Strong story and likable characters
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“They're all treated pretty seriously, their relationships to each other were very refreshing. They felt like a believable family.”
Steam review · 121.6 h played ↗
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 77%Mostly Positive · 77%CAPCOM Co., Ltd.2026JRPG · Turn-Based Combat · RPG
−30%$69.99$48.99
US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A gorgeous, polished monster-collecting JRPG with streamlined gene systems and a strong story, but no real postgame, no multiplayer and PC crashes. Skip at full price if you want endgame.
Great for
Fans of monster collecting and turn-based JRPGs who want a story-driven single-player adventure
Main risk
No postgame or multiplayer, cut content, and a $70 price that feels steep
What players love
Gorgeous visuals and animation
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The combat animations are fantastic. The camera work, visual effects, and overall presentation make every battle feel dynamic and alive.”
Steam review · 69.8 h played ↗
Fun, strategic turn-based combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I enjoy this more "tactical" fighting style and all the dynamics of thinking of the "rock paper scissors", elemental weakness, ailment weakness”
Steam review · 41.8 h played ↗
Big quality-of-life leap over earlier games
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Lots of QoL improvements from the first 2. Feels very strong.”
Steam review · 13 h played ↗
Habitat restoration and egg hunting are addictive
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The farming for eggs in this game is SO incredibly good and addicting compared to the first two games.”
Steam review · 99.5 h played ↗
Streamlined gene system and monster building
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“you no longer need to consume monsters in order to transfer genes around, you can freely rearrange bingo boards at any stage”
Steam review · 118 h played ↗
What players complain about
No real postgame or endgame
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“There's absolutely nothing to see here, you're just spat out right before the final boss.”
Steam review · 61.8 h played ↗
Weak post-launch support and disappointing DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Amazing game, horrid post-launch support. No proper updates, no proper DLCs.”
Steam review · 149.9 h played ↗
Frequent crashes on PC
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Happens about 4-8 times a day so far.”
Steam review · 33.8 h played ↗
Overpriced for the content
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“charging 70 euros for this low amount of content feels like scam”
Steam review · 23.8 h played ↗
Ratha locked in party, no free flight
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The inability to remove him from the party removes any motivation you have to want to add a Fire Element monster to your team”
Steam review · 60.8 h played ↗
Combat relies on one-shot AOE and RNG
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“this particular installment is a little relentless with one-shot AOE attacks with unclear indications”
Steam review · 20.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support50 GB
Minimum
OSWindows®11 (64-bit Required)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i3-9100 or AMD Ryzen™ 3 3200G
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660(VRAM 6GB) or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT(VRAM 8GB)
Storage50 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows®11 (64-bit Required)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-10400 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super(VRAM 8GB) or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT(VRAM 8GB)
Storage50 GB available space
OSWindows®11 (64-bit Required)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i3-9100 or AMD Ryzen™ 3 3200G
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660(VRAM 6GB) or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT(VRAM 8GB)
Storage50 GB available space
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