Franchise file / Kaname Fujioka, Capcom
Monster Hunter
Track it, fight it, wear it
Capcom's hunting series began on PS2 in 2004. Track huge beasts, carve them up and turn the spoils into better gear, alone or with friends, then do it all again against something bigger.
- 2004
- First game
- 2
- Series
- Kaname Fujioka, Capcom
- Creator
One world. Many eras.
Choose your chapter
The PS2 start. Capcom launched the series on PS2 in Japan in 2004, built on deliberate combat and hunting as a group. Monster Hunter 2 followed in 2006 and pushed the formula further.
Start with Monster HunterYour next late night
The essentials
Chapters
Series (2)
Monster HunterCapcom's action RPG series that started in 2004. You hunt huge monsters, then use their parts to craft better gear, and you can team up with friends to bring them down.Monster Hunter StoriesTurn-based RPG spin-off from Capcom that began in 2016. Instead of killing monsters, you raise them as partners and ride them into rock-paper-scissors style fights.
A legacy worth revisiting
The monster is the level.
Each hunt is one long fight against one enormous creature, won through patience, preparation and a weapon you have learned properly. Spin-offs range from the Stories RPGs to the Felyne-led Diary, but the loop of hunt, carve and craft sits at the heart of it all.
- 2004 to 2006
- The PS2 start
- 2005 to 2017
- Hunting on the go
- 2018 to 2025
- The world stage
Scenes that stay with you
Inside the world
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