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About the Game
An action hunting game where you track giant monsters across a new continent and craft gear from their materials.
Monster Hunter: World is an action game from the long-running Monster Hunter series, and the store description presents it as a popular title that lets you experience the full hunter lifestyle. The core loop is simple to describe. You accept quests to track down monsters living in different environments, fight them, and use the materials you gather to craft stronger weapons and armor so you can take on tougher foes. The store copy frames each hunt as an epic duel in wild nature, where the terrain and the creatures' own ecosystems can be used to your advantage.
The story is set on a new continent. Every ten years, the Ancient Dragons migrate across the sea, and a research group of hunters has sent expeditions to study the phenomenon. This time, the fifth expedition follows the 熔山龍 across the water aboard a huge ship, and the hunters gather their equipment for a new world full of diverse life. The description emphasizes exploration as much as combat, with a wide area full of creatures and discoveries waiting to be found.
Several tools shape how you hunt. The Scoutfly (導蟲) follows scent trails left by monsters, and the more trails you collect while exploring, the more accurate its guidance becomes. The slinger fires stones and tree fruit gathered from the field, which is useful for luring monsters or closing distance quickly. Special gear can be activated for a limited time to trigger effects that differ from one piece to another. Your companion 艾路 can attack, heal, and support you during a hunt.
What stands out most is the variety of options. There are 14 weapon types, each with its own strengths and uses, and the store copy notes that you can either spread your time across several weapons or push a single one to its limit. Because the environment and monster ecosystems matter, every hunt can feel different depending on how you approach it.
Feature Highlights
- Fourteen weapon types, each with its own strengths, so you can master one weapon or switch between several.
- A Scoutfly follows the scent trails monsters leave behind, and collecting more trails makes its guidance more accurate.
- A slinger fires stones and tree fruit from the field to lure monsters or shorten your travel across the map.
- Special gear can be activated for a set period to trigger effects that vary from piece to piece, used like items during a hunt.
- The companion 艾路 can attack and provide healing and other support while you track and fight monsters.
- Single-player, multiplayer, and co-op play are all supported, and Steam achievements and Steam Cloud are included.
Who It Is (and Is Not) For
Recommended For
Players who enjoy patient, skill-based action and learning a monster's patterns over repeated hunts will get the most out of Monster Hunter: World. It also suits anyone who likes crafting upgrades from materials, since the store copy centers on building stronger weapons and armor to face bigger challenges. Co-op fans will appreciate that multiplayer and co-op play are both supported.
Not Recommended For
Players who want quick, short sessions may find the hunt, gather, and craft loop slow to get into. Anyone who dislikes repeating fights to collect materials will likely feel frustrated by the pace. Players who expect full controller support should note that the listing only mentions partial controller support.
What the Steam Reviews Say
Monster Hunter: World carries a Very Positive rating on Steam, with 89% of its reviews positive. That is a strong result for a title with hundreds of thousands of reviews, which means the verdict reflects a very large player base rather than a handful of early opinions.
Steam review labels are calculated from the share of positive reviews and the total number of reviews, so a high percentage across a large volume is generally a dependable signal of broad satisfaction. Smaller review counts can swing much more easily, so the scale here adds weight to the rating. Individual tastes still vary, so it is worth reading recent reviews on the store page to see how the game feels to players right now.
Price History & Historical Low
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| Date | Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-05 | NT$860 | — |
| 2026-10-09 | NT$860 | — |
| 2026-06-18 | NT$223 | -74% |
All prices in this section are Taiwan Steam store prices in NT$. Monster Hunter: World currently sells for NT$ 860, which is also its regular price, so there is no active discount at the moment. Our records show a lowest paid price of NT$ 223, logged on 2026-06-18, which was a discount of 74% off the regular price.
Discounts on this title have come often in our records, and the highest price we have logged is NT$ 860, the same as today. We have not recorded any free-to-keep period for this game, so there is no free-to-keep option to rely on. That means any savings will come from a sale rather than a giveaway.
Our price record is still short, so this verdict is tentative. If you can wait, watching the wishlist and enabling sale notifications is the sensible approach, since discounts have appeared often and gone as deep as 74%. If you want to play now, the current NT$ 860 price is the full regular price with no discount applied.
Analysis written 10/27/2026 from our recorded prices; the chart above is live. Taiwan-region Steam prices.
How to Buy
- This game is not free right now, so you will need to purchase it on Steam rather than claim it for free.
- Open the Monster Hunter: World store page on the Steam website or in the Steam client and check the current price in NT$.
- If you want to wait, add the game to your wishlist, which lets you track it without spending anything.
- Turn on Steam's wishlist sale notifications so you get an alert when the price drops.
- Check back here for the price trend and our latest notes on discounts before you decide to buy.
Things to Know
English and Traditional Chinese are both listed among the supported languages. English is marked with full audio support, while Traditional Chinese is listed without that marker, so check the audio options before you buy if spoken Chinese matters to you. This game is not flagged for adult content. All prices shown here are Taiwan-region Steam store prices in NT$ and may differ in other regions. Free and discount promotions can end at any time, so always check the official Steam page before purchasing.
