Monster Hunter Rise

Overview

Monster Hunter Rise is a 2021 action role-playing game in the Monster Hunter series, developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Switch. It was released worldwide in March 2021, with a Windows port released in January 2022 and ports for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S were released in January 2023. Mobile versions were soft-launched in October 2026. An expansion pack, Sunbreak, was released in June 2022.

Rise follows many of the new conventions established in Monster Hunter: World while also introducing new features and mechanics, including a new animal companion called a Palamute that can be used to ride across the map or into battle, and the use of Wirebugs to traverse the world and mount and ride certain monsters. The game received generally positive reviews upon release with critics praising the gameplay and its expansion of the mechanics introduced in World. It has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide since launch, making it the second best-selling game in the series. Sunbreak has sold more than 8 million copies since launch.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

21 Minutes of Monster Hunter Rise Dual Blades Gameplay | TGS 2020, IGN. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure

Developer

Capcom Development Division 2

Publisher

Capcom

Series

Monster Hunter

Engine

RE Engine

Platforms

Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox One

Age rating

ESRB T

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

Yes

Co op

Yes

Age ratings

GRAC

15+

PEGI

12

CERO

C

ACB

M

USK

12

ESRB

T

CLASS IND

12

Release dates

Subscription history

Trophies

Difficulty

5 out of 10

Playthroughs for platinum

1

Playable today

Credits

Publisher

Capcom

Developer

Capcom Development Division 2

Released

2023-01-20

Age rating

ESRB T

Region

US

Time to beat

about 59.5 hours