Phonopolis Explained

Phonopolis is an upcoming video game developed by Amanita Design.

Plot

Felix, an inconspicuous young man lives in Phonopolis a city ruled by the authoritarian Leader. He 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 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]

Gameplay

Phonopolis is a point and click adventure puzzle game, mixing exploration with puzzles.

Development

Phonopolis was originally developed by Hammeware.^[2] The project caught interest of Jakub Dvorský from Amanita Design and in 2016 development moved under Amanita Design.^[3] The game was officially announced on 18 May 2022.^{[4] [5]} The game differs from previous titles by Amanita Design with its graphics. While previous games used 2D graphics Phonopolis uses 3D graphics made from paper. The game refers to interwar avant-garde artistic trends, such as constructivism, futurism or suprematism.^[6] As of March 2024, Amanita Design expected the game to take approximately two more years to complete.^[7]

Notes and References

1. News: Wheeler . CJ . 2022-05-18 . Phonopolis is a playful dystopian adventure from Amanita Design . 2024-01-22 . . en.
2. Web site: Hajda . Patrik . 2017-08-30 . 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 . 25 May 2023 . Games.cz . cs.
3. Web site: Princ . Zdeněk . 2022-05-18 . Phonopolis má přinést čerstvý vítr do produkce Amanity . Phonopolis is supposed to bring a breath of fresh air to Amanita's production . 25 May 2023 . Vortex . cs.
4. Web site: Romano . Sal . 18 May 2022 . Amanita Design announces adventure game Phonopolis . 25 May 2023 . Gematsu.
5. Web site: Kachurova . Ivana . Phonopolis Announced For PC And Other Platforms . Future Game Releases . 25 May 2023 . 18 May 2022.
6. Web site: Diaz . Ana . Machinarium developer's next game will be built with stunning 3D dioramas . Polygon . 25 May 2023 . 18 May 2022.
7. Web site: Fraňková . Ruth . 26 March 2024 . Amanita Design's Phonopolis game wins prestigious prize in San Francisco . May 18, 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..