The Monster Hunter Wilds open beta is a big success

The Monster Hunter series has become one of the most relevant flagships for Capcom in recent years also in the West. Its popularity escalated with the release of Monster Hunter World on PC and since then several games and expansions have contributed to make it a favourite of many players. The upcoming release of Monster Hunter Wilds has generated great interest among the fans of the series as it will offer significant graphic enhancements, new gameplay mechanics, and also the possibility of hunting down powerful beasts in a new land. It's no wonder then that the first open beta event hosted by Capcom is a huge success.

Will you be the only one who misses it?

As announced, the Monster Hunter Wilds open beta kicked off yesterday and it will be running until next Monday. The event provides players with access to several experiences, including the tutorial, an introductory mission, and also character creation. The content is more than enough to discover the game and delve into its unique universe and it's already interested a sizeable number of players across all platforms available, namely PC, Xbox Series, and PlayStation 5. The beta boasts an all-time peak of 463,798 concurrent players on Steam, and it's currently surpassing other popular releases on the platform in number of players according to SteamDB.

However, not everything seems to be positive about the beta. Many players are complaining about the demanding system requirements for running the game on PC. The game struggles to run smoothly on many computers but it's not quite surprising as it is a beta version and Capcom has more than enough time to polish it ahead of the release date. In any case, we will have to wait a bit longer to find out about possible fixes to these problems.

You are still in time to give Monster Hunter Wilds a try on the open beta event. Remember that it's totally free and it's not linked to pre-order. However, if you are interested in the game, you can use our comparator to buy Monster Hunter Wilds steam key for your platform of choice if you want to join the hunt on day one.