MONSTER HUNTER RISE ▶ Trailer
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ActionHuntingOnline Co-OpCharacter CustomizationRPGMultiplayer

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Game description

Rise to the challenge and join the hunt! In Monster Hunter Rise, the latest installment in the award-winning and top-selling Monster Hunter series, you’ll become a hunter, explore brand new maps and use a variety of weapons to take down fearsome monsters as part of an all-new storyline.

Basic info

DeveloperCAPCOM Co., Ltd.
PublisherCAPCOM Co., Ltd.
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateJan 12, 2022
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i3-4130 / Intel Core i5-3470 / AMD FX-6100
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (DDR4) / AMD Radeon RX 550
Storage36 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 421 reviews from the past 1 year

81.8/ 100
Top 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (84%)

Metacritic: 86 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)

Quick hunts and fluid movement define MONSTER HUNTER RISE, which scores 81.8 across 421 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

138 reviews call it fun and satisfying, and some kept returning to it for long stretches. 73 praise how the combat and movement feel, with high mobility and quick hunts between sessions. Gameplay ranks 341st of 1396. 42 credit its strategy depth, citing new movement skills, swappable moves and a broad weapon range that open up varied playstyles. Multiplayer ranks 213th of 642, and Tech & Support 126th of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

30 find the difficulty uneven, citing heavy enemy damage and a grindy late game. 25 say parts are hard to get into, from tower defense sections early on to new systems that overwhelm returning players. 22 call endgame progression slow, with grinding for rare materials and tedious rampage quests. Visuals & Sound ranks 998th of 1249, and Pricing & Fairness 865th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“satisfying combat, fun to play, returned to continue playing” · 138 reviews
“core mechanics focused, quality of life allows quick hunts between sessions” · 73 reviews
“amazing co-op experience playing with best friend” · 28 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 67% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +2.91 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “core mechanics focused, quality of life allows quick hunts between sessions” · 73 reviews
Negative “Cannot remap controls anywhere in config, melee and ranged have separate schemes unnecessarily” · 13 reviews

Progression 19% · Difficulty 22% · Onboarding 20% · Freedom 5% · Strategy 27%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Characters +2.77 · How memorable the characters and their relationships are
Positive “cute cat character, convenient multiplayer, pet mount at start” · 7 reviews

Story 9% · World 12%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +3.32 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “hundreds of hours of content, diverse roster, tons of skills to try” · 6 reviews
Negative “felt volume insufficient before endgame content” · 6 reviews

Variety 15% · Replayability 3%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +1.51 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “Beautiful maps and creative monster designs” · 21 reviews
Negative “graphics less impressive than World, some models rough due to handheld adaptation” · 11 reviews

Audio 8%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.77 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “amazing co-op experience playing with best friend” · 28 reviews
Negative “rescue system design confusing and multiplayer less emphasized than single-player” · 4 reviews

Community 5% · Servers & Connection 1%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 19% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.21 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “AI doesn't attack boss, monsters focus only on player, tower destroyed in two hits” · 12 reviews
Positive “Sunbreak expansion fixed weapon balance and counter meta with diverse rope techniques” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 8% · Matchmaking 2%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 17% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.25 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “hunts faster, instant loading times” · 17 reviews
Negative “worst optimisation in existence makes game unplayable” · 8 reviews

Stability 1% · Developer support 3%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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