Studio Wumpus is bringing board game night to Nintendo Switch with Sumer, a family-friendly strategy game where you play as Sumerian nobles competing to sacrifice to the goddess Inanna.
Sumer is a love letter to board games, inspired by Settlers of Catan and other great innovations in board game design over the past decade. It pulls from ancient Mesopotamian mythology and history and pits players against each other in a non-violent competition of prayer and sacrifice. The game plays through several rounds where you gather resources, compete in auctions, and build up a ziggurat in honor of the great goddess.
Studio Wumpus is a four-person studio that has been working on Sumer for the past three years. The game is already on Steam Early Access but has found the perfect local multiplayer platform with Nintendo Switch. The game has been an official selection at several festivals as well as being an Honorable Mention at the 2016 IGF Awards.
Sumer costs 14.99 USD and is out April 5th on Nintendo Switch.
