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Monster Hunter Stories

Monster Hunter Stories

Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG that takes the world of Monster Hunter and expands upon it in new and exciting ways! No longer are you hunting monsters, but raising them! In this deep story featuring heroes known as Monster Riders, you will live alongside monsters and form lifelong bonds with them.

Released Jun 13, 2024 Developer CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Platforms Windows RPGJRPG3DFantasyPvP
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

91.3%positive852 reviews
Recommended · 37 found this helpful

“"We should be friends with Monsties!" -Young boy that charges into monster dens, murders everything in sight and steals their brood. 10/10”

— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played
Recommended · 28 found this helpful

“A very good game, maybe not visually since its originally a 3ds game but its literally pokemon but instead of catching pokemon with pokeballs you invade monsters homes, kidnap their children and raise them as their own. amazing.”

— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played
Recommended · 32 found this helpful

“This is a surprisingly good game. I went in honestly expecting to not enjoy it or find it an obnoxious pokemon rip off, but the gameplay is vastly more engaging and interesting. Funny enough one of the closest comparisons I can make of recent games is Expedition 33? Let me…”

— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 10:21 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

261playing at last check
28824-hour peak
1,977all-time peak
0 500 1k 2025 2026 769 avg · Jun 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

50achievements
22.4%median completion
2.5%rarest: Combination Cookbook
86.6% of players 76.7% of players 71.2% of players 66.9% of players 59.5% of players 58.0% of players 56.5% of players 52.8% of players 49.2% of players 48.7% of players 46.1% of players 43.7% of players 42.4% of players 39.4% of players 38.3% of players 38.2% of players 38.1% of players 36.9% of players 36.7% of players 35.7% of players 34.1% of players 33.4% of players 29.2% of players 27.3% of players 23.7% of players 22.4% of players 22.4% of players 21.5% of players 21.4% of players 20.6% of players 19.1% of players 15.6% of players 11.8% of players 10.4% of players 9.8% of players 9.4% of players 7.7% of players 7.6% of players 5.9% of players 5.4% of players 4.9% of players 4.7% of players 4.2% of players 3.9% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.6% of players 3.0% of players 2.8% of players 2.5% of players 86.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
86.6%Mark of the First Cry — In recognition of hatching an egg. A broody seal for the mother in all of us.
76.7%Coordination Shield — In recognition of executing a Double Attack. Keep up the great teamwork!
71.2%Wood Medal — In recognition of completing at least one Subquest. Good job, but you've still got a long way to go!
Rarest badges of honor
2.5%Combination Cookbook — For collecting all recipes. Proof of your mastery over all items.
2.8%Monster Encyclopedia — For slaying every kind of monster. Filled with info about all sorts of monsters.
3.0%Platinum Paradise Cup — For winning Platinum at the Rider Arena. Now this really IS good!

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.89lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US29.99 USD
EU29.99 EUR
UK24.98 GBP
Australia44.94 AUD
Canada39.99 CAD
Japan2,990 JPY
Brazil129.00 BRL
China148.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Japan≈$18 China Brazil Canada US Australia UK EU≈$34

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 26, 2026
(Paid DLC) Additional Side Story: Rudy is out today!

Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG series set in the world of Monster Hunter, where you become a Rider and form bonds with monsters, fighting alongside them as you embark on a journey with your friends.

Nov 10, 2025
Patch: Ver.1.1.1

Various bug fixes

Oct 31, 2025
Pre-Order Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Now!

The third entry in the Monster Hunter Stories RPG series, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is coming on March 13, 2026. Pre-order now! Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Pre-Orde

Aug 05, 2025
New Monster Hunter Title

Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection - Announcement Trailer Teaser Art Revealed Presenting Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, the third entry in the Monster Hunter RPG series. In th

Nov 28, 2024
BLACK FRIDAY DEALS

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresRPG
Player tagsRPG · JRPG · 3D · Fantasy · PvP · Singleplayer · Multiplayer · Story Rich · Anime · Adventure · Exploration · Cartoony (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese * , Korean, Spanish - Latin America *
Achievements50
Estimated owners20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.monsterhunter.com/stories/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: WINDOWS® 10,11 (64-BIT Required) Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-3470 3.20 GHz or AMD FX™-6300 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA®GeForce® GTX 960 or AMD Radeon RX 560 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: DirectSound compatible (must support DirectX® 9.0c or higher) Additional Notes: This game is expected to run at 1080p/30 FPS, anti-aliasing off/ shadow quality low. If you don't have enough performance to run the game at your selected graphic quality, you must go to Options