Monster Hunter Stories

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 2,199 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 33.5h for positive, 20.2h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (86.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (50)

• Mark of the First Cry In recognition of hatching an egg. A broody seal for the mother in all of us. 100%
• Coordination Shield In recognition of executing a Double Attack. Keep up the great teamwork! 88%
• Wood Medal In recognition of completing at least one Subquest. Good job, but you've still got a long way to go! 82%
• Silver Forager's Badge For gathering items at least 100 times. The embodiment of insatiable curiosity. 77%
• Copper Medal In recognition of your completing at least 10 Subquests. Getting there, eh? 68%
• Ruby Crystal For acquiring a Ritual Item. Monstie power in crimson form. 67%
• Traveler's Charm In recognition of your departure from Hakum and arrival in Darj Snowfields. A new journey begins here. 65%
• Kinship Shield For executing at least 10 Kinship Skills successfully. United in victory. 61%
• Gambler's Shield In recognition of five consecutive Head-to-Head wins. Headbanger! 57%
• Inheritance Token For performing the Rite of Channeling. Evidence of your excellent erudition. 56%
• Guild Emblem In recognition of your Gildegaran visit. A heavily guilded emblem. 53%
• Catavaner's Cap For riding the Catavan at least 10 times. A cap brimming with Catavaner pride. 50%
• Armor Trophy For making a set of armor. Trust in it, you made it, after all... 49%
• Great Sword Trophy For making a Great Sword. Slice, slash, sever, stab. 46%
• Sword & Shield Trophy For making a Sword & Shield. Intense combos for your delectation. 44%
• Hammer Trophy For making a Hammer. Try its heavy strikes for—not on—yourself. 44%
• Autumnal Bookmark In recognition of your Oasum visit. A gloriously autumnal bookmark. 44%
• Hunting Horn Trophy For making a Hunting Horn. Play yourself an itty bitty ditty. 43%
• Ancient Bingo Card For achieving bingo in the Rite of Channeling. Magnify those Monsties! 42%
• Withered Tree Branch In recognition of your Albarax visit. A dried twig symbolic of the village. 41%
• Mineral Brooch In recognition of your Geo-Fulkright visit. Minerals make many medals! 40%
• Beautiful Tree Branch In recognition of revisiting Albarax after fully restoring it. A leafy twig symbolic of the village. 39%
• Cat's Powerstone In recognition of your visit to Koapni. A purrfectly pelagic powerstone. 34%
• Courier Master's Statue For acquiring at least 50 eggs from Monster's Dens. Peerless in your pilfering. 32%
• Monstie Adventure Tales For an Awesome Expedition Party result. Illegible Monstie scribbles. 28%
• Friend of Simone In recognition of completing Simone's Subquest and revisiting the Scriveners. The endless pursuit of the unknown! 26%
• Angler's Statue For a Great fishing result at least 10 times. See things from a different angle. 26%
• Shining Kinship Stone In recognition of completing the main story and revisiting Pondry Hills. Kinship lights the Rider's way. 25%
• Silver Medal In recognition of your completing at least 100 Subquests. Better than all the rest! 25%
• Supreme Crest For obtaining S Rank in at least 50 battles. A crest to commemorate your style. 24%
• Friend of Debli In recognition of completing the Debli Subquest and revisiting Koapni Village. Ya still don't boogie the Poogie! 22%
• Friend of Avinia In recognition of completing Avinia's Subquest and revisiting Koapni Village. Mucho mutual assistance. Nice! 18%
• Battle Gear Royalty For acquiring a rarity 7 weapon or armor. A kingly achievement indeed! 14%
• Egg Cup For completing an egg from fragments. A golden egg of success. 12%
• A Mewing (?) Barrel In recognition of saving at least 10 Barrel Felynes. Roll out the barrel... 12%
• Friend of Reverto In recognition of completing Reverto's Subquest and revisiting Reverto's house. Learning the Hunter's way... 11%
• Victor's Crest In recognition of winning at least 500 battles. For those who seldom know defeat.. 9.0%
• Bronze Lunar Cup For winning Bronze at the Rider Arena. Good, but it's not Silver... 8.9%
• Top Rider Prize For raising a Monstie to Level 99. Pushing limits to their, err, limits! 6.8%
• Silver Star Cup For winning Silver at the Rider Arena. Good, but it's not Gold... 6.3%
• Zenny-Pinching Pouch For accumulating at least 1,000,000z. Next round of bumblepumpkins is on you! 5.7%
• Secret Scroll of Adventurers In recognition of defeating the boss of the Shadow Labyrinth. A-mazingly good! 5.4%
• Friend of The Channeler In recognition of completing The Channeler's Subquest and revisiting the Darj Mountain Cabins. A new Riddle Master! 5.0%
• Encyclopoogia For finding and talking to all of the lost Poogies around the world. A compilation of blood, sweat & oinks. 4.5%
• Golden Sun Cup For winning Gold at the Rider Arena. Good, but it's not Platinum... 4.4%
• Accessory Royalty For acquiring a rarity 8 accessory. A queenly achievement indeed. 4.3%
• Secret Scroll of Bonds In recognition of defeating the monster on the highest floor of The Tower of Illusion. You conquered the summit! 4.3%
• Platinum Paradise Cup For winning Platinum at the Rider Arena. Now this really IS good! 3.6%
• Monster Encyclopedia For slaying every kind of monster. Filled with info about all sorts of monsters. 3.4%
• Combination Cookbook For collecting all recipes. Proof of your mastery over all items. 3.0%