Monster Hunter Wilds 2025

About

Monster Hunter Wilds came out on February 28, 2025 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, then for Nintendo Switch 2 on December 4, 2026. On Steam, 53% of 203,757 player reviews are positive (Mixed). 18,827 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 37,762 in the last 30 days. It is Verified on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 15 hours, doing everything about 60 hours.

The unbridled force of nature runs wild and relentless, with environments transforming drastically from one moment to the next. This is a story of monsters and humans and their struggles to live in harmony in a world of duality.

Story

When a group of explorers led by the former hunter Fabius discovers a lone boy named Nata wandering the wasteland, they learn he comes from the Forbidden Lands, a harsh and uncharted region long believed to be uninhabited. Nata's people, the Keepers, were driven from their home by the White Wraith, a fearsome monster thought to have gone extinct. To uncover the truth and see the boy safely home, Fabius summons a recently promoted hunter and their feline palico companion to investigate. Together with the guild handler Alma and the blacksmith Gemma, they form the Avis Unit and set out into the unknown. As the expedition ventures deeper into the Forbidden Lands, they aid its native peoples against ferocious monsters and unnatural weather while tracking the elusive creature at the heart of the mystery.

What is happening now

Monster Hunter Wilds is Capcom's action RPG that launched in late February across PC and current-gen consoles. The game has maintained a mixed critical reception on Steam, prompting Capcom to announce a permanent price reduction alongside a restructured product lineup arriving in August. The company is retiring its existing Deluxe editions in favor of a new Gold Edition while introducing additional DLC bundles. Recent updates have focused on expanding solo play options. A patch made all 26 Event Quests playable offline, removing what had previously been an online requirement. Version 1.042 added save transfer support from the Prologue Demo, and Capcom released a new demo alongside these changes. An upcoming paid expansion called Ascendance is in development, though details remain limited following its June announcement. Speculation around potential Switch 2 compatibility has emerged from datamining, though nothing official has been confirmed.