Performance improved after patches
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the January Update fixed all my stuttering and massive frame drops on the "busier" areas of the game.”
Steam review · 542.3 h played ↗
Monster Hunter Wilds
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 53%Mixed · 53%CAPCOM Co., Ltd.2025Action RPG · Dating Sim · Action
The verdict
Fun, fluid monster-hunting combat with a big roster, held back by crashes (especially on AMD GPUs), easy pacing and a dull story. Skip it if you want a hard, methodical MH or have a crash-prone PC.
Great for
Newcomers and co-op groups who want fast, smooth monster fights and deep gear and fashion grinding
Main risk
Random crashes (GPU/D3D errors) and weak performance can make it unplayable on some PCs
What players love
Smooth, satisfying combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The gameplay is fun and satisfying. The weapon combos are relatively easy to chain, and the weapons genuinely all feel effective and unique.”
Steam review · 104.5 h played ↗
Great monster roster and ecology
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The world feels alive in a way the series has never achieved before.”
Steam review · 75.8 h played ↗
Beginner-friendly entry point
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Probably the easiest monster hunter game to start playing if this is your first monster hunter.”
Steam review · 74.5 h played ↗
Fun co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“I love playing with friends and I have always wanted a game where I could fight giant monsters with friends.”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
Deep gear grind and customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“So many variations and customization involved with a plethora of Armor pieces you can acquire”
Steam review · 222 h played ↗
What players complain about
Poor optimization and low fps
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The worst performance in any monster hunter game I have ever played.”
Steam review · 98.4 h played ↗
Frequent crashes and GPU errors
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Capcom's incompetency has lead this game to be full of crashes. Crashes that are constant, inconsistent, and obtusely persistent.”
Steam review · 98.2 h played ↗
Too easy, simplified and on rails
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“the game spends around 50 hours feeling like an extended tutorial before you finally reach the content that makes Monster Hunter fun.”
Steam review · 140.5 h played ↗
Pricing, DLC and Gold Edition anger
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the new Gold Edition feels like a slap in the face to early supporters.”
Steam review · 572.6 h played ↗
Weak story and unskippable cutscenes
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Even if you skip cutscenes, you can't skip the walk and talk sections.”
Steam review · 45.3 h played ↗
Steam Deck Verified is misleading
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“Steam Deck verified is a joke when it can't even keep a stable 30fps with minimum graphics settings and ultra-performance upscaling.”
Steam review · 10.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support75 GB
Minimum
OSWindows®10 (64-bit Required)/Windows®11 (64-bit Required)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-10400 or Intel® Core™ i3-12100 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660(VRAM 6GB) or AMD Radeon™ RX 5500 XT(VRAM 8GB)
Storage75 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows®10 (64-bit Required)/Windows®11 (64-bit Required)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-10400 or Intel® Core™ i3-12100 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 Super(VRAM 8GB) or AMD Radeon™ RX 6600(VRAM 8GB)
Storage75 GB available space
OSWindows®10 (64-bit Required)/Windows®11 (64-bit Required)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-10400 or Intel® Core™ i3-12100 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660(VRAM 6GB) or AMD Radeon™ RX 5500 XT(VRAM 8GB)
Storage75 GB available space
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