Big upgrade over the first game
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Better than the original in every single way, from graphics to combat, to story, to postgame to QoL.”
Steam review · 61 h played ↗
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 82%Very Positive · 82%CAPCOM Co., Ltd.2021JRPG · RPG · Adventure
The verdict
A charming, content-rich monster-collecting JRPG with a fun rock-paper-scissors combat system and big post-game. Skip it if you hate repetitive dungeons, grind, uncontrollable AI partners or Navirou.
Great for
Monster Hunter or Pokemon fans who like turn-based combat, egg hunting and gene-based team building
Main risk
Repetitive dungeons, grindy loops and an annoying forced AI partner can make it a slog
What players love
Fun monster collecting and gene customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“If you can't *find* the perfect monstie via egg gambling, you can *make* it by playing with their genetics.”
Steam review · 36.9 h played ↗
Engaging, strategic turn-based combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Really fun game with a very smart battle system.”
Steam review · 27.9 h played ↗
Charming story, characters and cozy vibe
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the story is incredible enough that I literally couldn't stop playing it”
Steam review · 34.6 h played ↗
Beautiful visuals, animations and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Compared to the first game the graphics are simply amazing and the game itself is great.”
Steam review · 34.5 h played ↗
Lots of post-game and content
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“As with most Monster Hunter games, the game only begins once the main story ends, MHS2 is no different, there's tons of late game content if you have the time to spare”
Steam review · 57.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Weak, boring story and characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“For a game with "Stories" in the title the story is best skipped. It's extremely poorly written...”
Steam review · 66.1 h played ↗
Enigma DRM added after launch
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Denuvo was removed.. only for Enigma DRM to be added.”
Steam review · 71 h played ↗
Repetitive gameplay and dungeons
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The game is extremely repetitive, the combat mechanics are bland”
Steam review · 34.5 h played ↗
PC bugs, multiplayer lockout and region-locked co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“There is a gamebreaking bug that completely locks out all multiplayer function on your save if you choose a skin color that isn't one of Capcom's presets.”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
Navirou is intensely annoying
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Navirou is hands down the most annoying character I've ever had the displeasure of encountering in a video game.”
Steam review · 50.1 h played ↗
Uncontrollable AI partner can make you lose
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“I don't know which smooth brain decided that your teammate, that you can't even control, Can wipe you when they lose all of their hearts”
Steam review · 20.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support28 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 10 (64-BIT Required)/Windows® 11
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-3470 3.20 GHz or AMD FX-6300™ or better
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA®GeForce® GTX 960 / 2GB VRAM or AMD Radeon RX 560 / 2GB VRAM
Storage28 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 10 (64-BIT Required)/Windows® 11
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-4460 3.20 GHz or AMD FX-8300™ or better
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA®GeForce® GTX 960 / 2GB VRAM or AMD Radeon RX 560 / 2GB VRAM
Storage28 GB available space
OSWindows® 10 (64-BIT Required)/Windows® 11
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-3470 3.20 GHz or AMD FX-6300™ or better
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA®GeForce® GTX 960 / 2GB VRAM or AMD Radeon RX 560 / 2GB VRAM
Storage28 GB available space
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