Monster Hunter: World is an exceptional Action/Adventure that raises the bar for the genre.
90
Verdict
89%
Steam
93
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive Steam reviews (89% positive)
Active community with 14,073 concurrent players
Critically acclaimed (93/100 critic average)
Rich open world to explore
Steep difficulty curve may not appeal to casual players
Monster Hunter: World is a 2018 action role-playing game developed and published by Capcom. The fifth mainline installment in the Monster Hunter series, it was released worldwide for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in January 2018, with a Windows version following in August 2018. In the game, the player takes the role of a Hunter, tasked to hunt down and either kill or trap monsters that roam in one of several environmental spaces. If successful, the player is rewarded through loot consisting of parts from the monster and other elements that are used to craft weapons and armor, amongst other equipment. The game's core loop has the player crafting appropriate gear to be able to hunt down more difficult monsters, which in turn provide parts that lead to more powerful gear. Players may hunt alone or in a group of up to four players via the game's online multiplayer.
Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 23h ago
Yes its 2026 and this is my first experience with a Monster Hunter game. Why can't games these days capture the magic that this one has? Hype moments and aura followed by dying to you own mistake. Perfect.
I like this game. it took a while to get used to playing it (this was my first action fighter on controller) but i got there eventually. I don't play fighting games because my hands are too slow to do an input, but this game is perfectly playable for me. I like boss fights, and this game is just Boss Rush: The Game. there's more of a focus on spacing and pre-positioning, rather than reactive i-frame dodge rolls, so it looks a lot less gamified than Dark Souls does. (there are still iframes, there's just less of them). If you're getting this game, get the iceborne expansion. it's 100% worth it. And stay away from any gear/weapons with "Defender" or "Guardian" in the name. Those are story skip gear for vets or people rushing to endgame. newbies should ignore them so they can learn how to set build. Gear/Set building is an important skill because about 40% of my hours have been spent staring at menus trying to come up with gear solutions to problems. For everything you dislike about a monster, there's an armour skill to solve that. The question is, how do you get them all? that's the puzzle that Defender and Guardian gear doesn't let you learn to solve. 10/10 game, highly recommended. PS: do NOT play this KBM. please use a controller. any controller - i tried this game with a HOTAS for fun. KBM just doesn't work for this game.
changed my life for the better. I used to have depression before I played this game. Now I still have depression but atleast I am playing peak.
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