Monster Hunter Wilds

At the end of February 2025, Capcom will release the follow-up to its two most successful games to date: Monster Hunter Wilds is already casting such a shadow that Sega has brought forward the release of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii by a week to avoid the Monster Hunters.

Capcom has produced many very successful games in its long history. However, the company's most successful game was released not too long ago and is not from its most successful franchise, Resident Evil (167 million units sold). The game in question is Monster Hunter: World. Released at the beginning of 2018 for PC, PlayStation and Xbox, the action role-playing game has now reached 21.3 million unit sales. Unit sales include Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Edition (bundled with the Iceborne expansion) is 28.1 million units. The Monster Hunter World: Iceborne expansion alone has sold 14.9 million copies. Monster Hunter Rise, which debuted on Switch in 2021 and was later released on PC, PlayStation and Xbox, is also Capcom's second best-selling game with 16.7 million units sold, and the expansion Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak has sold a further 9.4 million units. These are impressive sales figures that only became possible after Capcom adopted a multi-platform release approach with Monster Hunter World; previously, the games were only available on Nintendo or Sony (PSP) consoles. And upcoming Monster Hunter Wilds is already making a name for itself, with 463,798 concurrent users counted on Steam during the beta test in November 2024 and 258,737 in February 2025. Even the benchmark reached almost 49,000 CCU on Steam.

The Monster Hunter franchise is also celebrating its 20th anniversary. Since 2004, the co-op action-RPGs have sold more than 108 million copies worldwide. In the games, players hunt large monsters that are particularly challenging, requiring players to plan, form hunting parties with friends and use everything at their disposal. As a reward, they can loot valuable items that can be used to craft and upgrade equipment to prepare for even bigger monster challenges. And so the next hunt begins.

In Monster Hunter Wilds, players travel to the Forbidden Lands, an uninhabited landmass filled with monsters, in search of a missing expedition team. They will explore vast biomes that simulate natural ecosystems with all sorts of creatures that change dynamically depending on the weather and time of day. Once again, Capcom has paid special attention to combat design and world believability, with predators moving more freely around the world and others exhibiting herd behaviour. All 14 weapon types from Monster Hunter: World return with new moves and actions. The game introduces the Seikret mount, which helps players explore, guides them to their destination and can also be ridden in combat. Connecting all of this is the Hunter Village, a hub where conversations are held, quests are accepted and, in true series style, cooking is done. Up to four players can hunt cooperatively, while solo players or smaller groups can be assisted by AI support hunters.

Monster Hunter Wilds will be released on 28 February 2025 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The console versions will also be available at retail.

Conclusion

Without a doubt: Monster Hunter Wilds is one of the most anticipated and biggest games of 2025!

Features

• Highly motivating game loop
• Living and dynamic environments
• Online co-op and powered by RE Engine

Order tip

AAA