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Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin cover art

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin

CAPCOM Co., Ltd. · 2021-07-08

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AdventureRPG

Franchise: Monster Hunter · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jul 08, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 08, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 14, 2025 (Xbox One), Jun 14, 2024 (PlayStation 4)

A new adventure awaits you in this second installment of the turn-based RPG series set in the world of Monster Hunter! Become a Rider and form bonds with friendly monsters known as Monsties to fight alongside them as you take part in an epic story.

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin is an Adventure and RPG game released in 2021, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 2,000,000 to 5,000,000 owners and Very Positive (83% of 17,197 reviews).

137
playing now
83%
positive of 17k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
86/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (29 ratings)
59
Nexus mods (92k downloads)
4.48★
PlayStation Store rating (3,092 ratings)
81/100
opencritic · strong · 85% recommend · from 141 critics
51h
to beat · rushed 31h · completionist 55h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

137 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin is a 2021 role-playing video game developed by Capcom and Marvelous and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Switch and Windows. It is a spinoff title in the Monster Hunter series and a sequel to Monster Hunter Stories (2016). The game was released worldwide on July 9, 2021. A sequel, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, was released in March 2026.

Trailer

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin trailer thumbnail

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch

≈341,962 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 137 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 594 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~74/week).
  • · Review velocity up 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (6,433 reviews).
  • · Top 3% of 28,945 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 344k–775k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 17,224 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$13.57-66%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $10.38 at GameBillet (2025-12-14) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 104 of 138 observed days · $3.19 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4.8k4.8k20212026Week of 2021-07-01: 4,816 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,617 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 782 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 386 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2921182026-09-15 11:00 — 217 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 177 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 177 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 255 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 265 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 206 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 191 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 200 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 175 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 273 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 182 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 118 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 137 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 232 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 158 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 156 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 237 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 144 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 143 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 258 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 222 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 152 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 132 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 137 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
16k151Jul 2021Aug 2026Jul 2021 — avg 16,310 · peak 34,947Sep 2021 — avg 1,348 · peak 3,970Nov 2021 — avg 403 · peak 880Jan 2022 — avg 504 · peak 966Mar 2022 — avg 384 · peak 1,020May 2022 — avg 638 · peak 1,368Jul 2022 — avg 485 · peak 898Sep 2022 — avg 270 · peak 583Nov 2022 — avg 582 · peak 1,437Jan 2023 — avg 502 · peak 877Mar 2023 — avg 392 · peak 800May 2023 — avg 279 · peak 619Jul 2023 — avg 344 · peak 584Sep 2023 — avg 258 · peak 590Nov 2023 — avg 282 · peak 514Jan 2024 — avg 326 · peak 577Mar 2024 — avg 348 · peak 671May 2024 — avg 201 · peak 369Jul 2024 — avg 338 · peak 636Sep 2024 — avg 213 · peak 433Nov 2024 — avg 231 · peak 490Jan 2025 — avg 195 · peak 375Mar 2025 — avg 289 · peak 550May 2025 — avg 182 · peak 347Jul 2025 — avg 151 · peak 327Sep 2025 — avg 355 · peak 898Nov 2025 — avg 411 · peak 820Jan 2026 — avg 464 · peak 874Mar 2026 — avg 734 · peak 1,555May 2026 — avg 245 · peak 496Jul 2026 — avg 231 · peak 428Aug 2026 — avg 161 · peak 300
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$60.26$10.882021-04-232026-10-122021-04-23 — best price $59.992021-08-22 — best price $59.992021-11-02 — best price $49.612022-03-01 — best price $60.262022-05-01 — best price $26.992022-06-16 — best price $26.392022-08-08 — best price $25.792022-09-25 — best price $59.992022-11-08 — best price $50.392022-12-22 — best price $15.842023-02-21 — best price $59.992023-04-30 — best price $19.992023-06-19 — best price $16.792023-07-22 — best price $19.992023-09-02 — best price $19.602023-10-23 — best price $19.992023-12-01 — best price $33.592024-01-23 — best price $32.792024-03-18 — best price $29.682024-06-02 — best price $34.792024-09-20 — best price $29.992024-11-11 — best price $21.992024-12-20 — best price $29.992025-01-28 — best price $21.992025-03-12 — best price $29.992025-05-25 — best price $25.142025-07-17 — best price $39.992025-08-30 — best price $39.992025-10-27 — best price $17.002025-12-17 — best price $12.182026-02-05 — best price $14.792026-04-21 — best price $39.992026-06-25 — best price $14.792026-08-17 — best price $33.592026-10-12 — best price $13.57
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

191502026-05-30 — 77 pageviews2026-06-03 — 85 pageviews2026-06-07 — 135 pageviews2026-06-11 — 110 pageviews2026-06-15 — 109 pageviews2026-06-19 — 102 pageviews2026-06-23 — 169 pageviews2026-06-27 — 155 pageviews2026-07-01 — 106 pageviews2026-07-05 — 126 pageviews2026-07-09 — 91 pageviews2026-07-13 — 78 pageviews2026-07-17 — 67 pageviews2026-07-21 — 96 pageviews2026-07-25 — 77 pageviews2026-07-29 — 87 pageviews2026-08-02 — 82 pageviews2026-08-06 — 74 pageviews2026-08-10 — 72 pageviews2026-08-14 — 68 pageviews2026-08-18 — 77 pageviews2026-08-22 — 70 pageviews2026-08-26 — 61 pageviews2026-08-30 — 73 pageviews2026-09-03 — 81 pageviews2026-09-07 — 113 pageviews2026-09-11 — 127 pageviews2026-09-15 — 82 pageviews2026-09-19 — 128 pageviews2026-09-23 — 91 pageviews2026-09-27 — 77 pageviews2026-10-01 — 77 pageviews2026-10-05 — 62 pageviews2026-10-08 — 100 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

48
achievements tracked
77.8%
earned "Proficient Partbreaker Symbol"
37%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam Cloud22 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Post-launch support: 22 DLC released, first 2021-07-09, latest 2022-02-16 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,5393%48
Switch (Nintendo)1,2140%0
Xbox One (Xbox)2425%48
Switch (Nintendo)1280%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DPvERPGJRPGLootDragonsFantasyCartoonyAdventureEmotional

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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