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Phonopolis

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Phonopolis
DeveloperAmanita Design
PublisherAmanita Design
Platforms
Release20 May 2026
GenresPuzzle, adventure
ModeSingle-player

Phonopolis is a point and click adventure puzzle video game, developed by Czech company Amanita Design and released in May 2026.

Plot

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Felix, an inconspicuous young garbage collector, lives in Phonopolis, a city ruled by the dictatorial Leader. Though it isn’t a direct depiction of any country, its visual design and political themes are inspired by the Soviet Union avant-garde constructivism in the late 1920s.

Felix unknowingly faces a great threat with his fellow citizens. Leader created a system of amplions through which he sends subliminal commands, and with them he leads the whole society to perfection. But behind what may have been a noble pursuit of a perfect community in its seed lies slavery, and after finding a pair of headphones, which are able to suppress the amplions' noise, Felix realizes that the pursuit of the Absolute Tone, to which the Leader has dedicated his life, may end in disaster. So he decides to thwart all Leader's plans and make sure that the society survives in its imperfection.[1][2]

Gameplay

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Phonopolis is a point and click adventure puzzle game, mixing exploration with puzzles. The game's voice acting was released in English, with subtitles in other 15 languages. A month after the release, Czech voice acting was also supposed to be added.[3]

Development

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Phonopolis was originally developed by Hammeware.[4] The project caught interest of Jakub Dvorský from Amanita Design and in 2016 development moved under Amanita Design.[5] The game was officially announced on 18 May 2022.[6][7] The game differs from previous titles by Amanita Design with its graphics. While previous games used 2D graphics Phonopolis uses 3D graphics, made from real paper and then digitized. The game refers to interwar avant-garde artistic trends, such as constructivism, futurism or suprematism.[5][8][9] A playable demo version consisting of a few beginning scenes was released on Steam on 11 February 2026. The full game was released on 20 May 2026.[10]

Reception

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The game has received positive reviews following its release.[11][12]

References

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  1. ↑ Wheeler, CJ (18 May 2022). "Phonopolis is a playful dystopian adventure from Amanita Design". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Zach, Ondřej (12 February 2026). "Vyzkoušejte Phonopolis, novou českou hru od tvůrců legendárního Machinaria" [Try out Phonopolis, a new Czech game from the creators of the legendary Machinarium]. iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  3. ↑ Cvrček, Martin (18 May 2026). "Dokument Constructing Phonopolis mapuje dlouhý vývoj novinky od Amanity. Po vydání dojde i na český dabing" (in Czech). INDIAN.
  4. ↑ Hajda, Patrik (30 August 2017). "Podívejte se do zákulisí vývoje českých her. Na Steamu vyšel dokument New Game" [Take a look behind the scenes of the development of Czech games. The New Game documentary is out on Steam]. Games.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  5. 1 2 Princ, Zdeněk (18 May 2022). "Phonopolis má přinést čerstvý vítr do produkce Amanity" [Phonopolis is supposed to bring a breath of fresh air to Amanita's production]. Vortex (in Czech). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  6. ↑ Romano, Sal (18 May 2022). "Amanita Design announces adventure game Phonopolis". Gematsu. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Kachurova, Ivana (18 May 2022). "Phonopolis Announced For PC And Other Platforms". Future Game Releases. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  8. ↑ Diaz, Ana (18 May 2022). "Machinarium developer's next game will be built with stunning 3D dioramas". Polygon. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  9. ↑ Fraňková, Ruth (26 March 2024). "Amanita Design's Phonopolis game wins prestigious prize in San Francisco". Radio Prague International. Retrieved 18 May 2024. Under Amanita the project has been in development for over eight years already and it's probably going to take another two years to complete.
  10. ↑ Romano, Sal (29 April 2026). "Phonopolis launches May 20". Gematsu. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  11. 1 2 "Phonopolis Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  12. 1 2 "Phonopolis Reviews". OpenCritic. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  13. ↑ Iscitürk, Ahmet (21 May 2026). "Kopfhörer gegen die Diktatur: Phonopolis ist ein dystopischer (Alb)Traum aus Pappe". Eurogamer.de (in German). Retrieved 7 July 2026.
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