What is the best Monster Hunter game?

From punishing handheld classics that built the cult to genre-defining blockbusters that conquered the world, every era of the hunt is here. Old-school grinders and newcomers will not agree. Cast your vote!

1

Monster Hunter: World

The 2018 breakout that became Capcom's best-selling game and brought the franchise to a global audience.

1000pts

2

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate

The 2013 enhanced Wii U/3DS version of Tri with expanded monsters and cross-platform play.

667pts

3

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate

The 2014 3DS title regarded as the peak of classic-style Monster Hunter with verticality and unmatched fight variety.

600pts

4

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin

The 2021 turn-based RPG spin-off where players bond with and ride monsters instead of hunting them.

514pts

5

Monster Hunter

The 2004 PlayStation 2 original that launched the franchise and its co-op hunting formula.

514pts

6

Monster Hunter Wilds

The 2025 mainline entry, praised as the most dynamic and seamless evolution of the series' living-ecosystem hunts.

514pts

7

Monster Hunter Portable 3rd

The 2010 PSP juggernaut and one of the best-selling PSP games ever in Japan.

400pts

8

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak

The 2022 expansion adding a major new campaign, returning monsters, and deeper endgame systems.

240pts

9

Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate

The celebratory crossover entry packing 129 monsters and homage to the whole series.

1pts

10

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne

The 2019 massive expansion widely called the best Master Rank content in the series.

1pts

11

Monster Hunter Rise

The 2021 entry that streamlined mobility with the Wirebug and Palamutes for the fastest combat in the series.

1pts

12

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite

The 2008 PSP classic that popularized the series in the West with brutal G-Rank quests and the Palico.

1pts

13

Monster Hunter Tri

The 2009 Wii entry that introduced underwater combat and revitalized the console line.

1pts