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Monster Hunter: World

CAPCOM Co., Ltd. · 2018-08-08

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

Releases: Jan 26, 2018 (Xbox One), Aug 09, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 26, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

Welcome to a new world! In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.

Monster Hunter: World is an Action game released in 2018, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 10,000,000 to 20,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 515,119 reviews).

6,408
playing now
89%
positive of 519k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
10,000,000–20,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
252
twitch viewers (latest)
5.1
viewers/channel (concentration)
93/100
critic score (20 outlets, IGDB)
84/100
IGDB user rating (571 ratings)
6,560
Nexus mods (95M downloads)
4.71★
PlayStation Store rating (127,312 ratings)
90/100
opencritic · mighty · 96% recommend · from 189 critics
198h
to beat · rushed 35h · completionist 120h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

6,408 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 23:00 UTC (census sample)

Monster Hunter: World is a 2018 action role-playing game developed and published by Capcom. The fifth mainline installment in the Monster Hunter series, it was released worldwide for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in January 2018, with a Windows version following in August 2018. In the game, the player takes the role of a Hunter, tasked to hunt down and either kill or trap monsters that roam in one of several environmental spaces. If successful, the player is rewarded through loot consisting of parts from the monster and other elements that are used to craft weapons and armor, amongst other equipment. The game's core loop has the player crafting appropriate gear to be able to hunt down more difficult monsters, which in turn provide parts that lead to more powerful gear. Players may hunt alone or in a group of up to four players via the game's online multiplayer.

Trailer

Monster Hunter: World trailer thumbnail

Monster Hunter: World - Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Thriving
  • · 6,408 players in-game right now — a Steam top-100 title.
  • · 12,169 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,521/week).
  • · Review velocity up 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 27,701 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-10

Estimated sales: 13M–31M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 519,178 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$6.59-78%
Gamesplanet$7.26-76%
Humble Store$7.79-74%
Steam$7.79-74%
WinGameStore$7.79-74%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.40 at GameBillet (2026-04-23) · bundled 11×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 151 of 194 observed days · $0.86 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
18k18k20182026Week of 2018-08-01: 18,032 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 12,059 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3,791 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 824 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2,369 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 767 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 10,182 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 938 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2,031 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 495 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1,976 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 483 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1,405 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 270 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 781 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 952 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 161 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 935 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 4,513 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 203 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 6,763 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 451 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1,144 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 281 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1,383 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 322 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2,799 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 231 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 10,163 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 319 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 9,593 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 450 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 15,058 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2,501 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 10,517 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,191 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7,592 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,012 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5,220 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 538 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 4,370 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 443 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2,987 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 281 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 5,411 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 514 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3,070 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 251 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2,818 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 200 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 4,108 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 391 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 4,653 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 234 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4,788 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2,590 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 3,700 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 279 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2,643 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 198 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2,393 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2,865 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 210 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2,472 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 201 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2,526 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 232 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2,988 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 299 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2,845 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 237 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1,789 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2,026 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 176 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2,213 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 148 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2,381 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 148 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2,321 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 185 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,318 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1,623 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 148 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1,197 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1,789 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,647 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,643 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 143 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1,533 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1,096 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1,017 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,703 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 120 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,319 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,797 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 137 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,331 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,850 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 162 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,196 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,114 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,331 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,544 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,232 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,371 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1,514 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 143 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2,954 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 150 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5,062 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 423 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6,715 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 982 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2,829 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 275 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4,576 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 488 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2,860 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 279 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2,175 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 213 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3,907 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 390 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2,742 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 250 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3,139 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 268 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2,691 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 291 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3,227 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 382 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3,959 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 356 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2,831 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 258 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2,163 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 194 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2,766 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 255 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2,354 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 231 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,373 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,604 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 193 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,817 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 210 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,549 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 176 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,341 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 168 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 929 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,060 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 164 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,267 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,353 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 137 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,192 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 983 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 876 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,778 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 255 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 963 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,921 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 254 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,762 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 208 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1,233 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 1,341 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 153 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 595 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 65 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

27k6.4k2026-09-15 00:00 — 7,603 players2026-09-16 00:00 — 7,562 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 7,745 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 7,498 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 8,990 players2026-09-20 00:00 — 9,957 players2026-09-21 00:00 — 9,787 players2026-09-22 00:00 — 8,500 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 8,306 players2026-09-24 00:00 — 7,888 players2026-09-25 00:00 — 8,138 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 9,059 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 9,905 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 9,056 players2026-09-29 00:00 — 7,625 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 7,489 players2026-10-01 00:00 — 7,496 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 7,478 players2026-10-03 00:00 — 8,498 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 9,731 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 9,442 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 8,172 players2026-10-07 00:00 — 7,831 players2026-10-08 00:00 — 7,691 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 7,915 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 8,115 players2026-10-11 00:00 — 9,501 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 8,763 players2026-10-13 00:00 — 7,916 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 6,930 players2026-10-14 23:00 — 6,408 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
188k8.9kAug 2018Aug 2026Aug 2018 — avg 188,291 · peak 329,333Nov 2018 — avg 34,337 · peak 122,496Feb 2019 — avg 30,445 · peak 62,427May 2019 — avg 24,707 · peak 59,524Aug 2019 — avg 35,780 · peak 72,823Nov 2019 — avg 22,667 · peak 60,774Feb 2020 — avg 106,812 · peak 224,419May 2020 — avg 43,704 · peak 106,972Aug 2020 — avg 33,786 · peak 74,252Nov 2020 — avg 24,913 · peak 57,301Feb 2021 — avg 23,905 · peak 42,501May 2021 — avg 19,874 · peak 39,877Aug 2021 — avg 19,024 · peak 38,707Nov 2021 — avg 13,001 · peak 26,674Feb 2022 — avg 13,374 · peak 27,162May 2022 — avg 15,725 · peak 33,243Aug 2022 — avg 14,562 · peak 29,381Nov 2022 — avg 11,274 · peak 25,857Feb 2023 — avg 15,355 · peak 32,302May 2023 — avg 14,445 · peak 36,179Aug 2023 — avg 13,365 · peak 28,744Nov 2023 — avg 21,675 · peak 46,691Feb 2024 — avg 45,002 · peak 100,370May 2024 — avg 33,494 · peak 88,495Aug 2024 — avg 30,985 · peak 69,267Nov 2024 — avg 43,446 · peak 104,488Feb 2025 — avg 31,161 · peak 64,004May 2025 — avg 14,187 · peak 34,352Aug 2025 — avg 10,601 · peak 24,320Nov 2025 — avg 11,951 · peak 26,749Feb 2026 — avg 10,410 · peak 21,277May 2026 — avg 12,539 · peak 28,659Aug 2026 — avg 14,078 · peak 30,935
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

#37#962026-09-152026-10-142026-09-15 — #372026-09-16 — #372026-09-17 — #372026-09-18 — #852026-09-19 — #812026-09-20 — #792026-09-21 — #792026-09-22 — #772026-09-23 — #772026-09-24 — #792026-09-25 — #802026-09-26 — #802026-09-27 — #822026-09-28 — #852026-09-29 — #862026-09-30 — #872026-10-01 — #872026-10-02 — #912026-10-03 — #922026-10-04 — #922026-10-05 — #922026-10-06 — #902026-10-07 — #872026-10-08 — #872026-10-09 — #882026-10-10 — #902026-10-11 — #912026-10-12 — #912026-10-13 — #922026-10-14 — #96
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
1541542026-09-152026-10-142026-09-15: 69 new positive2026-09-15: 5 new negative2026-09-16: 55 new positive2026-09-16: 4 new negative2026-09-17: 63 new positive2026-09-17: 6 new negative2026-09-18: 66 new positive2026-09-18: 5 new negative2026-09-19: 78 new positive2026-09-19: 5 new negative2026-09-20: 65 new positive2026-09-20: 5 new negative2026-09-21: 68 new positive2026-09-21: 11 new negative2026-09-22: 69 new positive2026-09-22: 15 new negative2026-09-23: 117 new positive2026-09-23: 7 new negative2026-09-24: 44 new positive2026-09-24: 8 new negative2026-09-25: 70 new positive2026-09-25: 3 new negative2026-09-26: 73 new positive2026-09-26: 17 new negative2026-09-27: 67 new positive2026-09-27: 8 new negative2026-09-29: 49 new positive2026-09-29: 2 new negative2026-09-30: 56 new positive2026-09-30: 6 new negative2026-10-01: 59 new positive2026-10-01: 4 new negative2026-10-02: 50 new positive2026-10-02: 4 new negative2026-10-03: 67 new positive2026-10-03: 8 new negative2026-10-04: 85 new positive2026-10-04: 6 new negative2026-10-05: 91 new positive2026-10-05: 4 new negative2026-10-06: 154 new positive2026-10-06: 9 new negative2026-10-07: 62 new positive2026-10-07: 5 new negative2026-10-08: 69 new positive2026-10-08: 8 new negative2026-10-09: 74 new positive2026-10-09: 6 new negative2026-10-10: 54 new positive2026-10-10: 8 new negative2026-10-11: 63 new positive2026-10-11: 2 new negative2026-10-12: 51 new positive2026-10-12: 8 new negative2026-10-13: 52 new positive2026-10-13: 8 new negative2026-10-14: 38 new positive2026-10-14: 2 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$6.442017-12-052026-10-142017-12-05 — best price $59.992018-11-27 — best price $59.992019-03-06 — best price $59.992019-06-11 — best price $38.992019-09-16 — best price $27.002019-12-03 — best price $29.992020-02-07 — best price $26.992020-04-20 — best price $26.992020-07-02 — best price $16.982020-09-09 — best price $19.992020-11-27 — best price $18.392021-01-29 — best price $18.392021-06-30 — best price $29.992021-09-24 — best price $18.392021-12-06 — best price $19.792022-02-26 — best price $19.202022-05-17 — best price $25.822022-08-04 — best price $15.002022-10-03 — best price $29.992022-12-12 — best price $12.892023-02-24 — best price $12.902023-05-09 — best price $29.992023-07-20 — best price $26.492023-09-24 — best price $13.172023-11-28 — best price $13.992024-02-05 — best price $8.612024-04-23 — best price $9.122024-07-11 — best price $9.902024-09-14 — best price $29.992024-11-25 — best price $7.942025-01-22 — best price $29.992025-04-30 — best price $9.752025-08-04 — best price $8.542025-10-24 — best price $9.492026-01-17 — best price $25.352026-04-27 — best price $6.952026-07-15 — best price $26.282026-09-10 — best price $7.262026-10-14 — best price $7.26
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

9772382026-05-29 — 294 pageviews2026-06-02 — 308 pageviews2026-06-06 — 977 pageviews2026-06-10 — 469 pageviews2026-06-14 — 442 pageviews2026-06-18 — 367 pageviews2026-06-22 — 316 pageviews2026-06-26 — 403 pageviews2026-06-30 — 299 pageviews2026-07-04 — 355 pageviews2026-07-08 — 302 pageviews2026-07-12 — 293 pageviews2026-07-16 — 291 pageviews2026-07-20 — 278 pageviews2026-07-24 — 274 pageviews2026-07-28 — 331 pageviews2026-08-01 — 321 pageviews2026-08-05 — 342 pageviews2026-08-09 — 304 pageviews2026-08-13 — 288 pageviews2026-08-17 — 286 pageviews2026-08-21 — 244 pageviews2026-08-25 — 288 pageviews2026-08-29 — 314 pageviews2026-09-02 — 346 pageviews2026-09-06 — 366 pageviews2026-09-10 — 538 pageviews2026-09-14 — 402 pageviews2026-09-18 — 408 pageviews2026-09-22 — 409 pageviews2026-09-26 — 382 pageviews2026-09-30 — 278 pageviews2026-10-04 — 362 pageviews2026-10-07 — 340 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

764852026-09-30 23:34 — 231 viewers2026-10-01 08:34 — 85 viewers2026-10-01 17:34 — 271 viewers2026-10-02 02:34 — 228 viewers2026-10-02 11:34 — 236 viewers2026-10-02 20:34 — 391 viewers2026-10-03 05:34 — 202 viewers2026-10-03 14:34 — 326 viewers2026-10-03 23:34 — 251 viewers2026-10-04 08:34 — 240 viewers2026-10-04 17:34 — 244 viewers2026-10-05 02:34 — 96 viewers2026-10-05 11:34 — 146 viewers2026-10-05 20:34 — 123 viewers2026-10-06 05:34 — 219 viewers2026-10-06 14:34 — 272 viewers2026-10-06 23:34 — 100 viewers2026-10-07 08:34 — 130 viewers2026-10-07 17:34 — 277 viewers2026-10-08 02:34 — 333 viewers2026-10-08 11:34 — 139 viewers2026-10-08 20:34 — 400 viewers2026-10-09 05:34 — 225 viewers2026-10-09 14:34 — 349 viewers2026-10-09 23:35 — 152 viewers2026-10-10 08:34 — 322 viewers2026-10-10 17:35 — 217 viewers2026-10-11 02:34 — 224 viewers2026-10-11 11:34 — 218 viewers2026-10-11 20:35 — 631 viewers2026-10-12 05:34 — 199 viewers2026-10-12 14:34 — 330 viewers2026-10-12 23:34 — 189 viewers2026-10-13 08:34 — 164 viewers2026-10-13 17:34 — 191 viewers2026-10-14 02:34 — 236 viewers2026-10-14 11:34 — 161 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 430 viewers2026-10-14 22:34 — 252 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
96.9%
earned "The Art of Camouflage"
33.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionStereo Sound200 DLC

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

Post-launch support: 100 DLC released, first 2018-08-09, latest 2020-11-12 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)179,2466%50
Steam (Steam)153,3172%100
Xbox One (Xbox)80,9230%98

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

RPGCo-opActionFantasyAdventureDifficultAction RPGOpen WorldExplorationMultiplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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