
Dystopia is the eighth version of Incredibox. It was released on December 1, 2020.[1]
Official Description[]
Dizzying and hard-hitting, V8 “DYSTOPIA” pumps out a fascinating thrill for your senses! Embrace a dark, cyberpunk fantasy in which technology takes over with 20 new sounds, new beats, melodies, vocals, and effects each with their own original character! Powerful musical distortions, haunting melancholy vocals and clicking, jangling electronic tones epically intertwine to create the perfect sci-fi soundtrack.
Overview[]
Dystopia has acquired an unusual, dystopian style, this time providing us with even more unusual and inhuman sounds and the most original and creative design among all versions of Incredibox. Most likely, the version was created under the impression of the success of the 6th version Alive, as it was very popular with the fans. Continuing the mood of Alive, Dystopia has the same mysterious and dark sounds.
The bonuses in this version tell us the story of a dystopian city consumed by technology and a dictatorial regime, in which the protagonist, Lead, decides to end the cycle by making his way on his shuttle through the chase to the Great Pyramid in the center of the city, having reached, he falls into the energy flow inside the pyramid, thereby putting it out of action, and de-energizing the entire city. These are the longest 3 bonuses in the entire game, and due to their length and plot, it was possible to create a small short film based on them.
So Far So Good has tried to carefully hide the development process, very rarely releasing any posts about the new version, without releasing a single photo of the WIPs of the characters prior to the release of the version. And after the release of the version and the first bonus, the audio files of the other two upcoming bonuses were not added to the application, as was the case with previous versions. Because of that, the version was full of mysteries, and many fan attempts to predict how the character designs in the new version would look like, what sounds would be, and what the next bonuses would show us, no other version of Incredibox has had as much hype and fan content around it as this one.
Leaks[]
Although the development process of this version was carefully hidden, this version was the first to have numerous leaks from the official website of Incredibox. One of these is a file with early versions of icons for bonuses and an early version of the version description for the official site.

An image of the glitch posted on November 13th, 2020 in Artemiy Kopych's Discord server by a deleted user.
On November 13, 2020, at 11:30 am, a glitch was discovered on the official website, where the version selection screen did not look right. Additionally, instead of the actual image file used for version icons at that time (switch-bt.png), the menu buttons featured all 7 versions, including Dystopia. As of 21:28, the glitch was still present on the site, presumably by 21:55 it was fixed. A little later, the position of the “settings” button was also corrected.

The leaked set of bonus icons, notice how all three icons are different from their appearance in the official release.
On that same day, an updated file with images of icons for bonuses (bt-bonus.svg) was found on the site, on which there were new icons for Dystopia. (Subsequently, all bonus icons were replaced with the current ones during the version's release). In addition, a new option “Restore all mixes” was found in the settings.
On November 15th at 6:18 am, the version background (down-v8-artwork.jpg) for the APP tab on the official Incredibox website was leaked. However, the description was used from Jeevan. Later, at 3:00pm
History[]
2020[]
- June 25: The first teaser was released, featuring the character animation process for Reach, with Bass, Atlanta, and Houhou.
- September 16: A second teaser featuring the sound composition was released, featuring the new sounds of Arpeg and Koungou as well as the full versions of Atlanta and Bass for the first time.
- October 2: A third teaser featuring Atlanta and Believe in action was released.
- November 3: A trailer was released and a release date for the version was announced and the title reveal.
- December 1: The version became available for download, with Riviera being available alongside the launch.
- December 11: The storyboard for the Riviera bonus done by Romain Laforet was revealed.
- December 18: A trailer showing the development process of the Riviera bonus was released.
2021[]
- January 22: A video was released showing the development process of the second bonus.
- February 2: A video showing the development process of the single for the version was released.
- February 3: A video showing the sound development process for Organ was released.
- February 10: A teaser video for the second bonus was released.
- February 19: The second bonus Zemetekile was released.
- March 10: The single for Dystopia was released digitally.
- April 22: A teaser video for a short film based on this version was released.
- April 30: A short film of the eighth version was released. Alongside the third bonus Cumulor.
Bonuses[]
Icon | Name | Released | Combination |
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Riviera | December 1, 2020 (Alongside Launch) |
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Zemetekile | February 19 2021 | ||
Cumulor | April 30, 2021 (Alongside Short Film) |
Trivia[]
- Dystopia is mostly in C# minor at 140 bpm.
- Riviera is in C# harmonic minor and C# minor.
- This is the only version where character design WIPs and sketches were not published prior to the release of the version.
- This is the second version to contain CGI animation in the bonuses,[2] with the first being Alive.
- This is the first second version to not use any accessories from the older versions.
- Unlike the other versions of Incredibox, all 20 Incredimen have the same color scheme regardless of their category.
- Alpha and Little Miss also had black on white color schemes, but this was prior to Incredibox using colors for the Incredimen.
- The appearance of the second beat Tuctom is very similar to HAL 9000 from the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, the first Melody Arpeg also has a similar appearance to B1 battle droid from the Star Wars franchise.
- The bonuses in this version are plot consistent, unlike other versions.
- This is the only version that has a short film.
- The third bonus Cumulor is the only bonus without lyrics in this version, and also the fourth in the entire game to not have lyrics.
- In the Cumulor bonus, the sign of the first beat in Alpha, Lead was shown on the main character's exoskeleton screen.
- This caused fans to believe that Choir is Lead, however So Far So Good has confirmed that it is a possible interpretation and that it could be placed in any way the fans want.
- “Riviera” is possibly the name of the dystopian city from Dystopia. “Cumulor” is the name of the pyramid. “Zemetekile” is the name of the protagonist's shuttle. “Astra Makula” is possibly the name of the main character. “Terra” is earth. “Bora” means strong, cold, wind, and island.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ENJOY!". Incredibox on Twitter.com, Retrieved on December 1 2020.
- ↑ "Let us introduce you the incredible Gaëtan Boutet (CREAM Motion) who allowed us to reach a new level of animation for the Incredibox bonuses. Already known as the creator of VoluMax, his work is awesome!". Incredibox on Twitter.com, retrieved on December 18 2020.