Almost six months have passed since Monster Hunter Wilds was released on PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5. While it has received positive praise from media outlets, including us, it has also drawn a wave of criticism over lingering issues that have persisted for nearly half a year since launch.
On Steam, the game is still rated “Overwhelmingly Negative,” with over 11,000 users voicing concerns about its current state. A major part of the backlash stems from the game’s poor performance on PC. Even high-end machines are experiencing performance woes.
Performance has been a long-running issue with Capcom titles since the transition to the RE Engine. We saw this before with Dragon’s Dogma 2, which also launched with clunky performance. It faced heavy criticism, and even tech reviewers like Digital Foundry pointed to the RE Engine as the core problem.
Now, Monster Hunter Wilds is showing similar struggles. The game follows an open-world format akin to Dragon’s Dogma 2, but the fast-paced, moment-to-moment combat puts an even greater strain on the engine, resulting in jarring framerate issues.
While Capcom is actively working to address these optimization issues, many fans are growing impatient. Monster Hunter Wilds is a fantastic game; there’s no denying that. It stands as a worthy evolution of the series since World and Iceborne, but performance problems have kept it from fully thriving in the AAA space.
Another concern among players is the lack of content. Capcom is already trying to address this by pushing the endgame grind earlier with the upcoming Title Update 2.5, which adds re-rollable Talismans and tougher monsters.
Right now, Monster Hunter Wilds is caught in a tough spot. It’s working to fix performance issues while also trying to keep its content pipeline satisfying for a hungry and insatiable player base. The result has been a flood of negative reviews — something Capcom can only hope to reverse. But this should serve as a reality check. Pushing the RE Engine too far, especially in open-world titles, is a risky move that could continue to cause serious optimization challenges.
Monster Hunter Wilds remains an excellent game, but a large community is still waiting for the day they can play it without worrying about performance issues.
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