February's biggest launch beats Elden Ring and Cyberpunk 2077. Monster Hunter: Wilds conquers Steam
Monster Hunter: Wilds scored the best start on Steam in the series' history. However, the game is receiving poor reviews, mostly from Chinese players.
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This morning Monster Hunter: Wilds was released, which is the latest installment of the hit action RPG series by Capcom.
- The game was released simultaneously on PC, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, and PlayStation 5.
- The price of the standard edition is $69.99 on Steam, the PlayStation Store, and the Xbox Store.
Strong start of Monster Hunter: Wilds
Before its release, Monster Hunter: Wilds was the game most frequently added to wishlists on Steam, so expectations were huge. We will see how the release of the title is doing.
- Monster Hunter: Wilds had an exceptionally strong start on Steam. A few hours after the launch, the game set a record for activity with 1,054,396 players playing simultaneously on this platform.
- For comparison, the highest score for Monster Hunter: World was more than three times lower, with 334,684 people playing simultaneously, and the record for Monster Hunter Rise was 231,360. Furthermore, the game has surpassed the results of Elden Ring and Cyberpunk 2077, currently ranking on 7th place on all-time list (via SteamDB). We are curious about what numbers the title will be able to achieve over the weekend.
The player reviews are worse. On Steam, only 47% of them praise Monster Hunter: Wilds, which the platform categorizes as a "mixed" reception of the game. Negative reviews focus on technical issues and poor optimization. Capcom has already responded to this issue, but so far the help has been limited to typical tips, such as updating drivers and adding the game to the exceptions in the antivirus software.
It's important to note that the low score on Steam is primarily because of Chinese players.
- Among the reviews written in simplified Chinese, only 11% are positive, and they make up more than half of all opinions on the platform. Players writing reviews in English are also not thrilled, but in this category the title has 64% positive reviews.
- There is no specific reason for the Chinese to be so angry, as their Steam reviews complain about the same issues as everyone else, such as technical problems and poor performance.
The reviews of the console game's edition are much better. The game already has 24,000 reviews in the PlayStation Store, which is twice as many as Monster Hunter: Rise gathered in the two years since its launch. The average score is 4.6 out of 5 stars.
For players considering buying Monster Hunter: Wilds, we suggest checking out news on the game's PC system requirements and its reception by industry critics.
