Chuchel is an adventure game set in a colourful world full of unique characters.You're tasked with helping Chuchel, a tiny fuzzy black creature, and his little rodent friend get his sacred cherry back after it repeatedly gets stolen in a series of strange and hilarious ways.
Two years ago, Alkis Livathinos had no idea he'd eventually be working on a small puzzle game called Hue. The game's creators, Henry Hoffman and Dan da Rocha, who had already begun working on the project, didn't know either.
This is not a painting. It's actually a game called Morphopolis. If you've ever played Machinarium, you'll find this game somewhat familiar. The game with robots and an industrial backdrop was actually an influence to Morphopolis, the creators say.
Steampunk games that feature steam-powered machines and settings in an alternate history of the Wild West or the industrialized British era of the 19th century are rare. Maybe even more than cyberpunk titles.
I think that Botanicula, the new game from Machinarium indies Amanita Design, is freakin' wonderful. I already wrote about why I like it, so read that if you're wondering about the game. Short version: if you have a heart and like lovely and funny things, you should play it.
Holy heck, I loved Machinarium. I loved it for its art, and for its difficult puzzles and inventive hint system. And I loved it for Tomas Dvorak's spacious, hugely evocative musical score.
Man, I want to play Botanicula. Amanita Design won me over forever with their splendid adventure game Machinarium, and I've been looking forward to its follow-up Botanicula ever since I first heard about it.
You like Machinarium? Then you may like Osada, the newest game from Machinarium's developers, Amanita Design. It's free, and you can play it right now.
Machinarium creator Jakub Dvorský was at this weekend's GameCityNights event, announcing not one, not five, but three new games to come from Amanita Design. We (read: Kotaku's favourite Englishmen at Rock Paper Shotgun) dispatched monocled investigator Brendan Caldwell to track him down and find out everything possible.
Machinarium - an adventure game we like very much - is headed to the Wii via its WiiWare service. Release date TBA. Yay!
The people who made the beautiful adventure game Machinarium estimate that only about 5 to 15 per cent of the people who played their game actually paid for it. They don't seem too pissed. In fact, they're offering those thieves a sweet deal.
Never ones to let a bit of charity corner the market for gaming bargains, Valve's Steam service is now offering the "Steam Play Indie Pack", which bundles five great games along with ability to play on both Mac and PC.
The studio responsible for last year's indie adventure/puzzle hit Machinarium says that Microsoft refused the game for Xbox Live Arcade after six months of negotiations. "They don't want to support games which aren't Microsoft exclusives," the studio chief alleges.
Machinarium isn't just a great game, it's got one hell of a soundtrack, which although already available digitally and on CD, can soon be purchased on something a little more collectable.
In case you haven't noticed, we're playing catch-up here at Kotaku. Reviewing some games that were missed in the run-in to the holiday season. Which is great, because it means I get a chance to talk about Machinarium.
Lovers of adventure gaming and all things quirky will be pleased to hear that Amanita Design has slashed the price of its two best titles. From now until Christmas, you can get Machinarium and Samorost 2 together for just $US10.
