Monster Hunter Wilds launches February 28, 2025
The hunt begins in Monster Hunter Wilds on February 28, 2025! We’re thrilled to reveal the global launch date of the next major entry in the Monster Hunter series first to PlayStation fans during today’s State of Play. Pre-order on PlayStation 5 starting today to receive bonus items.
During State of Play, we shared our 4th trailer, giving you a first look at the game’s main monster that serves as the catalyst for the dramatic events that kick off the events of the story and formation of the Forbidden Lands Research Commission. Multiple new monsters also make their debut for the first time. What awaits you in this living, dynamically changing world where monsters and people must co-exist?
Introducing the flagship monster for Monster Hunter Wilds, Arkveld
A Hunter on a Seikret and Olivia, a member of the Research Commission stand face-to-face with a mysterious new threat that lies at the center of the story, Arkveld.
Arkveld
A monster from a long extinct species, shrouded in mystery. It bears uniquely shaped, chain-like wings.
Prologue
A few years ago, on the border of the Forbidden Lands, never investigated by the Guild, a boy named Nata is rescued.
Using Nata’s cryptic words as a clue, the Forbidden Lands Research Commission is assembled to investigate the mysterious monster that attacked.
The journey of the Research Committee to investigate the monster, called the “White Wraith,” and to rescue Nata’s beleaguered people, known as “the Keepers,” begins now.
The Guild forms several units, each consisting of three people and one animal: a Hunter, a Handler, a Smithy, and a Palico. There is the Avis Unit in which the protagonist belongs, and Astrum Unit, to which Olivia and others belong.
Erik, a biologist who belongs to the Astrum Unit.
Werner, an engineer who belongs to the Astrum Unit.
The Contrasting changes in the Scarlet Forest
Previously revealed in our last trailer, the Scarlet Forest is a new locale with a colorful ecosystem of monsters, rich
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