Monster Hunter Stories

Buy91%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

CAPCOM Co., Ltd. · RPG · Jun 14, 2024

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
50
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio2 of 14
Subtitles14 of 14

Should I buy Monster Hunter Stories?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 103 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 90 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
73% of themes are praise18% are divided9% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
103 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Easy to understand mechanically with an easy to understand story and quests.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
90 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
+Training up monsties, creating and upgrading gear, taking on challenging subquests and exploring the world are genuinely enjoyable, although less so for the latter if you're on foot or slower-moving monsties.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
61 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
-The rock-paper-scissors of combat is an interesting idea, but some of it is still up to RNG.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
+Visuals are really nice, and the monsties look like they fit right in with the chibi-fied human character models.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Voice acting is nice but I wish the main character had more dialogue boxes even if they aren’t voiced.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
+Character customization is pretty good, even letting you use parts from certain NPC models.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story103 reviews
Gameplay90 reviews
Combat61 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Characters9 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Performance5 reviews
Divided opinion
Crashes
67% still recommend
Controls
67% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
86% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.89.

8 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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