Monster Hunter: World
Released Aug 2018
Welcome to a new world! In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Monster Hunter: World launched on Steam on August 8, 2018 and received a massive expansion, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, which launched on January 9, 2020 and continued to receive content updates through early 2021. The final piece of DLC — a pendant released on February 19, 2021 — represents the last addition to the game's store listing. All 200 DLC items are marked as released, with nothing unreleased remaining.
The developer's news posts on this Steam page have, since late 2023, been exclusively promotional — announcing and promoting the next game in the series, Monster Hunter Wilds (released February 28, 2025), and Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection (released March 13, 2026). None of these posts announce new content for Monster Hunter: World or Iceborne. The game's store description makes no mention of ongoing updates, future content, or a live service structure.
The content cycle for Monster Hunter: World is clearly complete. The base game shipped in 2018, the Iceborne expansion delivered a large wave of post-launch DLC through 2020–2021, and Capcom has since moved on to successor titles. There are no unreleased DLC entries, no announced future updates, and no developer statements suggesting further content is planned for this title.
Evidence
The last DLC item released for the game — Pendant: MH Riders - Kirin — was added on February 19, 2021. All 200 DLC items in the store listing are marked as released with none remaining unreleased.
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, the major expansion to the base game, released on January 9, 2020, bringing a large wave of post-launch content.
Content
200 of 200 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Achievements
100
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op
About this game
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!
Battle gigantic monsters in epic locales.
As a hunter, you'll take on quests to hunt monsters in a variety of habitats.
Take down these monsters and receive materials that you can use to create stronger weapons and armor in order to hunt even more dangerous monsters.
In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.
Setting
Once every decade, elder dragons trek across the sea to travel to the land known as the New World in a migration referred to as the Elder Crossing.
To get to the bottom of this mysterious phenomenon, the Guild has formed the Research Commission, dispatching them in large fleets to the New World.
As the Commission sends its Fifth Fleet in pursuit of the colossal elder dragon, Zorah Magdaros, one hunter is about to embark on a journey grander than anything they could have ever imagined.
There are various locations teeming with wildlife. Expeditions into these locales are bound to turn up interesting discoveries.
Your equipment will give you the power to need to carve out a place for yourself in the New World.
The Hunter's Arsenal
There are fourteen different weapons at the hunter's disposal, each with its own unique characteristics and attacks. Many hunters acquire proficiency in multiple types, while others prefer to attain mastery of one.
Scoutflies
Monster tracks, such as footprints and gashes, dot each locale. Your Scoutflies will remember the scent of a monster and guide you to other nearby tracks. And as you gather more tracks, the Scoutflies will give you even more information.
Slinger
The Slinger is an indispensable tool for a hunter, allowing you to arm yourself with stones and nuts that can be gathered from each locale.
From diversion tactics to creating shortcuts, the Slinger has a variety of uses, and allows you to hunt in new and interesting ways.
Specialized Tools
Specialized tools activate powerful effects for a limited amount of time, and up to two can be equipped at a time. Simple to use, they can be selected and activated just like any other item you take out on a hunt.
Palicoes
Palicoes are hunters' reliable comrades out in the field, specialized in a variety of offensive, defensive, and restorative support abilities.
The hunter's Palico joins the Fifth Fleet with pride, as much a bona fide member of the Commission as any other hunter.
INTRODUCTION
OverviewBattle gigantic monsters in epic locales.
As a hunter, you'll take on quests to hunt monsters in a variety of habitats.
Take down these monsters and receive materials that you can use to create stronger weapons and armor in order to hunt even more dangerous monsters.
In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.
Setting
Once every decade, elder dragons trek across the sea to travel to the land known as the New World in a migration referred to as the Elder Crossing.
To get to the bottom of this mysterious phenomenon, the Guild has formed the Research Commission, dispatching them in large fleets to the New World.
As the Commission sends its Fifth Fleet in pursuit of the colossal elder dragon, Zorah Magdaros, one hunter is about to embark on a journey grander than anything they could have ever imagined.
ECOSYSTEM
A World That Breathes LifeThere are various locations teeming with wildlife. Expeditions into these locales are bound to turn up interesting discoveries.
HUNTING
A Diverse Arsenal, and an Indispensable PartnerYour equipment will give you the power to need to carve out a place for yourself in the New World.
The Hunter's Arsenal
There are fourteen different weapons at the hunter's disposal, each with its own unique characteristics and attacks. Many hunters acquire proficiency in multiple types, while others prefer to attain mastery of one.
Scoutflies
Monster tracks, such as footprints and gashes, dot each locale. Your Scoutflies will remember the scent of a monster and guide you to other nearby tracks. And as you gather more tracks, the Scoutflies will give you even more information.
Slinger
The Slinger is an indispensable tool for a hunter, allowing you to arm yourself with stones and nuts that can be gathered from each locale.
From diversion tactics to creating shortcuts, the Slinger has a variety of uses, and allows you to hunt in new and interesting ways.
Specialized Tools
Specialized tools activate powerful effects for a limited amount of time, and up to two can be equipped at a time. Simple to use, they can be selected and activated just like any other item you take out on a hunt.
Palicoes
Palicoes are hunters' reliable comrades out in the field, specialized in a variety of offensive, defensive, and restorative support abilities.
The hunter's Palico joins the Fifth Fleet with pride, as much a bona fide member of the Commission as any other hunter.
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Last evaluated Jun 20, 2026
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