Games

Monster Hunter Wilds

Capcom

2025•Hack and slash•PEGI 16•About 25 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyanimalsmonster/alien/supernaturallightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, wide-ranging hack-and-slash game: polished and accessible. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

85 / 100

77 ratings

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About This Game

The unbridled force of nature runs wild and relentless, with environments transforming drastically from one moment to the next. This is a story of monsters and humans and their struggles to live in harmony in a world of duality.

Summary: IGDB

Story

When a group of explorers led by the former hunter Fabius discovers a lone boy named Nata wandering the wasteland, they learn he comes from the Forbidden Lands, a harsh and uncharted region long believed to be uninhabited. Nata's people, the Keepers, were driven from their home by the White Wraith, a fearsome monster thought to have gone extinct. To uncover the truth and see the boy safely home, Fabius summons a recently promoted hunter and their feline palico companion to investigate. Together with the guild handler Alma and the blacksmith Gemma, they form the Avis Unit and set out into the...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyAnimalsMonster/alien/supernaturalSocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

HuntingDinosaursBossfightMonster

Where to play

Details

Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Released: 28 February 2025
Series: Monster Hunter
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 15h rushed, 25h normally, 60h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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