Games
Main Series
Monster Hunter Wilds
The upcoming Monster Hunter title to kick off the 6th generation of Monster Hunter games. The game is teased to be released during Summer 2025.
An unknown electric sandstorm engulfs the Windward Plains, shifting from savannah to desert. Monster Hunter Wilds further expands on wide open environments, Monster Hunter World's Slinger, and Monster Hunter Rise's Canyne mounts via the Seikret. This new improved mount adds flying/hovering to high up spots, and can hold a second swappable weapon to equip during combat at the player's leisure. Many large monsters now live in packs like the pack raptor monsters, and individuals must be lured away to fight alone.
Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak
The expansion DLC for Monster Hunter Rise, released for Switch and PC on June 30, 2022, and for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series on April 28, 2023.
A new plague descends on the land known as the Demonlord and its Qurio, leeching from monsters and inversely making them temporarily more hazardous. Being an expansion of Rise, Sunbreak retains the fast paced action combat focus, increasing the roster with original and returning monsters, weapon upgrades, armors and quests taking place in new and familiar environments. Original monsters and subspecies this time around are based on European legend, turning a soporific mermaid into a chilling siren.
Monster Hunter Rise
The portable title of the 5th generation, Monster Hunter Rise was released for Switch on March 26, 2021, for PC on January 20, 2022, then PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series on January 20, 2023.
Carrying over the seamless areas and the new armor skill system of Monster Hunter World, Monster Hunter Rise introduces new monsters based on Japanese Yokai, led into a craze by a mysterious phenomenon known as The Rampage. The Wirebug and Canyne (Palamute) are introduced for traversing swiftly through new locations and reimagined Monster Hunter 3 locations.
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
The expansion DLC for Monster Hunter: World, released for Playstation 4 and Xbox One on September 6, 2019, then for PC on January 9, 2020.
A new adventure starts with a mysterious "song" causing Legiana to migrate to an unknown chart of the New World, known as the Hinterlands (Hoarfrost Reach). New monsters and returning old monsters, with their weapons, armors, and skills are added to the game. The player gains a Clutch Claw moveset, earned immediately upon purchasing DLC (usable for Low Rank newbies that own Iceborne), and a customizable calming home with a variety of furniture options.
Monster Hunter: World
The mainline title to kick off the 5th generation, Monster Hunter: World was released for Playstation 4 and Xbox One on January 26, 2018, then for PC on August 9, 2018.
The Research Commission studies the Elder Crossing, a migration of Elder Dragons to die in a specific spot in the New World, the setting of Monster Hunter: World. A variety of new monsters and some old monsters are hunted and studied in this strange continent. Hunters gain a nifty tool called the Slinger, which can slingshot small objects to distract monsters, set off traps, or be used in combat for myriad effects. Loading zones exist no more from this game forward, as all areas in locations are seamless travelled.
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
An expanded version of Monster Hunter Generations, released exclusively in Japan for 3DS on March 18, 2017, then Switch on August 25, 2017, then released worldwide on the Switch on August 28, 2018.
A mysterious red star is sighted around the world, dropping strange crystalline husks like comets. As usual, G rank has been included in this version, as well as 2 Hunting Styles known as Valor and Alchemy that Monster Hunter Generations did not have. More returning monsters are added in this portable anniversary title, as well as exclusive locations and monsters mostly consisting of new Deviant fights. Prowler Mode is also slightly expanded upon.
Monster Hunter Generations
The 4th generation portable title to celebrate the series anniversary, released exclusively for 3DS in Japan on November 28, 2015, then for North America and Europe on July 15, 2016.
A arcade-style game focusing full on the hunt and minimizing story/monster cutscenes, players gain access to 4 Hunting Styles known as Guild (normal), Striker, Aerial, and Adept, as well as flashy Hunter Arts which fill up via fighting. Past villages are revisited, as well as 4 new flagship monsters plaguing their homes. The brand new Deviants come into play, basic monsters that survived near death and becoming even stronger!
This game also introduces a "technical 15th weapon type" known as Prowler Mode, where you play as any Palico you recruit, fighting with swords and boomerangs and even small tanks! Not dissimilar to Hunter Arts, Prowler's gauge fills up and replacing item use are Palico skills which use up the meter.
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
The expanded version of Monster Hunter 4, released for the 3DS in Japan on October 11, 2014, then internationally on February 13, 2015.
New subspecies are added and old monsters return in this international version of the game.
Monster Hunter 4
The 4th mainline title released for the 3DS in Japan on September 14, 2013, then for South Korea on December 14, 2013. This game never released outside Japan and Korea.
A black fog known as the Frenzy Virus plagues the world, tainting monsters but making them stronger. This title introduces the Charge Blade as the 14th weapon type, as well as jump attacks and mounting for vertical immersion.
Monster Hunter G
An expanded and updated edition released for the PlayStation 2 on March 11, 2004 exclusively in Japan and Korea, with a further updated version released for the Wii on April 23, 2009 in Japan.
All changes from the international version of Monster Hunter carry over, along with major changes to game balance, particularly with a new Armor Skill system, replacing the Armor Set system from the original game.
New content includes extended and new Weapon trees, more quests, including the new G Rank, Subspecies for most large monsters, Rare Species, blue and white sharpness and the addition of the Training School.
The Wii port came bundled with a demo for Monster Hunter 3 and a Monster Hunter themed Classic Controller, some important differences include support for 16:9 aspect ratio, Freedom-style controls, some moveset expansions from 2nd Generation games, Harvest Tour quests, a preview window for equipment and the inclusion of Poogie.
Monster Hunter
The original Monster Hunter game, released for the PlayStation 2 on March 11, 2004 in Japan, September 21, 2004 in North America, and May 27, 2005 in Europe.
Defining the series' core gameplay, Monster Hunter is an online hunting action game where players experience life as a monster hunter in a light fantasy setting in which giant monsters roam the land. The Japanese version of Monster Hunter featured 5 weapon classes (Great Sword, Sword & Shield, Hammer, Lance, and Bowgun). A sixth weapon class, Dual Blades (aka Dual Swords), was added in the North American version, alongside a number of other major and minor gameplay tweaks and overhauls.
Spinoffs
Monster Hunter Frontier
Template:NavigationMHF A discontinued altered MMO-esque version of Monster Hunter 2, released exclusively in Japan for PC on June 21, 2007, then for Xbox 360 on June 24, 2010. The game needed paid monthly subscriptions to play, and released major content updates known as Frontier G on April 17, 2013, then Frontier Z on November 9, 2016. After Frontier Z Zenith's update on September 26, 2018, the entire game shut down forever on December 18, 2019.
Originally consisting of Monster Hunter 2's monsters, Monster Hunter Frontier expanded onward update after update, gaining its own original cast of new monsters, and powered up monsters from the main series, even spanning to Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate's additions. Some updates added new weapon types, the Tonfa and the Magnet Spike, and hunting styles that changed movesets of all weapon types.
