3DS | Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate | 2013 | An expanded version of Monster Hunter Tri (Wii), improving weapons and armor; was the first game to incorporate the Circle Pad Pro accessory |
3DS | Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate | 2015 | Gets rid of underwater combat, adds the ability to scale both walls and monsters, adds Exploration Missions and new weapon types |
3DS | Monster Hunter Generations | 2016 | New features include upgrading armor using scavenged materials, mutated monster forms, different attack stypes for each weapon, and special moves to charge during hunting |
3DS | Monster Hunter Stories | 2017 | A far more traditional turn-based RPG than other entries, with strong monster collecting and raising elements |
GBA | Dokapon: Monster Hunter | 2001 | Battle system is literally rock-paper-scissors, also contains monster collecting elements |
JP PSP | Monster Hunter Portable 3rd | 2010 | Takes elements from Freedom Unite and Tri but is its own game, now multiple Felynes can assist in combat |
PS2 | Monster Hunter | 2004 | These monsters aren't gonna hunt themselves! Origin of the popular series |
PS4 | Monster Hunter: World | 2018 | See XBO |
PSP | Monster Hunter Freedom Unite | 2009 | A further enhanced verion of Freedom 2, with more monsters, missions, pieces of equipment, and the addition of Felyne fighters to provide assistance |
PSP | Monster Hunter: Freedom | 2007 | An enhanced/expanded handheld port of the first Monster Hunter game |
PSP | Monster Hunter: Freedom 2 | 2006 | An enhanced/expanded handheld port of the second Monster Hunter game (which was previously Japan-only) |
Switch | Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate | 2018 | Adds new monsters, new hunting styles, changes the control scheme (for obvious reasons), and spiffs up the graphics from the original |
Switch | Monster Hunter Rise | 2021 | Monster hunting, now with doggo pals and many more combat options; iterates on ideas from both World and previous games |
Switch | Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin | 2021 | Same fun monster hatching and turn-based training gameplay loop as its predecessor, improved battle mechanics and lots of open areas to explore |
Wii | Monster Hunter Tri | 2010 | Adds an underwater ecosystem to the tried-and-true monster-slaying formula |
Wii U | Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate | 2011 | Similar to Monster Hunter Portable 3rd, but adds in underwater combat and has local multiplayer |
Xbox One | Monster Hunter: World | 2018 | Does away with the zones of previous entries in favor of a connecting, evolving, and reactive ecosystem with more monsters to slay and scavenge! |
PS4 | Monster Hunter Rise (DL only) | 2023 | See Switch |
PS5 | Monster Hunter Rise (DL only) | 2023 | See Switch |
Xbox One | Monster Hunter Rise (DL only) | 2023 | See Switch |
Xbox Series | Monster Hunter Rise (DL only) | 2023 | See Switch |