Summary
The popularMonster Hunter Wildshas recently faced a significant drop in its concurrent player count on Steam, essentially halving its active player base in the last two weeks. These could be somewhat worrying numbers for Capcom, despiteMonster Hunter Wilds’ great popularity, as it seems that the game could be struggling to keep its base engaged.
Monster Hunter Wildswas released back in February, and it became one of the most popular games of 2025 so far. Not only didMonster Hunter Wildsbecome a big critical hit, maintaining an average score of 89 onOpenCritic, the game was a commercial success, too.Monster Hunter Wildsquickly became Capcom’s fastest-selling gameto date, selling over 10 million units in its first month.
Despite being a huge hit, the popularity ofMonster Hunter Wildsis diminishing around three months after its release. Soon after release,Monster Hunter Wildsreached a peak concurrent player countof over 1,170,000 gamers on Steam. Obviously, these numbers quickly plummeted, but April still saw over 200,000 active players on the platform. During May, however, the numbers are diminishing even more. Data fromSteamChartsindicates thatMonster Hunter Wildsdropped from around 55,000 to 30,000 active players in just over two weeks, representing a considerable fall, and putting the game’s popularity nearMonster Hunter World, a much older title.
Monster Hunter Wilds’s Concurrent Player Count Has Dropped by Half in Two Weeks
It’s not hard to speculate why the number of people continuing to playMonster Hunter Wildscould be dwindling, though. UnlikeMonster Hunter World, which has years of updates and an official expansion,Wildsis still lacking strong endgame activities, despite all the content that was added during Title Update 1. Fortunately, Capcom has been planning to release more content for the game,as seen inMonster Hunter Wilds’ roadmap. Title Update 2 is set to be released during Summer 2025, and a second cosmetic DLC pack will also be unveiled at this time. The current speculation is thatMonster Hunter Wilds’ Title Update 2 will bring back a popular monster from previous titles called Lagiacrus, but not much is known about the free update at the time.
Earlier this week, Capcom also teaseda collaboration betweenMonster Hunter WildsandStreet Fighter. While this collaboration has not yet been confirmed by the developer, it largely hints at new content being added toMonster Hunter Wilds, which is excellent news for gamers who want a fresher experience.
