New from the creators of Machinarium promises puzzles, exploration and a story with a lot to say.

Phonopolis is coming to PC and consoles and invites us to free a city from the clutches of authoritarianism.

Botanicula, Creaks, Machinarium, Samorost 3… Few studios in the industry have demonstrated that they are more capable of capturing their world visually than Amanita Design, and now it is, phonopolisThe Czech team’s first adventure in the 3D world, featuring a trailer and first details today.

Phonopolis aims to provide a graphic adventure focused on history, in which the game is the main character. Discover and solve a wide variety of fun puzzles. Its world is handcrafted using a corrugated cardboard technique with a distinctive identity and opts for a traditional 12 FPS stop-motion animation reminiscent of classic animated films.

What do you want to tell us? The video game offers the player to travel to a dystopian city from which it borrows its name; here we will be Félix, an attentive young man fighting his countrymen to prevent his home from falling into the hands of a dictator. “The only person who consciously realizes the danger must stop the leader from seizing absolute power after it happens by accident.”

While Amanita Design acknowledges that this game deals with more mundane problems, in this case manipulation of society and individualism, she adds that it’s still an overall fun and enjoyable experience to play.

The new one from this veteran company is led by a new development team from Amanita Design. There’s no date, but right now its launch may be confirmed on PC and Mac via Steam and consoles to be announced in detail.