Monster Hunter Wilds Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-06-20
- Core gameplay remains strong
- Combat feels fun and satisfying
- Monsters are incredible and lively
- Poor optimization and performance
- Frequent crashes and errors
- Frustrating co-op system
Emotions
Archetypes
Hardware
Windows 12-15GB VRAMmixedWindows 8-11GB VRAMmixed
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Mixed (5/10)
- Total reviews
- 321,661
- Positive
- 156,40548.6%
- Negative
- 165,25651.4%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 21,497,811
- Estimated revenue
- $1,504,631,792
- Game price
- $70
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 6160.62%
- Estimated copies lost
- 41,170
- Estimated revenue lost
- $2,881,488
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 6210.6% Avg playtime 1.1h | 890.1% Avg playtime 1h |
| > 2h playtime | 64,90865% Avg playtime 168.3h | 34,20234.3% Avg playtime 231.2h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 209.1 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 97.8 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 19,217.3 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 477.3 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
99,820 total
Organic purchasers59,06859.2%
Voted up: 36%
Key activations40,75240.8%
Voted up: 32%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
99,820 total
First impression0-2h1,2121.21%
Voted up: 20%
Mid game2-10h5,7595.77%
Voted up: 46%
Late game10-20h5,3295.34%
Voted up: 48%
Endgame20h+87,52087.7%
Voted up: 33%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
45.1%
Global baseline 34.4%
184 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 321,661 total.