Monster Hunter Wilds beta makes history with 460,000+ Steam player count

Monster Hunter Wilds beta has been off to a great start on Steam, with 463,798 players since launch. The game’s achievement ranks third on Steam’s list of new games in 2024. The beta beat out other popular titles such as Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, which has raised anticipation ahead of its official release.

Monster Hunter Wilds was released on Steam beta on October 31st, and the beta is expected to continue until November 4th. The game’s launch on Steam beta went successfully, with gamers flocking in droves, resulting in wild numbers for a game yet to be officially launched. 

Monster Hunter Wilds posts impressive player count  

The Wilds beta has surpassed Worlds all-time peak by over 100k pic.twitter.com/Lj26EHYVFi

— Monster Hunter Jhokes 🎃 (@QuirklessStoner) November 1, 2024

Capcom’s Monster Hunter Wilds made an unprecedented start to life on Steam beta by unexpectedly drawing in 463,798 concurrent players, according to SteamDB. The figure pushes the beta game to third in Steam’s rank of most-played new titles in 2024. Monster Hunter Wilds is still behind Black Myth: Wukong and Palworld, two games that had successful runs earlier in the year. The beta also ranks 22nd on the all-time list of most-played Steam games.

Since the game’s release, the player count has not dipped below the 250,000 mark, making its release even more impressive. The game was well received by players, exceeding expectations. It is now comparable to high-profile releases like Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, the biggest release in Activision’s franchise. Monster Hunter Wilds’ player count beat out other notable games, including Helldivers 2.

The game also had a brief stint on PlayStation Plus, which gave it an initial performance boost, which helped it become the biggest release for the Monster Hunter Franchise. Monster Hunter Wilds overtook the previous player count record set by Monster Hunter World, which was 334,684.

The beta game’s player surge also signifies an expanding global fanbase for Monster Hunter, one that Capcom likely did not fully anticipate.

Monster Hunter Wilds beta raises expectations 

With Capcom’s role-player game getting a historic run on Steam’s beta, gamers speculated that the Monster Hunter franchise is set to grow into a juggernaut.

Following in the footsteps of Monster Hunter: World and Monster Hunter Rise, gamers expect Monster Hunter Wilds to bypass, if not match, the success of its predecessors in the franchise. Monster Hunter Wilds will be officially released on February 28, 2025, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, and PC. 

Gamers stated that the game could overtake Capcom’s previous achievements with Monster Hunter: World, which remains its best-selling title ever. Additionally, the game’s current performance on Steam raises hope for its official release even further, with some gamers speculating that it may overshadow other Microsoft titles, such as Assassins Creed Shadows, which is expected to be released around the same time.

With players and critics alike responding so positively, Monster Hunter Wilds is set to become one of the most-anticipated full releases in recent years.