MONSTER HUNTER RISE

Third-person action RPG about fast monster hunts and gear crafting

CAPCOM Co., Ltd. · Released Jan 12, 2022

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Reviews: Very Positive; 83% of 126K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 89% of 595 in 30 days
Playing now: 7,657; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 9 months ago; Dec 8, 2025

Free demo available, 9 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 86/100 (critic reviews)

What is MONSTER HUNTER RISE?

A third-person action RPG set around Kamura Village, where a hunter takes quests connected to the Rampage. You fight monsters with 14 weapon types, gather their materials, and craft or upgrade equipment, either solo or in online co-op for up to four players.

For you if...

+you prefer fast hunts with little downtime
+you enjoy varied weapons and customizable move sets
+you want both solo and four-player co-op hunts

Not for you if...

−you want slow, exploration-heavy hunts with extensive preparation
−you dislike repeated monster hunts for crafting materials
−you want minimal tutorials and few early text boxes

What players say

83% of 126,494 reviews are positive · 89% of 595 in the last 30 days

Players praise the fast, low-downtime hunts and varied, customizable weapon move sets. The most common complaints concern the post-launch addition of Enigma DRM and a tutorial-heavy opening with frequent text boxes.

Screenshots and trailer

MONSTER HUNTER RISE system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 （64-bit）
Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-4130 or Core™ i5-3470 or AMD FX™-6100
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 1030 (DDR4) or AMD Radeon™ RX 550
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 36 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: 1080p/30fps when graphics settings are set to "Low".

OS: Windows 10 （64-bit）
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4460 or AMD FX™-8300
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 (VRAM 3GB) or AMD Radeon™ RX 570 (VRAM 4GB)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 36 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: 1080p/30fps when graphics settings are set to "Average".

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: The Enigma Protector
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 100
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards, HDR

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, Japanese. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America.