Series

Monster Hunter

27 games · 2004–2026

The whole series

Timeline 27

Games: 27; 1 remake or remaster
Span: 2004–2026; 23 years
Average score: 78; IGDB, released games
Highest rated: 88; Monster Hunter: World
Latest release: 2026; Monster Hunter Outlanders

Releases by year

Released

2000s
8 games · best: Monster Hunter Tri 81
2004
Series debut
March 11, 2004
Monster Hunter
Capcom · Role-playing (RPG) · Strategy
61IGDB
Monster Hunter is an online action-hunting game by CAPCOM for the PlayStation 2 released on March 11th, 2004 in Japan, and September 21st, 2004 in North America. The game is a fantasy hunting simulator filled with many deadly monsters. Like actual hunting, successfully killing or capturing the monsters requires significant strategy, skill and involved resource management. While initially considered a commercial…
- PS2
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2005
2005
January 20, 2005
Monster Hunter G
Capcom · Role-playing (RPG) · Strategy
53IGDBExpanded edition
Monster Hunter G is a Japan-exclusive expansion of Monster Hunter for PlayStation 2. It featured more Quests, equipment, and recolors of the original monsters, as well as a brand new tier of "G-class" or "G-rank" Quests. The…
- Wii
- PS2
December 1, 2005
Monster Hunter Freedom
Capcom Production Studio 1 · Role-playing (RPG) · Strategy
69IGDBExpanded edition
Known as "Monster Hunter Portable" in Japan, Monster Hunter Freedom is essentially a PSP version of the preceding expansion to the original game, Monster Hunter G. As such it features very similar content, reworked to be a…
- PSP
2006
2006
February 16, 2006
Monster Hunter 2
Capcom · Role-playing (RPG)
80IGDB
Monster Hunter 2 has an improved weapon tree and upgradeable armors. As in all Monster Hunter games, armor pieces can be worn to obtain skills and abilities. A new feature in Monster Hunter 2 is the use of gems. Gems add skill…
- PS2
2007
2007
February 22, 2007
Monster Hunter Freedom 2
Capcom Production Studio 1 · Role-playing (RPG) · Strategy
71IGDBExpanded edition
Monster Hunter Freedom 2 is a standalone PSP entry that adapts the core content of Monster Hunter 2 into a new single-player campaign, with additional content created for the handheld release. Players complete hunting, gathering…
- PSP
June 21, 2007
Monster Hunter Frontier Online
Capcom · Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Offline
Monster Hunter Frontier is an online MMORPG on the PC and Xbox 360 with a great amount of new weapons, quests, armor, and monsters. The game will continue to expand with new content added through patches. There is currently a…
- PC
- Xbox 360
2008
2008
March 27, 2008
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
Capcom Production Studio 1 · Role-playing (RPG)
83IGDBExpanded edition
Japan's most successful PSP title, Monster Hunter Portable 2G, is heading to Europe and US. Renamed Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, this latest installment in the epic Monster Hunter series delivers over 500 hours of gameplay…
- iOS
- PSP
2009
2009
August 1, 2009
Monster Hunter Tri
Capcom Production Studio 1 · Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
81IGDB
Monster Hunter Tri depicts an ecosystem where man co-exists with fantastic beasts that roam both the land and the sea. Featuring both online and offline cooperative modes, players can join online hunting parties with up to four…
- Wii
2010s
15 games · 1 remake · best: Monster Hunter: World 88
2010
2010
August 26, 2010
Monster Hunter Diary: Poka-poka Airu Village
FromSoftware
Monster Hunter Diary Poka Poka Airu Village is a spin-off installment in the Monster Hunter series, developed by FromSoftware and published by Capcom for the PlayStation Portable. It was released in Japan on August 26, 2010. The…
- PSP
December 1, 2010
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
Capcom · Role-playing (RPG)
80IGDB
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd is a game in the Monster Hunter franchise for the PlayStation Portable system that was released in Japan on December 1, 2010. The game was released, as a part of the PlayStation Portable Remaster…
- PSP
Remade in 2011
2011
2011
June 1, 2011
Monster Hunter: Dynamic Hunting
Capcom · Fighting · Role-playing (RPG)
Delisted
Monster Hunter Dynamic Hunting is a fighting game developed and published by Capcom for iOS. It is a spin-off of the action adventure game series Monster Hunter, and features both single-player and cooperative multiplayer modes…
- iOS
- Android
August 25, 2011
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Ver.
Capcom · Role-playing (RPG)
Remaster
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Ver. is a high definition remastering of the game for the PlayStation 3, and is the first of Sony's "PSP Remasters" series for the PS3. The game was released in Japan on August 25, 2011. This game…
- PS3
Remaster of Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (2010)
December 10, 2011
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Capcom · Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
83IGDBExpanded edition
The popular fantasy action franchise Monster Hunter is now one of the most iconic gaming series in the world selling over 21 million copies worldwide since the series began in 2004. Players take on the role of a hunter and are…
- Wii U
- 3DS
2013
2013
January 1, 2013
Monster Hunter: Poogie Race
Capcom · Racing · Arcade
Race your poogie to the finish line.
- Arcade
April 17, 2013
Monster Hunter Frontier G
Capcom · Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Expanded editionOffline
Monster Hunter: Frontier G is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) in the Monster Hunter franchise for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and Wii U. As of August 2014, the game has…
- PC
- PS3
- Xbox 360
- Wii U
- +1
September 14, 2013
Monster Hunter 4
Capcom · Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure
76IGDB
Monster Hunter 4 is the second game in the aforementioned series to be released on the Nintendo 3DS. Many updates and improvements have been made that set this sequel apart. It was released exclusively in Japan. Monster Hunter 4…
- 3DS
2013
Monster Hunter Online
Capcom · Role-playing (RPG)
Offline
Monster Hunter MMO made in Cry Engine 3 and developed by TenCent, exclusive to the Chinese market. It follows a Free-to-Play business model.
- PC
2014
2014
October 11, 2014
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Capcom · Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
89IGDBExpanded edition
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (called Monster Hunter 4G in Japan) is the newest installment in the popular Monster Hunter series, which has sold more than 28 million units worldwide to date. In Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, players will…
- 3DS
2015
2015
September 29, 2015
Monster Hunter Explore
Capcom
Offline
Monster Hunter Explore, formerly Monster Hunter Smart, is a version of Monster Hunter on Android and iOS. Join the hunt! The first true Monster Hunter game for mobile has arrived. Track and hunt fierce monsters and explore an…
- iOS
- Android
November 28, 2015
Monster Hunter Generations
Capcom · Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
83IGDB
The Monster Hunter series is just as dense as the giant hunks of meat its hunting heroes scarf down: every proverbial bite is chock full of rich combat and succulent character customization, making for a dense, thoroughly…
- 3DS
2016
2016
October 8, 2016
Monster Hunter Stories
Marvelous · Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure
79IGDB
Monster Hunter Stories is a role-playing game spin-off of the popular Monster Hunter franchise, but features a drastically different gameplay focus. Unlike previous titles in the franchise, Monster Hunter Stories lets players…
- iOS
- Android
- 3DS
2017
2017
March 18, 2017
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
Capcom · Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
81IGDBExpanded edition
An enhanced version of Monster Hunter Generations. It features new monsters, hunting styles, and the more challenging G-Rank quests. Game data from Monster Hunter Generations can be carried over, with a one way transfer, to…
- Switch
- 3DS
2018
Highest rated
January 26, 2018
Monster Hunter: World
Capcom · Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
88IGDB
Welcome to a new world! Take on the role of a hunter and slay ferocious monsters in a living, breathing ecosystem where you can use the landscape and its diverse inhabitants to get the upper hand. Hunt alone or in co-op with up to three other players, and use materials collected from fallen foes to craft new gear and take on even bigger, badder beasts!
- PC
- PS4
- Xbox One
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2 years without a new game
2020s
4 games · best: Monster Hunter Wilds 85
2021
2021
March 26, 2021
Monster Hunter Rise
Capcom Development Division 2 · Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
84IGDB
Rise to the challenge and join the hunt! In Monster Hunter Rise, the latest installment in the award-winning and top-selling Monster Hunter series, you’ll become a hunter, explore brand new maps and use a variety of weapons to…
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox Series X|S
- Switch
- +2
2023
2023
September 14, 2023
Monster Hunter Now
Niantic Labs · Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure
72IGDB
Monster Hunter Now is an AR mobile spin-off of Capcom's Monster Hunter series. Developed by Niantic (responsible for Pokemon GO), it lets the player hunt monsters in the real world.
- iOS
- Android
2025
2025
February 28, 2025
Monster Hunter Wilds
Capcom · Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
85IGDB
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.
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox Series X|S
- Switch 2
2026
Latest release
October 29, 2026
Monster Hunter Outlanders
TiMi Studio Group · Adventure
Monster Hunter Outlanders is an action-packed new installation in the series for mobile, licensed by Capcom and developed by Timi Studio Group.
- iOS
- Android
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Monster Hunter

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