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Monster Hunter Wilds

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Overview

Who made it, when it came out, and how players rate it overall and right now

Developer & publisher
CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Released
Feb 27, 2025
Genres
Action · Adventure · RPG
Steam store page
Open
All-time positive
69%
Steam rating
Mixed
Last 30 days
84%▲ 15 pts
English reviews
122,772
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026

Recent reviews are much more positive than usual (+15 points). The game may have improved.

The Good

The most praised themes, as a share of all this game's reviews

Gameplay & combat26%
“Great game with very fun gameplay”
Performance23%
“game runs well, very fun, story is good”
Story & characters18%
“PEAK game, PEAK story, PEAK mechanics, PEAK EVERYTHING, I HIGHLY recommend”
Content & grind13%
“10/10 so much content in the base game”
Developers & updates12%
“Overall very good and I can't wait for the updates to come and make it even better”

The Bad

The most common complaints, as a share of all this game's reviews

Performance29%
“i cant recommend it until they fix the performance”
Bugs & crashes19%
“What a Broken mess (Refunded) dont waste your money on this”
Developers & updates15%
“Every update feels like it gets worse and worse”
Story & characters12%
“The story is bad, the characters worse, and the gameplay loop the worst in the series”
Gameplay & combat12%
“If you want to play Monster Hunter, go play World, better content, gameplay and pricing than this pile of garbage”

Recent complaints

Top complaints in reviews from the last 30 days (Sep 28 to Oct 28), to spot new problems or recent fixes

Bugs & crashes10%
“it just randomly broke after about 40 hours, the game will not even load to the main menu without crashing now”
Performance8%
“seriously a year after release and the performance is garbage”
Story & characters8%
“The story is terrible, the mechanics are confusing and bloated, and the characters are annoying”

Opinions over time

Percent positive each month, with the number of reviews below. The dashed line is the all-time score, and the last point covers the last 30 days.

Monthly % positiveFlagged monthAll-time score (69%)
Flagged events (red dots): months with a surge of negative reviews or a sharp drop in score.
  • Jun 2025 (score drop): 5,650 reviews, 37% positive vs a usual 69%
  • Jul 2025 (score drop): 4,895 reviews, 44% positive vs a usual 64%

Playtime

Percent positive by how many hours reviewers had played when they wrote their review

A low score under 2 hours often means a rough first impression, a bad launch, or performance problems.

Review Randomizer

A random review from this game's sample, which leans toward reviews other players found helpful

Recommended · 350 h played · Oct 2026
might be my favorite action game ever? and this is WITH the bs rng, forgettable/skippable NPCs and story the game loop, the character customization, and raw dopamine u get from getting better and better at the game overrides these flaws for me