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In less than 24 hours this its release, Monster Hunter Wilds has managed to hit 1,000,000 concurrent players on Steam. In fact, it's at over 1,200,000 players as of writing this review. The previous record for the Monster Hunter series was Monster Hunter: World, which drew in 335,000 concurrent players back in 2018.

The player count also puts it among one of the largest Steam releases ever, beating the likes of Elden Ring and Baldur's Gate 3.

We just released our video review of Monster Hunter Wilds for the Steam Deck, and sadly it's one you're best off playing on other devices due to the resources it requires.

You can also check out our written review of the game here if that's more your thing.

Are you one of the many playing Monster Hunter Wilds? Let us know your thoughts on the game down below!

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Oliver Stogden
Oliver began playing video games at an early age, starting with the SNES console and Commodore Amiga computer. Nowadays, his interest is in the future of portable technology, such as handheld gaming systems, portable power stations/banks, and portable monitors. And seeing just how far we can push these devices.
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