Somewhat unexpectedly, the recent reveal of Monster Hunter Wilds at The Game Awards brought players back to Monster Hunter World. Perhaps because Wildlands won’t launch until sometime in 2025, players eager to hunt monsters are flooding into the world.
Of course, there is another reason why players are returning to the new world.
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Following the release of Into the Wild, Capcom has launched a new Return to Monster Hunter World event. This is not a new update or any kind of new content. Just focus on getting players back into the best-selling games.
Crucially, players are encouraged to create new characters, and Capcom’s social media team has been regularly streaming new characters in Monster Hunter World. All of this has prompted other Monster Hunter content creators to follow suit, and the results are stark.
According to SteamDB data, the game reached its highest 24-hour concurrent player count on Steam, which was about one-third of its all-time high, reaching nearly 98,000 concurrent players, enough to make it the most played player during its peak period on Steam top ten games. Hour.
Of course, Monster Hunter World is also on sale at a 67% discount, which makes the current price a no-brainer for those who have always been curious about the action RPG but never tried it.
Although Monster Hunter World doesn’t support cross-play between platforms, it’s not hard to imagine a healthy player base on each platform. Of course, this has always been true, but the recent surge has certainly made it easier to find groups of players to hunt with.
If you’re considering pulling the trigger, you absolutely should – but not before bookmarking our Monster Hunter World guides hub, you’re definitely going to need it.
