Games like Monster Hunter Stories
If Monster Hunter Stories is your kind of game, the closest matches are Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection and MONSTER HUNTER RISE — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, cozy and funny. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Monster Hunter Stories: Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG that takes the world of Monster Hunter and expands upon it in new and exciting ways! No longer are you hunting monsters, but raising them! In this deep story featuring heroes known as Monster Riders, you will live alongside monsters and form lifelong bonds with them.
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Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
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Shares monster collection, turn based combat and a lighthearted mood with Monster Hunter Stories.
Top pick for Monster Hunter Stories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories.
A new adventure awaits you in this second installment of the turn-based RPG series set in the world of Monster Hunter! Become a Rider and form bonds with friendly monsters known as Monsties to fight alongside them as you take part in an epic story.
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
WHY THIS
Shares monster collection, resource gathering, adventure and a lighthearted mood with Monster Hunter Stories.
Second-strongest match for Monster Hunter Stories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories.
The third entry in the Monster Hunter Stories RPG series is here! Twin Rathalos, born in a twist of fate. Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG series set in the Monster Hunter world, where you can become a Rider, raising and bonding with your favorite monsters.
MONSTER HUNTER RISE
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Monster Hunter Stories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Rise to the challenge and join the hunt! In Monster Hunter Rise, the latest installment in the award-winning and top-selling Monster Hunter series, you’ll become a hunter, explore brand new maps and use a variety of weapons to take down fearsome monsters as part of an all-new storyline.
Nioh: Complete Edition
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Ranked #4 for Monster Hunter Stories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories.
Ready to die? Experience the newest brutal action game from Team NINJA and Koei Tecmo Games. In the age of samurai, a lone traveler lands on the shores of Japan. He must fight his way through the vicious warriors and supernatural Yokai that infest the land in order to find that which he seeks.
Day of Dragons
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Ranked #5 for Monster Hunter Stories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories.
Day of Dragons is an online creature survival game set in a large, beautiful, sandbox open world with multiple biomes and distinct creatures. Rule the world as one of several dragon species, or play as an elemental.
Wayblazer Dämmerung
WHY THIS
Shares party management, resource gathering, story heavy and a nostalgic mood with Monster Hunter Stories.
Ranked #6 for Monster Hunter Stories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories.
After 25 years, Eushully's expansive JRPG universe opens its doors to the world with a sprawling party-based adventure. Quest across the land, unravel a web of corruption, and dismantle monsters for their precious parts to commission powerful weapons and revitalize the kingdom's struggling trade!
StarArc Echo
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Shares mission based progression, skill tree progression, adventure and a cozy mood with Monster Hunter Stories.
Ranked #7 for Monster Hunter Stories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Create your own furry character! In "StarArc Echo" you'll meets friends, fight alongside them, and share joyful moments! With a exciting PVE challenges, thrilling PVP battles, and various unique life skills, a boundlessly free and fantastical world awaits you.
Scarmonde
WHY THIS
Shares party management, grind based progression and a nostalgic mood with Monster Hunter Stories.
Ranked #8 for Monster Hunter Stories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories.
8-Bit Styled dungeon-crawler wherein you assemble a party from 12 Classes to brave The Depths in search of the Dragon God's Sacred Treasures!
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NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4
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Reviewers of Monster Hunter Stories cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The latest opus in the acclaimed STORM series is taking you on a colourful and breathtaking ride. Take advantage of the totally revamped battle system and prepare to dive into the most epic fights you’ve ever seen !
BUCK: Saturday Morning Cartoon Apocalypse
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Reviewers of Monster Hunter Stories cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories.
Inspired by Saturday morning cartoons of the early 90's, BUCK is a story driven, action-adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. You play as Buck, a motorcycle garage mechanic who decides to leave everything he knows behind in order to find the truth behind a girl's disappearance.
WORLD OF FINAL FANTASY®
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Shares turn based combat and a cozy mood with Monster Hunter Stories.
Reviewers of Monster Hunter Stories cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories.
CAPTURE, CUSTOMISE AND EVOLVE! Embark on a magical journey with siblings Reynn and Lann as they explore the vast land of Grymoire to rediscover their past and save the future.
New World: Aeternum
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Shares crafting with Monster Hunter Stories.
Reviewers of Monster Hunter Stories cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories.
Experience a thrilling action RPG set on the supernatural island of Aeternum. Forge your destiny on an adventure filled with danger and opportunity.
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
WHY THIS
Shares monster collection, turn based combat and a lighthearted mood with Monster Hunter Stories.
Reviewers of Monster Hunter Stories cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories.
A new adventure awaits you in this second installment of the turn-based RPG series set in the world of Monster Hunter! Become a Rider and form bonds with friendly monsters known as Monsties to fight alongside them as you take part in an epic story.
Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster
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Reviewers of Monster Hunter Stories cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories.
Reawaken your inner demon in a modernized version of the acclaimed ATLUS classic, Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster.
Persona 5 Royal
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Reviewers of Monster Hunter Stories cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories.
Don the mask and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts as they stage grand heists, infiltrate the minds of the corrupt, and make them change their ways!
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
WHY THIS
Shares character customization, crafting, adventure and a cozy mood with Monster Hunter Stories.
Reviewers of Monster Hunter Stories cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories.
Welcome to the eastern nation of Azuma! In this fresh take on Rune Factory, use your powers as an Earth Dancer to restore the land, its people, and even its gods. Along the way, battle corrupted monsters, rebuild seasonal farms and villages, and form bonds with the colorful locals.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Monster Hunter Stories at current Steam store prices.
Stardew Valley
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Priced ~50% under Monster Hunter Stories on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Fallout: New Vegas
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Priced ~67% under Monster Hunter Stories on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~83% under Monster Hunter Stories on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Don't Starve Together
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Monster Hunter Stories on Steam right now.
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~73% under Monster Hunter Stories on Steam right now.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Persona 4 Golden
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Priced ~67% under Monster Hunter Stories on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories.
A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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More from CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Other recommendable Steam games by CAPCOM Co., Ltd., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Monster Hunter: World
WHY THIS
Another title from CAPCOM Co., Ltd., the studio behind Monster Hunter Stories.
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.
Monster Hunter Wilds
WHY THIS
Another title from CAPCOM Co., Ltd., the studio behind Monster Hunter Stories. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories.
The unbridled force of nature runs wild and relentless, with environments transforming drastically from one moment to the next. This is a story of monsters and humans and their struggles to live in harmony in a world of duality.
Resident Evil 4
WHY THIS
Another title from CAPCOM Co., Ltd., the studio behind Monster Hunter Stories.
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
Resident Evil 2
WHY THIS
Another title from CAPCOM Co., Ltd., the studio behind Monster Hunter Stories.
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
Devil May Cry 5
WHY THIS
Another title from CAPCOM Co., Ltd., the studio behind Monster Hunter Stories.
The ultimate Devil Hunter is back in style, in the game action fans have been waiting for.
Resident Evil Village
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Another title from CAPCOM Co., Ltd., the studio behind Monster Hunter Stories.
Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.
Resident Evil Requiem
WHY THIS
Shares exploration, character driven and a nostalgic mood with Monster Hunter Stories.
Another title from CAPCOM Co., Ltd., the studio behind Monster Hunter Stories.
Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.
Resident Evil 3
WHY THIS
Another title from CAPCOM Co., Ltd., the studio behind Monster Hunter Stories.
Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
WHY THIS
Shares monster collection, turn based combat and a lighthearted mood with Monster Hunter Stories.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories.
A new adventure awaits you in this second installment of the turn-based RPG series set in the world of Monster Hunter! Become a Rider and form bonds with friendly monsters known as Monsties to fight alongside them as you take part in an epic story.
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
WHY THIS
Shares monster collection, resource gathering, adventure and a lighthearted mood with Monster Hunter Stories.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories.
The third entry in the Monster Hunter Stories RPG series is here! Twin Rathalos, born in a twist of fate. Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG series set in the Monster Hunter world, where you can become a Rider, raising and bonding with your favorite monsters.
MONSTER HUNTER RISE
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
Rise to the challenge and join the hunt! In Monster Hunter Rise, the latest installment in the award-winning and top-selling Monster Hunter series, you’ll become a hunter, explore brand new maps and use a variety of weapons to take down fearsome monsters as part of an all-new storyline.
Scarmonde
WHY THIS
Shares party management, grind based progression and a nostalgic mood with Monster Hunter Stories.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Monster Hunter Stories.
8-Bit Styled dungeon-crawler wherein you assemble a party from 12 Classes to brave The Depths in search of the Dragon God's Sacred Treasures!
Frequently asked about Monster Hunter Stories
- Is Monster Hunter Stories verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Monster Hunter Stories is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Monster Hunter Stories cost?
- Monster Hunter Stories is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Monster Hunter Stories have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Monster Hunter Stories supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Monster Hunter Stories?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Monster Hunter Stories are Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, MONSTER HUNTER RISE.
- Who developed Monster Hunter Stories?
- Monster Hunter Stories was developed by CAPCOM Co., Ltd..
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