The Monster Hunter was originally an action game for PlayStation 2 launched by the well-known Japanese game company Capcom in 2004. This game quickly gained the recognition and love of players with its gameplay of cooperative hunting of giant monsters, and has now become a popular game series worldwide.

The Monster Hunter series has undergone many years of development and currently has multiple game versions. The following is a list of the entire series of Monster Hunter games.

Full series list of Monster Hunter games (sorted by release date)

Note: Many Monster Hunter titles have been released on multiple platforms, and some have also been remastered in high definition. This article only lists the game’s initial release platform and simulator.

March 2004 - Monster Hunter (Sony PS2 platform, PS2 simulator)

January 2005 - Monster Hunter G (Sony PS2 platform, PS2 simulator)

December 2005 - Monster Hunter Portable (Sony PSP handheld, PPSSPP)

February 2006 - Monster Hunter 2 (Sony PS2 platform, PS2 simulator)

March 2008 - Monster Hunter Portable 2 (Sony PSP handheld, PPSSPP)

March 2008 - Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Sony PSP handheld, PPSSPP)

August 2009 - Monster Hunter 3 (Nintendo Wii platform, cemu simulator)

December 2010 - Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (Sony PSP handheld, PPSSPP)

December 2011 - Monster Hunter 3G (Nintendo 3DS handheld, citra simulator)

September 2013 - Monster Hunter 4 (Nintendo 3DS handheld, citra simulator)

October 2014 - Monster Hunter 4G (Nintendo 3DS handheld, citra simulator)

November 2015 - Monster Hunter X (Nintendo 3DS handheld, citra simulator)

March 2017 - Monster Hunter XX (First released on the Nintendo 3DS handheld, later remastered in high definition on the Nintendo Switch platform) (citra simulator, yuzu simulator)

January 2018 - Monster Hunter World (First released on the Sony PS4 platform, later released on Xbox, Steam, and other platforms)

September 2019 - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (Content such as the G-rank/master rank after Iceborne has been added in the form of DLC, on the same platform as the current main game)

March 2021 - Monster Hunter Rise (First released on the Nintendo Switch platform, later released on Steam)

June 2022 - Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak (First released on the Nintendo Switch platform, later released on Steam)

2025 - Monster Hunter Wilds (Open for free trial, not yet released, expected to be officially released in 2025)

2025 - Monster Hunter Outlanders (Currently open for reservation testing on the official website, not yet released)