Amanita Design

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Amanita Design is a Czech independent video game developing company founded in 2003 by Jakub Dvorský and headquartered in Brno, Czech Republic. 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.

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History

Samorost 2 has won the Webby Award. 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 is now working on their next game CHUCHEL which is scheduled for an early 2018 release.

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Games

There are nine games released by Amanita Design and one game being in development.

Released titles

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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 ?perková - flash website by Jakub Dvorský
• Podv?domím - flash website by Jakub Dvorský
• Pantry - web toy by Jakub Dvorský

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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)
• Adolf Lachman (Graphic Artist, Painter, Sculptor)
• Tomá? Dvo?ák (Floex) (musician)
• Tomá? Dvo?ák (Pif) (Sound Effects Designer, Production Assistant, CFO)
• DVA (musicians) - Bára Ungerová and Jan Kratochvíl
• David Oliva (programmer)
• Jan Werner (programmer)
• Peter Stehlík (programmer)

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Awards

Chuchel

• Annual Independent Games Festival - Excellence in Visual Art - nominee (2018)

Samorost 3

• Annual Independent Games Festival - Excellence in Visual Art - nominee (2014)
• Annual Independent Games Festival - Excellence in Audio Award - nominee (2014)
• Adventure Gamers - The Aggie Awards - Best Non-Traditional Adventure (2016)

Botanicula

• IndieCade - 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 - 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)
• Gamasutra - Best Indie Game of 2009
• VGChartz.com - Best Indie Game of 2009
• PC Gamer - Best Soundtrack of 2009

Samorost 2

• Flashforward Film Festival - winner in Original Sound category (2006)
• Seoul net festival - Best Web-Work Award (2006)
• Webby Award - winner in games category (2007)
• Annual Independent Games Festival - Best Web Browser Game (2007)

Samorost

• Top Talent Award - nominee (2003)
• Webby Award - nominee (2004)

Questionaut

• British Academy Award (BAFTA) - nominee (2009)
• Mochis Award - Best Game Art (2009)

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References

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External links

• Amanita Design homepage
• Blog

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