for Windows PC and Mac! Just like any Amanita game before, CHUCHEL immediately strikes you with its distinctive visual style and sheer playfulness, however, CHUCHEL is not a game of complex backgrounds and extraordinarily complicated puzzles – this time it is all about humor, laughs and ch…
DVA - Young Chuchels Cherries on Air (CHUCHEL Soundtrack) From the band who charmed the world the fantastic Botanicula soundtrack comes another album full of catchy melodies and bold rhythms. Young Chuchels is a banging track heavily influenced by hip-hop - a genre you wouldn't expect from an Amanita Design production. We've been banging our heads to this for 3 days straight. 'Cherries on Air'…
It's time to answer one of the deepest questions of all time - what the actual heck is Chuchel?! Czech & Weird You guys already know we like to give our games some odd names and sometimes we even mix in a bit of Czech, our native language. For example 'Samorost' is a beautiful word for an object or a person that was formed entirely by the effects of natural influences . Such as this wooden anim…
The great news is finally here. CHUCHEL, the new game from the creators of Machinarium, Botanicula and Samorost, is coming to Windows PC and Mac on March 7 ! 🍒 Watch the new release date announcement trailer and start the countdown! For those of you who already fell in love with CHUCHEL's irresistibly wacky music - the amazing soundtrack from DVA (+ digital artbook) will also be available on S…
No way! They call them 'the Oscars of video games'. It's an incredible honor to get a single IGF nomination, but CHUCHEL is our 5th game nominated for this prestigious award! Who would've thought our minimalistic take on comedy adventure could get an ' Excellence in Visual Art ' nomination. Hats off to Jaromir Plachy and the entire team. Here's what Jara, the lead designer and artist, had to sa…
Amanita Design wish you all very Merry Christmas! To help you maintain the festive mood, we're bringing you a lovely Christmas wish from Jaromir Plachy, the creator of CHUCHEL , and DVA, your favorite Czech music duo. Enjoy! We'd like to thank you for the incredible ongoing support. We've been very busy this year finishing CHUCHEL, travelling around the world, and only a few weeks from now CHUC…
Dear plant friends, We're happy to announce that you can now collect Steam Trading Cards and craft badges for Botanicula! What we're adding: · 8 trading cards · 5 regular badges + 1 foil badge · 5 profile backgrounds · 5 emoticons Have fun harvesting!
Hi guys, It's good to be back with some super exciting news! Guess what - a new hilarious adventure game from the creators of Machinarium, Botanicula and Samorost is coming to Steam early in 2018 ! Watch the slightly crazy new trailer and screenshots on CHUCHEL 's Steam page & don't forget to add this adorable hairy guy to your wishlist if you're in for countless laughs, cool puzzles and wild m…
Juchu! Botanicula's award winning soundtrack from the acclaimed Czech band DVA and a new 59-page digital art book from the creator Jaromir Plachy are now available on Steam! Botanicula Collector's Edition includes the full game as well as the 50-minute original soundtrack in both MP3 and extremely high quality FLAC formats. As a special bonus we've added a 59-page digital art book with design s…
Owners of Botanicula have a new item in their Steam inventory: a 50% off coupon for FEIST. Hello everyone, we have good news! If you own Botanicula on Steam then we are happy to announce that you now have a new item in your Steam inventory: a 50% off coupon for FEIST . FEIST is a multi-award-winning game created by our Swiss friends Bits & Beasts, and it has a lot in common with Botanicula: ado…
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