Deep, satisfying combat and weapon variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“So much love is poured into developing this combat system it blows my mind.”
Steam review · 227.2 h played ↗
Monster Hunter: World
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%CAPCOM Co., Ltd.2018Action · RPG · Adventure
The verdict
A deep, rewarding hunt-craft-repeat action RPG with great combat and monsters. Skip it if you hate grind, unskippable cutscenes or want painless co-op.
Great for
Players who enjoy weighty boss-rush combat, gear grinding and hunting with friends
Main risk
Slow, clunky combat, long unskippable cutscenes and awkward co-op may make you bounce
What players love
Addictive hunt, craft, repeat loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“your brain just goes off like a slot machine.”
Steam review · 52.3 h played ↗
Great monster design and living ecosystems
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Each monster has it own ecology, and the way you fight them differs as well.”
Steam review · 239.8 h played ↗
Huge content, Iceborne expansion is excellent
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“so much content even after 200+ hours.”
Steam review · 247.2 h played ↗
Fun co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“it helped me bond further with my friends in grinding out armor sets, weapons”
Steam review · 963.7 h played ↗
Better than Wilds, great entry point
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“Honestly this is better than wilds, it looks better its harder and most importantly RUNS BETTER”
Steam review · 106.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Unskippable cutscenes and long tutorial
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“If you enjoy walking 30 feet and then having control of your character taken away to watch an UNSKIPPABLE cutscene, then this game is for you.”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
Clunky, slow combat with stagger and bad hitboxes
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“combat does not flow.”
Steam review · 9.8 h played ↗
Repetitive grind and boring loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“This game is just repeatedly farming the same content for the sake of getting drops which help you repeatedly farm different content.”
Steam review · 7.6 h played ↗
Awkward co-op: story quests can't be joined together
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“All players must individually seek out the monster, watch a cutscene, quit the mission and only then can you invite your friends into the lobby”
Steam review · 43.7 h played ↗
Bloated UI and excessive hand-holding
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“constant tutorial popups, constant "HEY!" in your ear”
Steam review · 10 h played ↗
Empty online: players ignore SOS flares on PC
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“existing players will barely join your quests. You will fire off SOS flares, you will wait, and you will be met with silence.”
Steam review · 58 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified52 GB
Minimum
OSWINDOWS® 10 (64-bit required)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5 4460 or Core™ i3 9100F or AMD FX™-6300 or Ryzen™ 3 3200G
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA®GeForce®GTX 760 or GTX1050 or AMD Radeon™ R7 260x or RX 560
Storage52 GB available space
Recommended
OSWINDOWS® 10 (64-bit required)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i7 3770 or Core™ i3 8350 or Core™ i3 9350F / AMD Ryzen™ 5 1500X or Ryzen™ 5 3400G
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 (VRAM 3GB) or GTX 1650 / AMD Radeon™ RX 480 or RX 570
Storage52 GB available space
OSWINDOWS® 10 (64-bit required)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5 4460 or Core™ i3 9100F or AMD FX™-6300 or Ryzen™ 3 3200G
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA®GeForce®GTX 760 or GTX1050 or AMD Radeon™ R7 260x or RX 560
Storage52 GB available space
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