Monster Hunter: World
- Developer
- Capcom
- Publisher
- Capcom
- Released
- 26 January 2018
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
- UK price
- £24.98
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One
Genres: role playing rpg , adventure
Welcome to a new world! Take on the role of a hunter and slay ferocious monsters in a living, breathing ecosystem where you can use the landscape and its diverse inhabitants to get the upper hand. Hunt alone or in co-op with up to three other players, and use materials collected from fallen foes to craft new gear and take on even bigger, badder beasts!
Best gaming PC for Monster Hunter: World in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Monster Hunter: World today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Capcom on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit) | Windows 10 (64-bit) / Windows 11 |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4460 / Intel Core i3-9100F / AMD FX-6300 / AMD Ryzen 3 3200G | Intel Core i7-3770 / Intel Core i3-8350 / Intel Core i3-9350F / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X / AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon R7 260x / AMD Radeon RX 560 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (VRAM 3GB) / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 / AMD Radeon RX 480 / AMD Radeon RX 570 |
| Storage | 52 GB | 52 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 12 |
Verified 11 October 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Monster Hunter: World?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-3770 / Intel Core i3-8350 / Intel Core i3-9350F / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X / AMD Ryzen 5 3400G and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (VRAM 3GB) / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 / AMD Radeon RX 480 / AMD Radeon RX 570, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.