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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

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).

8,275
playing now
89%
positive of 516k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
10,000,000–20,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
237
twitch viewers (latest)
93/100
critic score (20 outlets, IGDB)
84/100
IGDB user rating (571 ratings)
90/100
opencritic · mighty · 96% recommend
198h
to beat · rushed 35h · completionist 120h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

8,275 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 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

Healthy
  • · 8,275 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 12,139 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,517/week).
  • · Review velocity down 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 13M–31M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 516,129 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$6.98-77%
Gamesplanet$7.26-76%
IndieGala$7.79-74%
WinGameStore$7.79-74%
Microsoft Store$19.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$25.83-14%

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 126 of 175 observed days · $0.58 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: 548 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 54 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

25k6.4k2026-08-06 21:00 — 7,996 players2026-08-08 09:00 — 20,158 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 9,593 players2026-08-11 09:00 — 16,326 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 15,176 players2026-08-12 18:00 — 10,418 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 10,951 players2026-08-13 12:00 — 18,629 players2026-08-13 21:00 — 7,156 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 13,014 players2026-08-14 15:00 — 23,817 players2026-08-15 00:00 — 7,375 players2026-08-15 09:00 — 17,551 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 13,442 players2026-08-16 03:00 — 13,930 players2026-08-16 12:00 — 20,613 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 8,878 players2026-08-17 06:00 — 13,051 players2026-08-17 15:00 — 22,923 players2026-08-18 00:00 — 6,916 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 13,926 players2026-08-18 18:00 — 10,641 players2026-08-19 03:00 — 10,776 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 17,641 players2026-08-19 21:00 — 6,716 players2026-08-20 06:00 — 11,567 players2026-08-20 15:00 — 21,603 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 6,385 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 8,251 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 8,275 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Chart history

#96#992026-08-122026-08-212026-08-12 — #962026-08-13 — #962026-08-14 — #982026-08-15 — #982026-08-16 — #982026-08-17 — #982026-08-18 — #992026-08-19 — #982026-08-20 — #982026-08-21 — #98
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
65652026-08-132026-08-292026-08-13: 65 new positive2026-08-13: 7 new negative2026-08-14: 55 new positive2026-08-14: 7 new negative2026-08-15: 47 new positive2026-08-15: 3 new negative2026-08-16: 60 new positive2026-08-16: 8 new negative2026-08-18: 51 new positive2026-08-18: 6 new negative2026-08-19: 60 new positive2026-08-19: 7 new negative2026-08-20: 44 new positive2026-08-21: 40 new positive2026-08-21: 5 new negative2026-08-22: 38 new positive2026-08-22: 4 new negative2026-08-23: 58 new positive2026-08-23: 4 new negative2026-08-24: 43 new positive2026-08-24: 2 new negative2026-08-25: 51 new positive2026-08-25: 5 new negative2026-08-27: 48 new positive2026-08-27: 1 new negative2026-08-28: 62 new positive2026-08-28: 5 new negative2026-08-29: 47 new positive2026-08-29: 8 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$6.442017-12-052026-08-302017-12-05 — 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 $26.282026-08-30 — best price $6.98
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

9772292026-05-29 — 294 pageviews2026-06-01 — 338 pageviews2026-06-04 — 315 pageviews2026-06-07 — 614 pageviews2026-06-10 — 469 pageviews2026-06-13 — 401 pageviews2026-06-16 — 431 pageviews2026-06-19 — 341 pageviews2026-06-22 — 316 pageviews2026-06-25 — 292 pageviews2026-06-28 — 399 pageviews2026-07-01 — 355 pageviews2026-07-04 — 355 pageviews2026-07-07 — 299 pageviews2026-07-10 — 303 pageviews2026-07-13 — 247 pageviews2026-07-16 — 291 pageviews2026-07-19 — 256 pageviews2026-07-22 — 315 pageviews2026-07-25 — 333 pageviews2026-07-28 — 331 pageviews2026-07-31 — 250 pageviews2026-08-03 — 310 pageviews2026-08-06 — 261 pageviews2026-08-09 — 304 pageviews2026-08-12 — 267 pageviews2026-08-15 — 289 pageviews2026-08-18 — 269 pageviews2026-08-21 — 244 pageviews2026-08-24 — 229 pageviews2026-08-26 — 283 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

505962026-08-26 19:15 — 264 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 161 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 200 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 154 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 171 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 124 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 214 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 195 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 212 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 186 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 233 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 237 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 188 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 194 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 254 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 196 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 299 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 201 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 251 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 202 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 338 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 342 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 433 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 153 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 481 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 417 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 217 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 216 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 211 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 193 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 353 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 237 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…

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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