Monster Hunter Wilds

Monster Hunter Wilds

February 27, 2025

PCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X/S

The unbridled force of nature runs wild and relentless, with environments transforming drastically from one moment to the next. This is a story of monsters and humans and their struggles to live in harmony in a world of duality. Fulfill your duty as a Hunter by tracking and defeating powerful …

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Alfonso Cánovas Areajugones Feb 2025
90.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

88.0

Story

92.0

"Monster Hunter Wilds is a natural evolution of the series, improving on almost every aspect of its predecessors. While the main campaign can be a bit short, the real game begins in the post-game, where the possibilities multiply and the …"

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Austin Wood GamesRadar+ Feb 2025
90.0 /100

Graphics

90.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

90.0

"I see myself putting several hundred hours into this game."

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Bill Lavoy Shacknews Feb 2025
90.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

78.0

Story

62.0

"Monster Hunter Wilds moves the franchise forward from previous games, yet it tends to step into some of the same traps that both World and Rise did. Those issues, however, are dwarfed by an addictive gameplay loop that will keep …"

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Charles Harte Game Informer Feb 2025
88.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

95.0

Story

90.0

"The Forbidden Lands are an enticing new playground for the series, and I look forward to spending dozens more hours uncovering the rest of its secrets."

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Christian Bognar Attack of the Fanboy Feb 2025
100.0 /100

Graphics

100.0

Gameplay

100.0

Story

100.0

"After 100 hours of gameplay and reaching Hunter Rank 110, I can confidently say that Monster Hunter Wilds is a better game than World and Rise. Largely focusing on streamlining and making the overall experience more accessible, without removing the …"

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Dalton Cooper Game Rant Feb 2025
80.0 /100

"Monster Hunter Wilds is the most accessible game in the franchise to date, which means huge improvements along with questionable choices."

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Danilo Dellafrana The Games Machine Feb 2025
95.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

95.0

Story

70.0

"Monster Hunter Wilds is one of the most exciting games of recent years. It further polishes the winning intuitions of Monster Hunter World and grafts them into a living, changing open world to deliver a first-rate synaesthetic spectacle in the …"

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David Flynn GamingTrend Feb 2025
95.0 /100

Graphics

96.0

Gameplay

94.0

Story

88.0

"Monster Hunter Wilds is the best Monster Hunter has ever felt. It looks incredible and plays even better with fluid weapon combos, an incredibly addicting gameplay loop, and various monsters to fight. It’s not quite perfect, with the multiplayer features …"

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David Rodriguez Hobby Consolas Feb 2025
84.0 /100

"Monster Hunter Wilds is a wild attempt to attract a new audience to the series. Capcom is diving headlong into a broader, but also flatter market, with a game that is as tremendously polished in terms of gameplay as it …"

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Dominic Leighton TheSixthAxis Feb 2025
90.0 /100

Graphics

87.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

84.0

"Monster Hunter Wilds is the best Monster Hunter game we&s;ve ever had. The best storyline, the best visuals, and changes to the combat that revolutionise the way the game plays. That said, striving for the widest audience yet has dulled …"

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Dom Peppiatt VG247 Feb 2025
100.0 /100

Graphics

97.0

Gameplay

96.0

Story

94.0

"I am already 50 hours in, and I can’t wait to double - triple, quadruple! - that number in the coming weeks and months. This one’s a classic, as far as I&s;m concerned."

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Eric Hauter Gaming Nexus Feb 2025
85.0 /100

Graphics

78.0

Gameplay

62.0

Story

74.0

"Monster Hunter Wilds delivers a ton of incredible new content, buried underneath the usual UI nightmare plus a long, interminable campaign. The new features of the game are fun and exciting once the game opens up, and there are a …"

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Eric Switzer TheGamer Feb 2025
90.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

95.0

Story

40.0

"It’s a streamlined Monster Hunter that goes to great lengths to avoid all of the fiddly (and often confusing) systems the series is known for. That’s a noble goal and one that I ultimately found to be refreshing, but in …"

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Francesco De Meo Wccftech Feb 2025
95.0 /100

Graphics

92.0

Gameplay

96.0

Story

88.0

"Monster Hunter Wilds is the natural evolution of the formula introduced in Monster Hunter World, and one of the best entries in the series. While veterans may find the lower challenge level noticeable, and performance could definitely be better on …"

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Frank Montes Generación Xbox Feb 2025
95.0 /100

Graphics

92.0

Gameplay

88.0

Story

75.0

"This is the pinnacle of the series, a definitive experience . Monster Hunter Wilds offers everything that players have longed for from previous installments. It borrows heavily from World and mirrors certain elements of Rise . All in all, it&s;s …"

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Giovanni Colantonio Digital Trends Feb 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

65.0

"Once it gets its claws in, it’s hard to escape Monster Hunter Wilds’ grasp. It balances high-octane spectacle with the kind of meditative RPG progression hooks that live service games dream of. It’s a successful evolution from Monster Hunter World, …"

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Jae Lee ZTGD Feb 2025
90.0 /100

Graphics

90.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

50.0

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James Busby Dexerto Feb 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

65.0

"Monster Hunter Wilds is a giant stomp towards a bigger and brighter future for the beast-slaying series. Despite the sluggish pace of its story and a few muddy textures on base PS5, it&s;s clear Capcom hasn’t bitten off more than …"

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Jason Hidalgo Reno Gazette-Journal Feb 2025
90.0 /100

"Monster Hunter Wilds is another excellent addition to the long-running series, adding new fun mechanics such as Focus Mode that bring life to its stable of weapons. Environments are also larger and feel more alive while confronting the game’s strongest …"

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Jeremy Penter ACG Feb 2025
100.0 /100

""Despite a lot of problems Monster Hunter Wilds still pushes the series forward in many ways""

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Jordan Middler VGC Feb 2025
100.0 /100

Graphics

92.0

Gameplay

96.0

Story

84.0

"Monster Hunter Wilds is confident, bold, and one of the best Monster Hunter games ever, thanks to its ability to stand on the giant shoulders of Worlds and improve it in virtually every way."

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Keza MacDonald Guardian Feb 2025
100.0 /100

Graphics

95.0

Gameplay

98.0

Story

30.0

"You could pick Wilds up as a newcomer and have a tremendous time playing through the story. You could stop there and it would still be worth the price of admission. But I will be playing it for a long …"

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Kristina Ebanez Destructoid Feb 2025
95.0 /100

"A hallmark of excellence. There may be flaws, but they are negligible and won&s;t cause massive damage."

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Lee D&s;Amato Screen Rant Feb 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

75.0

"Monster Hunter Wilds is bold and beautiful."

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Lincoln Carpenter PC Gamer Feb 2025
85.0 /100

Graphics

90.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

80.0

"Best in class monster combat makes up for a wilderness that&s;s a touch too streamlined."

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Mark Steighner Hardcore Gamer Feb 2025
76.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

65.0

Story

45.0

"The new open zones and more complex monster behaviors are impressive and interesting to explore, and as always, hunts can be challenging, rewarding, exhausting, and fun."

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Matt Wales Eurogamer Feb 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

90.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

65.0

"The most exhilarating and refined Monster Hunter yet, even if its attempts to balance the old and new don&s;t always quite coalesce in its ongoing quest to please all audiences."

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Mitchell Demorest Slant Magazine Feb 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

35.0

"In just about any other game, even a single boss fight that displayed this level of carefully detailed lifelikeness would count as a major highlight. But in the context of Monster Hunter Wilds, the examples above can almost feel unremarkable, …"

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Nick Shively MMORPG.com Feb 2025
95.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

60.0

Story

60.0

"Although it’s possible that Monster Hunter Wilds could put off some veterans who started early with the series, it’s made a massive jump in progress towards being a more well-rounded game that is inviting to a much broader audience"

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Richard Wakeling GameSpot Feb 2025
80.0 /100

"It has issues, but Monster Hunter Wilds iterates on a winning formula with another captivating collection of monsters to slay"

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Robert Ramsey Push Square Feb 2025
90.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

78.0

Story

60.0

"Few games can match the satisfaction of Monster Hunter - and Monster Hunter Wilds might just be the most satisfying instalment yet. Capcom has fine tuned the act of felling colossal foes, creating one of the most rewarding games of …"

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Sebastian Quiroz Atomix Feb 2025
95.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

68.0

"There&s;s no doubt about it, Monster Hunter Wilds is one of the best games of the year, and something we&s;ll be talking about a lot throughout 2025. I can&s;t wait for all the free updates coming in the next months, …"

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Stephan Zielke GamePro Feb 2025
91.0 /100

Graphics

88.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

68.0

"Once these games click for you, you will never be able to stop playing them. Wilds is the perfect introduction. If you have never tried this type of game before, then give it a try and hopefully you will be …"

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Tom Marks IGN Feb 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

45.0

Story

30.0

"Monster Hunter Wilds continues to smooth off the rougher corners of the series in smart ways, making for some extremely fun fights but also lacking any real challenge."

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Zach Mckay Hardcore Gamer Feb 2025
70.0 /100

Graphics

68.0

Gameplay

72.0

Story

64.0

"Monster Hunter Wilds is a fun experience and has all the staples that make the series so enjoyable. Unfortunately, some choices make it hard to enjoy yourself for a significant amount of time while making your way to the portion …"

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