Lost Native

Name

Lost Native

Legal name

Lost Native Ltd.

Website

https://lostnative.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Video Games

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional/Local Market Publishers & Distributors (Territory Rights, Localization-led Publishing) (MPAFABAH)

Keywords

• Indie game development
• Video game studio
• Cozy strategy games
• Card game design
• Multiplayer game design

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Game Sales: Lost Native generates revenue through direct sales of Wild Country via digital distribution platforms including Steam, Fanatical, and Nuuvem. Players can purchase the game for PC with additional platforms (Xbox, Nintendo Switch) listed as available or upcoming.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Lost Native is a remote-first independent game studio that develops and sells video games. Its debut and only current product is Wild Country, a cozy competitive strategy game combining card collection mechanics with city-building elements, set in the Big Sky Canyon region. The studio distributes the game digitally to consumers via PC storefronts (Steam, Fanatical, Nuuvem) and Xbox.

Product overview

Lost Native is an independent remote-first game studio with a single debut title, Wild Country. Wild Country is a cozy competitive card game with city-building elements, released on PC (Steam, Fanatical, Nuuvem) and available on Xbox and Nintendo Switch. The studio focuses on approachable, family-friendly games featuring colorful animal characters, combining fast-paced tactical card gameplay with exploration and character customization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wild Country Wild Country is a cozy competitive strategy game combining card collection, city-building, and tactical gameplay set in Big Sky Canyon and Sun City. Players compete as animal characters in a tournament to become the next mayor. The game features a single-player campaign with side quests alongside online ranked and unranked multiplayer with crossplay support across PC and console platforms. It targets casual and family gamers seeking accessible yet strategically deep gameplay without mature content.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ConcernedApe (Stardew Valley): Solo/indie developer of Stardew Valley, the defining cozy farming/life-sim hit. Direct peer to Lost Native on cozy-aesthetic, animal-character presentation, and indie single-IP model targeting similar casual/family gamers.
• Glumberland (Ooblets): Small indie studio behind Ooblets, a cozy creature-collection/building/deck-building game. Near-perfect direct peer — combines card mechanics, building, charming animal characters, and cozy competitive gameplay aimed at the same audience as Wild Country.
• Monomi Park (Slime Rancher): Indie studio behind Slime Rancher, a cozy creature-collecting/exploration sim with stylized characters. Comparable as a small independent studio shipping a single approachable IP targeting family-friendly gamers.
• Witch Beam (Unpacking): Australian indie studio behind Unpacking, a leading cozy indie title. Direct peer on cozy-aesthetic positioning, small team, indie self-published model, and family-friendly adult audience.
• Max Inferno (A Little to the Left): Small indie studio behind A Little to the Left, a cozy puzzle/organizing game. Peer on cozy indie positioning, stylized aesthetic, and small-team self-publishing model.
• Toukana Interactive (Dorfromantik): German indie studio behind Dorfromantik, a cozy tile-placement strategy game. Peer on cozy + light strategy positioning, indie self-publishing, and family-friendly aesthetic.
• Sludge Life / Doseone / Terri Vellman: Cited by Lost Native's own community manager as a favorite; small indie team producing stylized, vibe-forward indie games with quirky characters — directly comparable aesthetic and small-team DNA.
• Mega Crit (Slay the Spire): Two-person indie studio behind Slay the Spire, the canonical card-based strategy game. Direct peer on deck-building/card-collection mechanics that Wild Country also leverages, with a small-team development model.
• Thunder Lotus Games (Spiritfarer): Indie studio behind Spiritfarer, a flagship cozy management/exploration game. Strong peer on cozy aesthetic, building/management mechanics, and indie publishing of emotionally accessible titles.

Broad incumbents

• Riot Games (Legends of Runeterra): Large publisher of competitive card/strategy games with cross-platform play. Comparable mechanics (deck-building, ranked multiplayer) but broader portfolio and significantly larger scale; serves as the relevant incumbent that constrains Lost Native's competitive multiplayer positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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