Feature: Hearthstone, Magic & Mario – The Many And Varied Influences Behind ‘Wild Country’

“We looked to take a page out of Nintendo’s book”.

Revealed at Gamescom back in August and coming to Switch (and Steam) in 2024, Wild Country is described as “a cozy-competitive card game with city-building elements” by its developer, Lost Native.

The game involves constructing buildings for the critters of Big Sky County while collecting cards and engaging friends and/or family in a competitive game of strategy. The deck/city-building elements bring to mind classics like Slay the Spire and SimCity, and the emphasis on competition appears to add some humour and spice to the cosy aesthetic, something we’ve seen plenty of over the past few years.

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