Monster Hunter Wilds is my biggest disappointment of 2025, and it hurts to admit that. Not because I dislike the game, far from it. I put in over 300 hours before finally stepping away. The real frustration is that the game has so much potential, yet Capcom has let both it and the community down. Before you roll your eyes, let me explain.
I have been a Monster Hunter fan for years, playing nearly every mainline entry outside of the handheld titles. I poured countless hours into Monster Hunter World on both PC and PlayStation, so when Wilds was announced, I was all in. I followed every trailer, every reveal, and every developer update. It truly felt like the next big evolution for the series.
When I finally had the chance to review Monster Hunter Wilds, I genuinely enjoyed it. The core gameplay loop was strong, the world was exciting, and even with some elements that did not quite land for me, I felt confident longtime fans would enjoy it. I even believed newcomers could finally have a smoother entry point into the franchise.
However, once the game officially released, everything started sliding downhill. I had already mentioned in my review that performance on PC was shaky, even on my high-end system with AMD’s best CPU at the time, an RTX 4090, and plenty of RAM. It struggled to hold 60 frames per second at most resolutions. After launch, the performance somehow got worse. And unlike most releases where the PC version is the only messy one, Wilds had issues across every platform. Players everywhere noticed it, and frustration spread fast among PlayStation, Xbox, and PC communities.
Matter of fact, ff you head over to Steam right now, you will see a range of positive, mixed, and negative user reviews, and they all have one thing in common: the performance. Even the good reviews complain about it.
Monster Hunter Wilds launched with rough performance across the board, and that alone has pushed many players away. Even top-tier hardware cannot escape the stutters, frame drops, and random crashes. Visuals often do not justify the performance cost, and some patches have introduced new problems instead of solving old ones. Reviews reflect that frustration, and the mood in the community has shifted from excitement to disappointment.
Here is the thing that makes all of this even more frustrating: outside of the bad performance, I truly enjoy Monster Hunter Wilds. When the game behaves, it captures everything I love about the series. The monsters are incredible, the world is exciting, and every hunt brings that perfect mix of tension, chaos, and satisfaction. I would be playing it nonstop if the game did not fall apart the moment things get intense. Nothing kills the thrill of taking on a massive beast faster than watching my FPS sink into the sub-thirties or the entire screen turning into a stutter fest. And of course, I end up carted, not because I made a mistake, but because the performance simply could not keep up.
What makes this sting even more is that Capcom has continued to release Title Updates that add new monsters and new content to the game. There is plenty I want to jump back into, from fresh hunts to expanded features that should keep Wilds feeling alive. These updates should be pulling me right back in. But every time I think about returning, I remember how rough my last experience was. I should be enjoying these new additions, yet I find myself talking myself out of playing a game I was initially obsessed with.
Capcom has stated that once Title Update 4 arrives this December 2025, it will finally address the performance issues that have been plaguing the game. As someone who genuinely enjoys the experience, I have had my fingers crossed since the announcement. And honestly, I hope Capcom proves everyone wrong, myself included. I want this update to be the moment Monster Hunter Wilds becomes the game we all believed it would be.
But until that happens, it will remain my biggest disappointment of 2025. Not because it is a bad game, far from it. I just want to be out there hunting, exploring, and losing myself in everything this world offers, not fighting the performance every time things get intense. I should be obsessed with this game, yet I keep stepping away because it simply does not run the way it should. And if TU4 does not deliver, it will not just be a stumble for the series. But a massive blow to the future of Monster Hunter and if Capcom truly understands what its own players deserve.
