CREAKS
Format iOS, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One
Developer/publisher Amanita Design
Origin Czech Republic
Release 2020
One thing you’re pretty much guaranteed when playing a game from Amanita Design is an abundance of artistry. The Czech studio has spent the past 18 years straddling the divide between videogame design and traditional art techniques. And Creaks is no exception. It’s a puzzle-platformer about things that go bump in the night – or simply when the lights flicker off and on. However, what really stands out is the way its ornate world is brought to life with a combination of oil painting and puppetry.
That’s no surprise, perhaps, given how the project began. “The concept and basic design came from my diploma work at the Academy Of Arts, Architecture And Design in Prague,” lead designer and artist Radim Jurda tells us. “A lot of Amanita’s games originate from this same animation studio.” Samorost, the studio’s first release, was the diploma project of founder Jakub Dvorsky, while Botanicula was created by fellow alumnus Jaromir Plachý.
There aren’t many art schools in the Czech Republic, co-creator explains, meaning that many projects are naturally interconnected thanks to students working with each other, as well
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