Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin

Last updated: 2025-12-01
  • Overall fun and improved experience
  • Ideal Monster Hunter/Pokémon blend
  • Rich, engaging Monstie mechanics
  • Poor, repetitive story and writing
  • Uninspired map design
  • Critical performance issues, crashes
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin header

Emotions

Satisfaction36%Disappointment22%Frustration19%Excitement14%Enjoyment9%
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
16,400
Positive
13,52882.5%
Negative
2,87217.5%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
1,142,845
Estimated revenue
$45,702,372
Game price
$40
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
121.26%
Estimated copies lost
836
Estimated revenue lost
$33,432
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
131.4%
Avg playtime 0.7h
60.6%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
14815.5%
Avg playtime 53.9h
78982.5%
Avg playtime 89.3h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.6 rev/day
Last 30d3.6 rev/day
Quarterly36.3 rev/qtr
Days covered1,606.3 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
956 total
Organic purchasers67870.9%
Voted up: 84%
Key activations27829.1%
Voted up: 80%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
956 total
First impression0-2h394.08%
Voted up: 56%
Mid game2-10h13914.5%
Voted up: 81%
Late game10-20h13914.5%
Voted up: 81%
Endgame20h+63966.8%
Voted up: 86%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
3.66% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
85.7%
Global baseline 83.2%
35 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 16,400 total.