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Monster Hunter Rise vs Monster Hunter: World
Monster Hunter: World is the more played game right now: 10,057 players on Steam against 8,389 for MONSTER HUNTER RISE, about 20% more players. Monster Hunter: World has been ahead for 76 days straight.
Monster Hunter: World also has the better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 83%. MONSTER HUNTER RISE is currently 90% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Monster Hunter: World leads 8 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 55.8h in MONSTER HUNTER RISE and 94.6h in Monster Hunter: World. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
MONSTER HUNTER RISE
55.8h
average of 35 members
Monster Hunter: World
94.6h
average of 86 members
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MONSTER HUNTER RISE
13,896Monster Hunter: World
15,912Daily averages · latest day · Monster Hunter: World, 15% ahead of MONSTER HUNTER RISE
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Read every 10 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
Monster Hunter: World has had the higher daily player count for the last 76 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
MONSTER HUNTER RISE led 0 daysMonster Hunter: World led 76 days
- Days tracked
- 76
- Current streak
- 76 days
- Monster Hunter: World
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 10%
- Oct 5, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 76 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | MONSTER HUNTER RISE | Monster Hunter: World |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,389 | 10,057 |
| 24-hour peak | 23,185 | 27,074 |
| 7-day average | 15,942 | 15,312 |
| 30-day average | 13,433 | 15,178 |
| 30-day trend | +47% | +13% |
| Peak (tracked) | 23,753 | 50,687 |
| Steam reviews | 83% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 88% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 126,916 | 518,366 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Jan 12, 2022 | Aug 8, 2018 |
| Price | $3.99 (−90%) | $7.79 (−74%) |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | MONSTER HUNTER RISE | Monster Hunter: World | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 8,419 | 11,801 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 21,104 | 50,687 |
| Jul 2026 | 6,743 | 13,709 | 17,152 | 40,029 |
| Aug 2026 | 5,904 | 12,966 | 14,197 | 30,810 |
| Sep 2026 | 6,844 | 17,450 | 14,508 | 34,594 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 13,195 | 23,753 | 16,298 | 29,877 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Monster Hunter Rise or Monster Hunter: World?
Monster Hunter: World currently has more players: 10,057 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,389 for MONSTER HUNTER RISE, about 20% more players.
Is Monster Hunter Rise bigger than Monster Hunter: World on Steam?
Over the last 30 days MONSTER HUNTER RISE averaged 13,433 concurrent players and Monster Hunter: World averaged 15,178. By that measure Monster Hunter: World is currently the bigger game.
Has MONSTER HUNTER RISE ever had more players than Monster Hunter: World?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Monster Hunter: World has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 76 days both games have been tracked.
Is Monster Hunter Rise better than Monster Hunter: World?
By Steam review score, Monster Hunter: World rates higher: 89% positive across 518,366 reviews vs 83% across 126,916 for MONSTER HUNTER RISE. Monster Hunter: World has the larger player base right now (10,057 vs 8,389 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is MONSTER HUNTER RISE growing or declining on Steam?
MONSTER HUNTER RISE averaged 13,433 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 47% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 23,753.
Is Monster Hunter: World growing or declining on Steam?
Monster Hunter: World averaged 15,178 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 50,687.
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