Amanita Design

Amanita Design
Private
Industry Video game industry
Founded 2003
Founder Jakub Dvorský
Headquarters Brno, Czech Republic
Products Samorost series
Machinarium
Botanicula
Chuchel
Number of employees
 20 (2016)[1]
Website amanita-design.net

Amanita Design is a Czech independent video game developing company founded in 2003 by Jakub Dvorský and headquartered in Brno, Czech Republic.[2] The company has created award-winning games including Machinarium, the Samorost series and Botanicula, as well as educational and advertising minigames and animations, all using Adobe Flash. Clients include BBC, Nike and The Polyphonic Spree.

History

Samorost 2 has won the Webby Award.[3] In 2009, Amanita Design released the award-winning game Machinarium. 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 (the follow-up to Samorost 2).[4] The studio had been working on their next game Chuchel, which has now been released.

Games

All games by Amanita Design by system
TitleYearPlatform(s)Description
Samorost2003BrowserPoint and click adventure game
Rocketman2004BrowserShort game for Nike
The Quest for the Rest2004BrowserShort game for band Polyphonic spree
Samorost 22005Windows, OS X, LinuxSecond game in the Samorost series
Questionaut2008BrowserPoint and click game for BBC
Shy Dwarf2009BrowserAction game by Jaromír Plachý.[5]
Machinarium2009Windows, iOS, Linux, PS3 (PSN), PS Vita (PSN), iPad 2, Android, BlackBerry PlayBookFirst full-length game
Osada2011Browser, Windows, OS X, Linux,Interactive music video
Botanicula2012Windows, MacOS, iOS, Linux, AndroidSecond full-length game
Samorost 32016Windows, MacOS, iOS, AndroidThird game in the Samorost series and third full-length game
Chuchel 2018Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android[6]Comedy adventure game by Jaromír Plachý
Phonopolis 2018WindowsAdventure game acquired from Hammerware[7][8][9]
Creaks 2019Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo SwitchHorror platform game[10]

Side projects

  • Vespering - music video for DVA by Jaromír Plachý (2016)
  • Mulatu - music video for DVA by Jaromír Plachý (2013)
  • Zorya - music album by Floex (2011)
  • Kooky - puppet feature film and book by Jakub Dvorský (2010)
  • Nunovó Tango - music video for DVA by Jaromír Plachý (2009)
  • Plantage - music video for Under Byen 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, studio founder.
  • Jakub Dvorský (game designer, graphic artist, Amanita Design founder and CEO)
  • Jaromír Plachý (game designer, animator, graphic artist)
  • Václav Blín (animator, graphic artist)
  • Adolf Lachman (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
Samorost 3
Botanicula
Machinarium
Samorost 2
Samorost
  • Top Talent Award - nominee (2003)
  • Webby Award - nominee (2004)
Questionaut
  • British Academy Award (BAFTA) - nominee (2009)
  • Mochis Award - Best Game Art (2009)

References

  1. ↑ "Video Game Developers in the Czech Republic". TechLoop. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. ↑ INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Jakub Dvorsky, Founder Of Amanita Design And Creator Of Machinarium | Alternative Magazine Online
  3. ↑ "Webby Nominees". webbyawards.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2012-01-15. (dead link)
  4. ↑ McElroy, Griffin. "Machinarium developer reveals three upcoming projects". Joystiq.
  5. ↑ "Plachý trpaslík, flashovka od Amanita Design - Hrej.cz". Hrej.cz. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Dobrovský, Pavel. "Chuchel - představení nové hry od autora Botaniculy - Games.cz". Games.cz. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Průvan". Česká televize (in Czech). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Podívejte se do zákulisí vývoje českých her. Na Steamu vyšel dokument New Game". Games.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Amanita Design выпустит «картонный» квест Phonopolis". Igromania. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Amanita Design's next game is a sidescrolling platformer called Creaks". pcgamer. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  11. ↑ Gamasutra's Best Of 2009: Top 10 Indie Games, 18 December 2009
  12. ↑ GDC 2007: INDEPENDENT GAMES FESTIVAL AWARDS, ign.com, 8 March 2007
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