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Amanita Design is a Czech independent video game developing company founded in 2003 by Jakub Dvorský and headquartered in Brno,
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. The company has created award-winning games including '' Machinarium'', the '' Samorost'' series and '' Botanicula'', as well as educational and advertising
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History

'' Samorost 2'' has won the
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. 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''). 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) *
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- 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
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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 (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

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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) * Annual Independent Games Festival - Excellence in Audio Award - nominee (2018) *
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- The Aggie Awards - Best Character, Animation and Sound Effects (2018) ;'' Samorost 3'' * Annual Independent Games Festival - Excellence in Visual Art - nominee (2014) * Annual Independent Games Festival - Excellence in Audio Award - nominee (2014) *
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- The Aggie Awards - Best Non-Traditional Adventure (2016) ;'' Botanicula'' *
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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) *
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- The Aggie Awards - Best Animation (2012) ;'' Machinarium'' * Annual Independent Games Festival - Excellence in Visual Art Award (2009) * DICE Awards - Nomination for 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (2009) *
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- Best Indie Game of 2009 * VGChartz.com - Best Indie Game of 2009 *
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- Best Soundtrack of 2009 ;''
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) ;'' Samorost 2'' * Flashforward Film Festival - winner in Original Sound category (2006) * Seoul net festival - Best Web-Work Award (2006) *
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- winner in games category (2007) * Annual Independent Games Festival - Best Web Browser Game (2007)''GDC 2007: INDEPENDENT GAMES FESTIVAL AWARDS''
ign.com, 8 March 2007 ;'' Samorost'' * Top Talent Award - nominee (2003) *
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- nominee (2004)


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