Capcom’s Monster Hunter franchise is getting a brand-new entry on cellular units with Monster Hunter Outlanders, developer TiMi Studio Group and Capcom introduced Tuesday. The upcoming sport is described as an open-world survival sport set within the Monster Hunter universe and can function a character-collection side, à la Genshin Affect and one other just lately introduced AAA spinoff, Future: Rising.
Monster Hunter Outlanders guarantees a “conventional looking expertise” with open-world exploration, assorted ecosystems, gear crafting, and cooperative play for as much as 4 gamers, its creators mentioned. “It’s time for cellular gamers to completely get pleasure from what makes Monster Hunter one of the vital beloved franchises in gaming,” TiMi Studio Group producer Dong Huang mentioned in a information launch. “Monster Hunter Outlanders not solely presents gamers an genuine looking expertise, however it does it in a large open world that includes the neighborhood and social programs gamers are in search of at this time.”
Monster Hunter Outlanders may even have a bunch of engaging characters to gather, presumably in gacha-style vogue, in addition to a wide range of cute pet sidekicks (not simply Palicoes).
Monster Hunter Outlanders doesn’t have a launch date, however TiMi mentioned will probably be conducting a number of play assessments upfront of the sport’s international launch.
Capcom has launched a handful of cellular video games based mostly on the 20-year-old Monster Hunter model, however most have been smaller minigame-focused interpretations of sequence parts, and lots of have been launched solely in Japan. Capcom and Niantic launched Monster Hunter Now, a Pokémon Go-like expertise based mostly on Monster Hunter, globally in 2023.
The subsequent mainline entry within the franchise, Monster Hunter Wilds, is coming to PlayStation 5, Home windows PC, and Xbox Collection X on Feb. 28, 2025.
