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Phonopolis is a story-driven puzzle adventure set in a hand-painted 3D world made of cardboard. Solve a wide variety of playful puzzles and help Felix end the Leader's oppressive influence in a resonant dystopian city inspired by avant-garde art.
Phonopolis is a puzzle, hand-drawn and adventure game
developed and published by Amanita Design.
Released on May 20th 2026 is available on Windows, MacOS, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.
It has received 1,733 reviews of which 1,613 were positive and 120 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 16.49€ on Steam with a 25% discount.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 (64-bit) or better
- Processor: 2 GHz Intel i5 or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible GPU
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 15 GB available space
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- OS: macOS Sierra
- Processor: 2 GHz Intel i5 or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Metal compatible GPU
- Storage: 15 GB available space
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I'd say it's a whole new level for an Amanita design game, even though they always have been special. In their art you see the soul, their hand-made worlds have a warm atmosphere, even if the story is a bit dark, like here with the dystopian theme. Here they went above and beyond everything they've done before - an entire hand-crafted cardboard city, transferred into a game, it's simply insane. Also now they have a voiceover, rather than a purely visual story, which also makes the game stand out. As for the gameplay, it was never that important to me in Amanita games. But the puzzles here are quite easy, intuitive and satisfying, so for people not familiar with other Amanita games it makes for an easier entry. Glad to see that even after all these years these Czech guys are still able to surprise us with a banger like this :)
To be honest: I don't particularly like Phonopolis as an adventure game. Its puzzles are often middling, the game doesn't do a great job of signalling what is expected and a bunch of them are repeated too often. The adventure part of the game is perhaps best approached like a toy book, where weird and wondrous things happen if you push this button or pull this lever. I'm also not a huge fan of the story, and that's mainly because the spoken text (is this a first for Amanita?), while acted nicely, spells out just how simplistic this is as a fable of an autocratic society. Take out the literal language and the simplicity becomes more poetic. And in spite of this: if you're a fan of Amanita, this is another gorgeous artefact by an idiosyncratic bunch of artists. Phonopolis is beautiful to look at and listen to, and what I consider to be weaknesses in terms of game design often work well if you adjust your expectations of what Phonopolis tries to be. It's not a LucasArts- or Sierra-style adventure game with puzzles that match that style. It's an audiovisual storybook that lets you play with it and experience its story this way.
I don't think anything as a "bad Amanita Design" game is possible. As always, the game is crafted with such insane attention to detail, such beautiful sound design and music. It genuinely amazes me that such a small studio can produce things of such insane quality time in time. Phonopolis is visually stunning, I've not seen such a beautiful artstyle in a game since a long time. While not as challenging as Machinarium or some of their other games, the puzzles are still fun. The story is also fairly in-depth. Absolutely worth the price tag.
Whoever convinced these developers, who are masters at non-verbal storytelling, to add a narrator to their game did them a tremendous disservice. I really encourage the developers to add a patch to the game that just removes the narrator. The game profoundly does not need it. The non-verbal storytelling is as spectacular as always. I am on team **loving** the puzzles. They responded to the Machinarium critique that the puzzles felt disconnected. The puzzles are completely embedded in the world, and it's fun to tinker around with them and figure out what works. Like playing a puzzle box.
Over 10 years in the making, a game with a political message released just at the right time. Phonopolis is the latest work of Amanita, a studio that is well known for its charming story-focused point and click games. I had no doubt that they will make me fall in love with this game again, and I cannot say that I'm not. Phonopolis feels like an amalgamation of the studio's previous works while also trying something new. An insane amount of time, energy and quality went into this game, resulting in a solid experience. You feel that Amanita really wanted to deliver a message, but occasionally seems to shiver a little about it even though it wouldn't need to. Let's get the basics out of the way. You get the typical point and click puzzle game: some puzzles are more straight forward than others, some might need a bit of trial and error. In between you get to explore the city which opens up more over time. Occasionally you're rewarded with a cut scene. After 5 hours I was done with the game, which felt just right for the asking price. So far so good. You see, previous Amanita titles could be split into two categories: - The Samorost/Machiarium style games: calm and slow paced games with little hand holding. Sometimes I'd look at a scene for 20 minutes, pondering, looking for clues, trying things, while my mind tried to connect it all together. The games would make no rush about it. - Botanicula style games: they're more cartoony, sometimes loud, sometimes silly and definitely more linear, quicker in the pace. In Phonopolis it feels like these two worlds have collided. You have these wonderful puzzle scenes, which are sometimes easy, but also sometimes not so easy. The game is very busy, the town is full of people, most puzzles have you either interact with them, or flee from the authority. So the pace is definitely on the high side, while the puzzles sometimes require a bit more time. And unfortunately those two attributes sometimes work against each other. Sometimes it feels like the devs were scared to lose your attention, and multiple puzzles will give you hints quite early on, something I'm not a big fan of. Give me time, ease a bit, I want to think it through. After all though, I enjoyed my time in Phonopolis. The storytelling is wonderful, I enjoyed the game being dubbed. The graphics are amazing, and do a great job at guiding you through the world. The puzzles are still fun to solve, even with the issues I had about some of them. Once again I have to praise Floex for making an amazing soundtrack, one that I'll listen to aplenty outside the game as well. I wonder how the changes in today's world have changed Phonopolis path. I wonder if Amanita would've thought 10 years ago that the timing couldn't be better for such a game. I gotta say if I played this back then, I definitely would have had a different perspective than today.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Phonopolis is currently priced at 16.49€ on Steam.
Yes, Phonopolis is currently available at a 25% discount. You can purchase it for 16.49€ on Steam.
Yes, Phonopolis received 1,613 positive votes out of a total of 1,733 achieving a rating of 8.85.
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Phonopolis was developed and published by Amanita Design.
Yes, Phonopolis is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Phonopolis is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
No, Phonopolis is not playable on Linux.
Yes, Phonopolis is playable and fully supported on Steam Deck.
Yes, Phonopolis is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.
No, Phonopolis does not support VR.
Phonopolis is a single-player game.
Yes, there is a DLC available for Phonopolis. Explore additional content available for Phonopolis on Steam.
No, Phonopolis does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Phonopolis does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Phonopolis is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Last Updates| Steam data | 10 October 2026 23:00 UTC |
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| SteamSpy data | 04 October 2026 09:14 UTC |
| Steam price | 11 October 2026 02:32 UTC |
| Steam reviews | 08 October 2026 21:57 UTC |
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Amanita Design
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Amanita Design
Release
20 May 2026
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