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All Monster Hunter games in order of release
The Monster Hunter series has been running since 2004, with a total of six main series games and 21 spin-offs or derivations. All main series Monster Hunter games are action RPGs that follow the same core formula: slay monsters, gather materials, forge stronger gear, hunt even tougher monsters, and repeat. If you’ve played a Monster Hunter game before, you know the drill. Here’s a complete list of every Monster Hunter game ever released, sorted by release date. Monster Hunter games complete release timeline The table below includes every Monster Hunter title, listed in chronological order. Main series games are in bold and italics. Spin-offs and derivations are in italics only. If two games were released in the same year, the earlier release is listed first. If a game had multiple platform/region release dates, the first-ever release date is used. Year Monster Hunter Title Platforms 2004 Monster Hunter PlayStation 2 2005 Monster Hunter G PlayStation 2, Wii 2005 Monster Hunter Freedom PlayStation Portable 2006 Monster Hunter 2 PlayStation 2 2007 Monster Hunter Freedom 2 PlayStation Portable 2007 Monster Hunter Frontier Online Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 2008 Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PlayStation Portable, iOS 2009 Monster Hunter Tri Wii 2010 Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village PlayStation Portable 2010 Monster Hunter Portable 3rd PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3 2011 Monster Hunter Dynamic Hunting iOS 2011 Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate Nintendo 3DS, Wii U 2013 Monster Hunter Frontier G Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PlayStation Vita 2013 Monster Hunter 4 Nintendo 3DS 2014 Monster Hunter 4: Ultimate Nintendo 3DS 2015 Monster Hunter Explore iOS, Android 2015 Monster Hunter Generations Nintendo 3DS 2016 Monster Hunter Stories Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Android 2016 Monster Hunter Frontier Z Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita 2017 Monster Hunter Generations: Ultimate Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch 2018 Monster Hunter: World PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows 2019 Monster Hunter World: Iceborne PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows 2021 Monster Hunter Rise Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S 2021 Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 2022 Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows 2023 Monster Hunter Now iOS, Android 2025 Monster Hunter Wilds PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows All main series Monster Hunter games' review scores Here's how each Monster Hunter main series title was reviewed when it released, according to Metacritic. Main series titles are those that feature the core Monster Hunter original gameplay while being a complete game with new mechanics, challenges, and features. Monster Hunter: 68 Monster Hunter 2: Not reviewed Monster Hunter Tri: 85 Monster Hunter 4: 86 Monster Hunter World: 90 Monster Hunter Wilds: 90 The post All Monster Hunter games in order of release appeared first on Destructoid.
The Monster Hunter series has been running since 2004, with a total of six main series games and 21 spin-offs or derivations.
All main series Monster Hunter games are action RPGs that follow the same core formula: slay monsters, gather materials, forge stronger gear, hunt even tougher monsters, and repeat. If you’ve played a Monster Hunter game before, you know the drill.
Here’s a complete list of every Monster Hunter game ever released, sorted by release date.
Monster Hunter games complete release timeline
The table below includes every Monster Hunter title, listed in chronological order.
- Main series games are in bold and italics.
- Spin-offs and derivations are in italics only.
- If two games were released in the same year, the earlier release is listed first.
- If a game had multiple platform/region release dates, the first-ever release date is used.
Year
Monster Hunter Title
Platforms
2004
Monster Hunter
PlayStation 2
2005
Monster Hunter G
PlayStation 2, Wii
2005
Monster Hunter Freedom
PlayStation Portable
2006
Monster Hunter 2
PlayStation 2
2007
Monster Hunter Freedom 2
PlayStation Portable
2007
Monster Hunter Frontier Online
Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360
2008
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
PlayStation Portable, iOS
2009
Monster Hunter Tri
Wii
2010
Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village
PlayStation Portable
2010
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3
2011
Monster Hunter Dynamic Hunting
iOS
2011
Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate
Nintendo 3DS, Wii U
2013
Monster Hunter Frontier G
Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PlayStation Vita
2013
Monster Hunter 4
Nintendo 3DS
2014
Monster Hunter 4: Ultimate
Nintendo 3DS
2015
Monster Hunter Explore
iOS, Android
2015
Monster Hunter Generations
Nintendo 3DS
2016
Monster Hunter Stories
Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Android
2016
Monster Hunter Frontier Z
Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
2017
Monster Hunter Generations: Ultimate
Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch
2018
Monster Hunter: World
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
2019
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
2021
Monster Hunter Rise
Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
2021
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4
2022
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows
2023
Monster Hunter Now
iOS, Android
2025
Monster Hunter Wilds
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
All main series Monster Hunter games' review scores
Here's how each Monster Hunter main series title was reviewed when it released, according to Metacritic. Main series titles are those that feature the core Monster Hunter original gameplay while being a complete game with new mechanics, challenges, and features.
- Monster Hunter: 68
- Monster Hunter 2: Not reviewed
- Monster Hunter Tri: 85
- Monster Hunter 4: 86
- Monster Hunter World: 90
- Monster Hunter Wilds: 90
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