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Monster Hunter: World

Action

Fantasy

Role-playing (RPG)

Adventure

Welcome to a new world! Take on the role of a hunter and slay ferocious monsters in a living, breathing ecosystem where you can use the landscape and its diverse inhabitants to get the upper hand. Hunt alone or in co-op with up to three other players, and use materials collected from fallen foes to craft new gear and take on even bigger, badder beasts!

4.4

External Ratings

586 ratings
Release Date:

26 Jan, 2018

Last Updated:

21 Jun, 2026

About this game

Welcome to a new world! Take on the role of a hunter and slay ferocious monsters in a living, breathing ecosystem where you can use the landscape and its diverse inhabitants to get the upper hand. Hunt alone or in co-op with up to three other players, and use materials collected from fallen foes to craft new gear and take on even bigger, badder beasts!

Storyline

The player takes the role of a player-created character who travels to the "New World", an unpopulated landmass filled with monsters, to join the Research Commission that studies the land from their central command base of Astera.

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platform

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4

release date

Release Date:

26 Jan, 2018

mode

Modes:

Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

theme

Themes:

Action, Fantasy

genre

Genres:

Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

perspective

Player Perspectives:

Third person

IGDB Rating

4.2 ;
IGDB User Rating

4.2

User Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

566

User Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

84%

Rating %

Critics Rating

4.4 ;
IGDB User Rating

4.4

Critics Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

586

Critics Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

88%

Critics Rating %

Main Developers

Capcom

Supporting Developers

Digital Works Entertainment

Publishers

Capcom

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