Monster Hunter Wilds’ Open Beta Is Off To A Monstrous Start

Steam alone hit almost half a million players

Image: CapcomIn case you missed it, there’s an open beta this weekend for the upcoming release Monster Hunter Wilds and it seems to be getting quite a lot of attention.

While we don’t have player data for console platforms like Xbox Series X|S, according to SteamDB this new entry is already proving to be quite popular with over 450,000 players testing out the open beta on PC within the first hour of its release.

Keep in mind, this version is a free download across all platforms (including Xbox), so these numbers may not reflect the launch date when the game arrives next year – still, it seems like an incredibly promising start and we don’t even have figures (yet) for the hunters trying out the game on console.

Monster Hunter might not have been around as long as certain other Capcom franchises, but over the past 20 years, it’s proven to be an absolute powerhouse of an IP for the Japanese game developer. It seems there’s more anticipation than ever for this next chapter and on the Steam charts alone, it’s also currently sitting inside of the top 10 “most played games” this weekend.

Have you tried out this open beta for Monster Hunter Wilds yet? Let us know in the comments.

[source steamdb.info, via windowscentral.com]

Liam is a news writer and reviewer for Nintendo Life and Pure Xbox. He’s been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of Mario and Master Chief.

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