Monster Hunter: World

Third-person action RPG about tracking and hunting giant monsters

CAPCOM Co., Ltd. · Released Aug 8, 2018

Reviews: Very Positive; 89% of 518K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 1,334 in 30 days
Playing now: 15K; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 9 months ago; Dec 8, 2025

What is Monster Hunter: World?

Monster Hunter: World is a third-person action RPG built around quests in the New World's wildlife-filled habitats. You track and fight large monsters alone or with up to three other players, then turn their materials into stronger weapons and armor as the Research Commission investigates the Elder Crossing.

For you if...

+you enjoy difficult, weapon-driven fights against large monsters
+you like crafting stronger gear from defeated enemies
+you want hunts playable alone or in four-player co-op

Not for you if...

−you want seamless co-op progression through story quests
−you dislike repeating hunts to craft stronger equipment
−you prefer short tutorials and skippable cutscenes

What players say

89% of 517,503 reviews are positive · 90% of 1,334 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the combat, weapon variety, and loop of tracking monsters, gathering materials, and crafting stronger gear. The most common complaint is the awkward story co-op setup: each player must begin some quests alone and watch the cutscene before joining friends; players also criticize unskippable scenes, lengthy tutorials, and a cumbersome interface.

Screenshots and trailer

Monster Hunter: World system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: WINDOWS® 10 (64-bit required)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 4460 or Core™ i3 9100F or AMD FX™-6300 or Ryzen™ 3 3200G
Graphics: NVIDIA®GeForce®GTX 760 or GTX1050 or AMD Radeon™ R7 260x or RX 560
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 52 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: - These specs allow for the game to be played in 1080p/30fps with graphics settings at "Low". - 64-bit processor and operating system are required.

OS: WINDOWS® 10 (64-bit required)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 3770 or Core™ i3 8350 or Core™ i3 9350F / AMD Ryzen™ 5 1500X or Ryzen™ 5 3400G
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 (VRAM 3GB) or GTX 1650 / AMD Radeon™ RX 480 or RX 570
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 52 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: - These specs allow for the game to be played in 1080p/30fps with graphics settings at "High". - 64-bit processor and operating system are required. - Windows 10 (Version 1809 or later) and a 4GB VRAM GPU (graphics board or video card) are required for DirectX 12 API.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
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
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

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