Monster Hunter Wilds
Ranked 14 of 14 action role-playing games by recommenders
Recommended for its distinctive take on the player's relationship with the world and fair-feeling difficulty; some critics point to a £40 price for its content and poor performance.
Recommended for its distinctive take on the player's relationship with the world and fair-feeling difficulty; some critics point to a £40 price for its content and poor performance.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Costly at £40 for content
“Some now are £40 (Monster Hunter for example right now) for all the content”
Comment from 20 May 2026 in “Humble Tech Book Bundle: The Ultimate Functional Programming”
Other action role-playing games people recommend
The four most recommended other action role-playing games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elden Ring | 25 | 8 | 76% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Dark Souls | 23 | 6 | 79% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Diablo II: Resurrected | 19 | 3 | 86% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Mass Effect | 19 | 5 | 79% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Monster Hunter WildsThis page | 6 | 2 | 75% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“being stuck is part of the fun”
“it doesn't feel as unfair in those games”
“Monster Hunter Wilds performance was too poor to play”
“which are still very unique in how they present the relationship between the player character and the world”
“Some now are £40 (Monster Hunter for example right now) for all the content”
“Monster Hunter had some particularly breathtaking HDR scenes”
“the Monster Hunter World Demo (I don't like that game, I only use it for testing) is terrible.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.