Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne cover art

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne

2019 · Capcom · ~60h to finish

The expansion where the series stops being polite: Master Rank monsters hit for most of your health bar and expect the matchup knowledge the base game let you skip.

huntingactionrpgPCPlayStation 5Xbox SeriesSteam Deck
GlobalUNRATED
Baseline difficulty6.7PUNISHING

Sustained pressure. Progress is earned.

Part of

Monster Hunter, the modern run3 of 5 to play

An expansion, not a sequel: it needs World underneath it and raises the ceiling rather than moving the floor.

Before it: Monster Hunter: WorldAfter it: Monster Hunter RiseStart with Monster Hunter: World or Monster Hunter Rise or Monster Hunter Wilds

The fingerprint

12.55.07.510
Grind
7.8
Learning Curve
7.0
Reaction
6.5
Obscurity
6.2
Execution
6.2
Strategy
6.0
Punishment
5.5
Puzzle
1.5
PUBLISHEDHARDEST DEMAND FIRST
  • Assist options shave roughly 0.3 points off, if you use them.

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Screenshots

IGDB

Where it bites

SPOILER-SAFE BY DEFAULT
START25%HALFWAY75%CREDITS
  1. 40% · ~25hGrind

    the first Master Rank elder dragon, a hard stop for anyone who arrived in base-game gear

    27

Assists & accessibility

0/1 SOURCED

HEARING

  • Full subtitles [unsourced]

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What it is

Let your hunting instinct take you further than ever!

Where to go from here

Argue with these asks

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