

Monsters and creatures were designed to be threatening and challenging, so that players would not feel "guilty" about killing them.

To stand out from other monster hunting games, the team introduced Kemono, monsters which were described as "a fusion of nature and animals", and Karakuri, a building mechanic which supplements the game's melee combat. According to game director Kotaro Hirata, the team learnt from their experience developing the Toukiden series, and intended to create a modern Japanese monster-hunting game.

Wild Hearts is a hack and slash hunting genre video game combat-centered game developed by Omega Force and published by Electronic Arts under its EA Originals label.ĭevelopment of the game started in 2018.
