Monster Hunter Rise free trial is now available for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers

eurogamer.net:

If you've been tempted by Monster Hunter Rise but have yet to take the plunge, I have good news for you (albeit only if you have a Nintendo Switch Online subscription): Capcom has released a Switch demo exclusively for Switch Online subscribers.

From now until 17th March, players in Europe and North America will be able to give Rise a go on Switch and if you decide you like what you see and go on to buy the full game, your progress will transfer over. There doesn't seem to be a limit or cap on what you can do or where you can go, either.

It's fortuitous timing too as, ICYMI, we're getting a better peek at Monster Hunter Rise's big Sunbreak expansion on Tuesday, 15th March. Described as a «new, ominous chapter», Sunbreak will introduce new monsters, new locations, new hunting actions, and a new, more challenging quest rank — very much in the same vein as Monster Hunter World's Iceborne expansion.

The publisher is promising around 20 minutes of new information on the expansion — including «reveals of new monsters, gameplay info, and more» — in a developer livestream set to air on Twitch next Tuesday, 15th March, at 2pm GMT/7am PDT.