Monster Hunter: World similar games & best alternatives

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Monster Hunter: World

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One • 2018

Should you play it?

Welcome to a new world! In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.

What works

  • Addictive and rewarding gameplay loop
  • Large variety of weapons and builds
  • Beautiful and immersive world design
  • Strong cooperative multiplayer community
  • Extensive content and replayability

Things to keep in mind

  • Story considered mediocre and cringey
  • Steep learning curve for new players
  • Some grind required for progression
  • Ui can be confusing or small
  • Some monsters or fights frustrating

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Borderlands 2

  • MONSTER HUNTER RISE

  • Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Demo

  • RIFT

  • Shatterline

  • REMNANT II®

Less competitive

Games that feels like Monster Hunter: World but with less competition against others

  • CODE VEIN

  • Enshrouded

  • Warframe

  • Dungeons of Sundaria

  • Remnant: From the Ashes

  • Hunted: The Demon’s Forge™

Less intimate

Games that feels like Monster Hunter: World but with less focus on close relationships

  • Atlas Fallen: Reign Of Sand

  • ELDEN RING

  • RuneScape: Dragonwilds

  • Borderlands 3

  • Blades of Time

  • Wuthering Waves

More intense

Games that feels like Monster Hunter: World but with a more intense feel

  • DARK SOULS™ II

  • Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition

  • DARK SOULS™ III

  • Nioh: Complete Edition

  • Warhammer: Vermintide 2

  • DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

  • Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin

  • Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection

  • Resident Evil 6

  • Resident Evil 5

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How to compare these games

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Monster Hunter: World. These titles are not in What to play next.

Monster Hunter: World: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status, Competition, Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026