Monster Hunter Stories

Monster Hunter Stories is a turn-based RPG set in the world of Monster Hunter. You play as a young Rider from a village where people raise monsters, forming bonds with them and setting out on an adventure into the world of Hunters, who make their living by hunting monsters. As Riders and Hunters learn to live and work together, a calamity called the Black Blight threatens the world.

Story

Your journey brings you face to face with the Black Blight and the challenge of protecting the lives it disrupts. The Kinship Stone and its hidden power, along with the truth behind the long-kept secret of the Riders’ origins in the “Legend of Redan,” hold the keys to saving the world. As your bonds deepen, you discover the meaning of Kinship.

Raise Monsties

Explore the field using your Monsties’ abilities, find and hatch eggs, and raise monsters as companions. The game includes monsters from the Monster Hunter series such as Zinogre, Nargacuga and Lagiacrus. With the Rite of Channeling, you can awaken dormant abilities in your Monsties, create original combinations and take on powerful enemies.

Turn-based battles

Battles use Power, Speed and Technical attacks. You read your opponents’ attack patterns and choose attacks to win head-to-head matchups and deal heavy damage. Build the Kinship Gauge to use skills or unleash your Monsties’ unique Kinship Skills.

Online battles

You can create a party from the Monsties you have raised and battle other players.

Additional content

The game includes full Japanese and English voice acting, plus a museum with more than 200 pieces of concept art and numerous music tracks. Some tracks are presented in surround sound for the first time. It also includes monsters added in updates to the original game, including Kushala Daora, Teostra and Rajang, as well as expanded endgame content and additional character editing parts.