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Amanita Design is a Czech
independent video game developing company founded in 2003 by
Jakub Dvorský
Jakub Dvorský (born August 19, 1978) is a designer and video game creator from Brno, Czech Republic. In 2003, he founded Amanita Design, a small independent game developing studio based in the Czech Republic.
Life and career
Between 1994–1997 ...
and headquartered in
Brno
Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...
,
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
. The company has created award-winning games including ''
Machinarium
''Machinarium'' is a puzzle point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. It was released on 16 October 2009 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, on 8 September 2011 for iPad 2 on the App Store, on 21 November 2011 for BlackBerr ...
'', the ''
Samorost
''Samorost'' is a puzzle point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. The first game of the ''Samorost'' series was released in 2003 for free on the Amanita Design website. Two sequels were released, '' Samorost 2'' in 2005 and '' ...
'' series and ''
Botanicula'', as well as educational and advertising
minigame
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s and
animations
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, all using
Adobe Flash
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. Clients include
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and
The Polyphonic Spree
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.
History
''
Samorost 2
''Samorost 2'' is a puzzle point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. Released for Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux on 8 December 2005, the game is the second video game title in the ''Samorost'' series and the sequel to ''Sa ...
'' has won the
Webby Award
The Webby Awards are awards for excellence on the Internet presented annually by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a judging body composed of over two thousand industry experts and technology innovators. Categories include ...
. In 2009, Amanita Design released the award-winning game ''
Machinarium
''Machinarium'' is a puzzle point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. It was released on 16 October 2009 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, on 8 September 2011 for iPad 2 on the App Store, on 21 November 2011 for BlackBerr ...
''. ''
Botanicula'' was released in April 2012 as both a standalone purchase as well as the subject of the
Humble Botanicula Debut. On 24 March 2016, they released ''
Samorost 3
''Samorost 3'' is a puzzle point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. It is the third video game title in the ''Samorost'' series and the sequel to '' Samorost 2''. It is the first game in the series that is full-length and with ...
'' (the follow-up to ''Samorost 2'').
The studio's eleventh project was ''
Chuchel
''Chuchel'' () is a 2018 video game developed by Amanita Design.
Story
The game follows the protagonist Chuchel, a Dust-style creature, as he tries to retrieve a cherry stolen by a giant one early morning, with his all-in-one best friend, enemy a ...
'', which was released on 7 March 2018.
On 18 May 2022, they announced a development of their first 3D adventure game - ''Phonopolis'', featuring hand-crafted assets and traditional 12 FPS stop-motion animation.
Games
Side projects
* Vespering - music video for
DVA by Jaromír Plachý (2016)
* Mulatu - music video for DVA by Jaromír Plachý (2013)
*
Zorya
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- music album by Floex (2011)
*
Kooky
''Kooky'' ( cs, Kuky se vrací, literally "Kuky returns", a pun on '' Lassie se vrací'') is a 2010 Czech action comedy film directed by Jan Svěrák. The film combines techniques of puppet animation, stop motion and live action. It tells the st ...
- puppet feature film and book by
Jakub Dvorský
Jakub Dvorský (born August 19, 1978) is a designer and video game creator from Brno, Czech Republic. In 2003, he founded Amanita Design, a small independent game developing studio based in the Czech Republic.
Life and career
Between 1994–1997 ...
(2010)
* Nunovó Tango - music video for DVA by Jaromír Plachý (2009)
* Plantage - music video for
Under Byen
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by Jakub Dvorský (2004)
* Na tu svatbu - music video for Kamil Jasmín by Václav Blín (2002)
* Nusle - short film (2001)
* Psyride - psytrance music video (2001)
* Blanka Šperková - flash website by Jakub Dvorský
* Podvědomím - flash website by Jakub Dvorský
* Pantry - web toy by Jakub Dvorský
Team members and collaborators
![Jakub Dvorský (3)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Jakub_Dvorsk%C3%BD_%283%29.jpg)
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Jakub Dvorský
Jakub Dvorský (born August 19, 1978) is a designer and video game creator from Brno, Czech Republic. In 2003, he founded Amanita Design, a small independent game developing studio based in the Czech Republic.
Life and career
Between 1994–1997 ...
(game designer, graphic artist, Amanita Design founder and CEO)
* Jaromír Plachý (game designer, animator, graphic artist)
* Václav Blín (animator, graphic artist)
* (graphic artist, painter, sculptor)
*
Tomáš Dvořák (Floex) (musician)
* Tomáš Dvořák (Pif) (sound effects designer, production assistant, CFO)
*
DVA (musicians) - Bára Ungerová and Jan Kratochvíl
* David Oliva (programmer)
* Jan Werner (programmer)
* Peter Stehlík (programmer)
Awards
;''
Chuchel
''Chuchel'' () is a 2018 video game developed by Amanita Design.
Story
The game follows the protagonist Chuchel, a Dust-style creature, as he tries to retrieve a cherry stolen by a giant one early morning, with his all-in-one best friend, enemy a ...
''
*
Annual Independent Games Festival - Excellence in Visual Art (2018)
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Annual Independent Games Festival - Excellence in Audio Award - nominee (2018)
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Adventure Gamers
''Adventure Gamers'' is a computer game website created by Marek Bronstring in March 1998 dedicated to the genre of adventure games. It publishes reviews and previews of adventure games, as well as opinion articles and interviews with game des ...
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The Aggie Awards - Best Character, Animation and Sound Effects (2018)
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Samorost 3
''Samorost 3'' is a puzzle point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. It is the third video game title in the ''Samorost'' series and the sequel to '' Samorost 2''. It is the first game in the series that is full-length and with ...
''
*
Annual Independent Games Festival - Excellence in Visual Art - nominee (2014)
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Annual Independent Games Festival - Excellence in Audio Award - nominee (2014)
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Adventure Gamers
''Adventure Gamers'' is a computer game website created by Marek Bronstring in March 1998 dedicated to the genre of adventure games. It publishes reviews and previews of adventure games, as well as opinion articles and interviews with game des ...
-
The Aggie Awards - Best Non-Traditional Adventure (2016)
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Botanicula''
*
IndieCade
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- Story / World Design Award (2012)
*
Annual Independent Games Festival - Excellence in Audio Award (2012)
*
Annual Independent Games Festival - Excellence in Visual Art - nominee (2012)
*
Adventure Gamers
''Adventure Gamers'' is a computer game website created by Marek Bronstring in March 1998 dedicated to the genre of adventure games. It publishes reviews and previews of adventure games, as well as opinion articles and interviews with game des ...
-
The Aggie Awards - Best Animation (2012)
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Machinarium
''Machinarium'' is a puzzle point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. It was released on 16 October 2009 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, on 8 September 2011 for iPad 2 on the App Store, on 21 November 2011 for BlackBerr ...
''
*
Annual Independent Games Festival - Excellence in Visual Art Award (2009)
* DICE Awards - Nomination for 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (2009)
*
Gamasutra
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- Best Indie Game of 2009
*
VGChartz.com - Best Indie Game of 2009
*
PC Gamer
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- Best Soundtrack of 2009
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Questionaut
''Questionaut'' is a short educational video game developed by Amanita Design for the BBC. It's a point-and-click adventure game meant for English speaking children of school age. It is supposed to exercise their knowledge in English, mathematics ...
''
* British Academy Award (BAFTA) - nominee (2009)
* Mochis Award - Best Game Art (2009)
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Samorost 2
''Samorost 2'' is a puzzle point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. Released for Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux on 8 December 2005, the game is the second video game title in the ''Samorost'' series and the sequel to ''Sa ...
''
* Flashforward Film Festival - winner in Original Sound category (2006)
* Seoul net festival - Best Web-Work Award (2006)
*
Webby Award
The Webby Awards are awards for excellence on the Internet presented annually by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a judging body composed of over two thousand industry experts and technology innovators. Categories include ...
- winner in games category (2007)
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Annual Independent Games Festival - Best Web Browser Game (2007)
''GDC 2007: INDEPENDENT GAMES FESTIVAL AWARDS''
ign.com, 8 March 2007
;''Samorost
''Samorost'' is a puzzle point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. The first game of the ''Samorost'' series was released in 2003 for free on the Amanita Design website. Two sequels were released, '' Samorost 2'' in 2005 and '' ...
''
* Top Talent Award - nominee (2003)
* Webby Award
The Webby Awards are awards for excellence on the Internet presented annually by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a judging body composed of over two thousand industry experts and technology innovators. Categories include ...
- nominee (2004)
References
External links
Amanita Design homepage
Blog
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