2026-05-22 16:56 UTC · Community Announcements · Lukas
Machinarium & Phonopolis BundleIf you enjoyed helping Josef escape the scrapyard and outsmart the Black Cap Brotherhood in Machinarium, it’s time to help Felix, a common garbage man, take on the authoritarian Leader in the just released Phonopolis.Since this is a Complete the Set bundle, if you already own Machinarium, you will just get the extra bundle discount applied directly to Phonopolis.We hope you have fun in either city! Lukas & Amanita Design
2026-02-11 22:13 UTC · Community Announcements · Lukas
Hello everyone,We are excited to announce that a playable demo of Phonopolis is now available on Steam!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 his headphones, Felix, the game's protagonist, has broken free from the loudspeakers’ control and finds himself in the streets of the cardboard city of Phonopolis. Explore the Workers’ Quarter with him and tune in to a story about a city ruled by the Leader’s comm
2025-12-16 12:21 UTC · Community Announcements · Lukas
Machinarium for Windows has just been updated to version 5706-A. This update includes:Default renderer switched to OpenGL: We found it performs better and runs faster than the DirectX 12 renderer we introduced earlier this year, both on Windows PCs and on Steam Deck.Several audio fixes, including removing crackles and improving volume balance.If you prefer to run the DirectX 12 version, or even the older DirectX 9 version, you can easily select it at launch!
2025-08-29 16:12 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
Some games just stick with you forever. I'll never forget playing Before Your Eyes, and I often pop back onto the Eye to grab some noodles at Emphis' stall in Citizen Sleeper. There are other games that you think about less often, but spark joy when they pop up on my radar. Machinarium is one such game. I hadn't thought about this quirky point-and-click puzzler for years, until it appeared as one of the free games on the Epic Games Store this week. And now I need to tell you all why should claim it and play it immediately. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Machinarium's gorgeous new
2025-03-30 14:00 UTC · PC Gamer · Rick Lane
manita Design, the Czech studio best known for Machinarium and the Samorost trilogy, is currently offering up to 85% off all its games, with money from all sales going to humanitarian aid in Ukraine... Read more.
2025-03-26 18:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Lukas
UPDATE: $68,000 USD raised for humanitarian aid in Ukraine The fundraiser has ended, and we’re honored to share that you helped us raise $68,000 USD for humanitarian aid in Ukraine. Thank you so much for your contributions! Lukas & Amanita Design {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11630467/412ab998f3b5ece409a96eada23776a5e4e210ee.png
2025-03-25 12:17 UTC · Community Announcements · Lukas
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/3953132/983bec2d32ce7bfe64d9924513037e7548b09f61.jpg Hi everyone! We’re pleased to announce that the Windows version of Machinarium has just received a technical update on Steam: DirectX 12 support – This helps ensure compatibility with current and future devices. Engine optimizations Updated mouse controls - The game now behaves as expected when you switch the function of Left and Right mouse buttons in Windows; cursor speed matches your settings in Windows Compatibility In case of the unlikely event that you can’t run the new DirectX 12 version, don’t worry! An older Direc
2024-10-16 11:25 UTC · Community Announcements · Lukas
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/3953132/601258c7c48615feb85b17d6e6f92b3a8a317fe5.png Machinarium, our first full-length game originally released in 2009, turns 15 years old today! The success of Machinarium has allowed us to remain a fully independent studio, continue making games we love, and even grow a little to have more teams working on multiple projects at once. Nowadays, we are developing four games, including the cardboard-built Phonopolis, and we look forward to sharing more with you when the time is right! If you’ve been thinking of picking up something Amanita, now might be the perfect time. Our
2024-07-11 18:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Lukas
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/3953132/9012e68edab74e973fc8df69563f148007eed4bf.jpg 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 stylish Nirvana Noir by Feral Cat Den or 11bit’s latest title, The Alters. Machinarium was awarded for 'Excellence in Visual Art' back in
2022-05-19 10:05 UTC · Community Announcements · Lukas
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/3953132/548a80de669ad91e749a46ae59ad6378bbfd9a3a.jpg 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 able to share the first bits and pieces with you. You can now add Phonopolis to your Steam wishlist. You'll also find a collection of
2021-10-29 11:25 UTC · Community Announcements · Lukas
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/3953132/98a0c14bb80aaff3e314778c5e5942ef75644add.png 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. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1206060/Happy_Game/ 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 little less cheerful, and the result of his team’s work is a psychedelic journey
2021-10-18 15:29 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun
I don't buy video game merch, and if I did buy video game merch I wouldn't buy statues, and yet... my heart melts looking at Machinarium's hot new merch drop. Amanita are selling a limited run of bronze statuettes of the adventure game's adorable scrap robot star, Josef, and I love him. 405 grams of bronze might sound cold to hold but I know he'd warm my heart. Read more
2021-05-31 14:15 UTC · Community Announcements · Lukas
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/3953132/abea7d4b8fe741265ee637c44bb0b4eb2cafb863.jpg As you’ve probably noticed, Machinarium for both Windows and Mac received several updates over the past few weeks, with the last one dropping just a few minutes ago. On both systems, we’ve made several tweaks in regards to controller support and behavior, so you should now have an easier time playing Machinarium using more types of controllers. The new Mac update (enabling the Apple Metal API) also ensures compatibility with the most recent macOS devices and operating system versions. If you’re on an older Mac machine (man
2020-12-16 14:11 UTC · Community Announcements · Lukas
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/30887835/b1500c39c51b6c3eb45b48bfec7bd95a4458eccf.jpg 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 time, players will find themselves playing as a little boy who experiences a terrible nightmare, passing through three unique worlds f
2020-07-22 16:44 UTC · Community Announcements · Lukas
Hi everyone! After many, many years of development, our latest game 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. https://store.steampowered.com/app/956030/Creaks/ Thank you for your support - let us know what you think!! Lukas
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