Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin

Buy83%

Very Positive · 17k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

CAPCOM Co., Ltd. · RPG · Jul 9, 2021

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Price
$39.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
48
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio2 of 14
Subtitles14 of 14

Should I buy Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 100 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 95 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 17k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise8% are divided25% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
100 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
On top of that, the promise of a more cinematic and story-focused experience—something the mainline games have always been somewhat lacking in—made me go into this game with very high expectations.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
95 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It would increase replayability in the game and allow for things like a new game + mode, instead of just making the monsters harder, this would be sort of an ultimate challenge with a sliding difficulty.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
61 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Also since we are here, a thing that I can't stress enough how good this game executes is the decision making you make when in combat.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
First up visuals and audio are high quality as expected of the developer and franchise.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While the co-op quests are extremely helpful to get an early start with your monsties collection and filling up the “field guides” (built-in monster database), the PVP is not so much.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Completed the whole campaign on Steam Deck with no crash or bugs.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story100 reviews
Gameplay95 reviews
Combat61 reviews
Graphics22 reviews
Co-op11 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Characters6 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
75% still recommend
Players complain
Multiplayer
67% still recommend
Difficulty
83% still recommend
Interface
75% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$39.99

The lowest we've tracked is $14.79.

7 points recordedtoday · $39.99

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