Games to Play if You Like Monster Hunter: 7 Epic Options 🐉🔥
Monster Hunter Wilds has arrived with everything, reminding us that hunting giant beasts can be incredibly fun, whether alone or with friends. 🐉✨
If you've been given the urge to hunt monsters, there are a variety of games to satisfy that urge. These titles are perfect for those who have discovered the magic of Monster Hunter and they're still eager to capture more trophies. 🎮🏆
1. Attack on Titan 2
Attack on Titan 2 follows the first two seasons of the popular anime of the same name. In this world, humanity has confined itself within enormous, strong walls to protect itself from the Titans—large humanoid creatures that want to devour them. Your character is one of the show's members who fights the Titans both inside and outside the walls. ⚔️🛡️
To defeat a Titan, you must attack its weak spot on the back of its head. To reach that spot, you'll use the Omni-Directional Mobility (ODM) device, which fires grappling hooks that attach to buildings, walls, trees, and even the Titans themselves, allowing you to move through the air. The fluidity of movement, agile combat, and the satisfaction of taking down Titans, accompanied by a compelling narrative, make this game a fun and engaging experience. 🚀🔥
Attack on Titan 2 It is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PC.
2. Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus puts you in the shoes of a man who embarks on a journey to resurrect his beloved by defeating 16 gigantic beings called Colossi. The original version released on PS2 in 2005 and pushed the console to its limits with the size of its world and its inhabitants. In 2018, it was remastered for PS4 with improved graphics, better performance, and modernized controls. It was a must-have PlayStation game during the PS2 era, and remains so today. 🎮🏰
This game focuses solely on the main quest, with no side quests or skills or weapons to acquire and upgrade. You simply mount your horse and advance to defeat the Colossi one by one. To take down these magnificent but terrifying beasts, you can climb and strike at their weak points.
The fun lies in figuring out where those weak spots are or how to expose them, turning defeating them into an intricate, challenging, and satisfying puzzle. As you play, you'll quickly realize that the Colossi are the real stars of the game. 🧩🌟
Shadow of the Colossus is available on PS4 and PS5.
3. Eternal Strands
Eternal Strands It is an interesting mix of Monster Hunter, Shadow of the Colossus and Dragon's Dogma 2The experience is more streamlined, but it adds a distinctive flavor to the action-adventure genre. You'll spend a significant amount of time on expeditions fighting various enemies, cleverly combining melee combat with magic.
The large monsters you face take center stage, from gigantic beasts to humanoid automatons. You can climb to hit their weak points or dismantle armor, and access those points in creative ways. For example, you can freeze a monster in place to ride it and deal damage. ❄️🎯
Eternal Strands It also focuses on narrative, so you'll find plenty of story and dialogue to engage with. Plus, exploring its highly stylized fantasy world and uncovering its secrets is a lot of fun. 🌌🔍
Eternal Strands is available on PS5, Xbox Series and PC.
4. Horizon Forbidden West
Horizon Forbidden West It is one of those games that shares several similarities with Monster Hunter Wilds, albeit with a much richer narrative. Set thousands of years in the future, the story follows Aloy as she explores a world where humanity has reverted to a tribal society. At the same time, she must battle animal-like machines that threaten life on the planet. 🤖🌍
While Aloy typically faces small to medium-sized machines, she constantly encounters dinosaur-like behemoths. Defeating them effectively requires you to exploit their weaknesses, which you can identify by scanning them with a tool called Focus. For example, if a machine has a fire container on its back, shooting it with a fire arrow will cause it to explode, damaging nearby machines.
A big part of this involves strategic preparations and gathering resources from the world and other machines to create better equipment, just like in Monster Hunter WildsThe game features a wide variety of weapons and a skill tree expansive that turns you into an efficient machine hunter in the end. 🎯🛠️
Horizon Forbidden West is available on PS4, PS5 and PC.
5. Dauntless
Dauntless It's one of the most accessible monster hunting games out there. Not only is it free, but it breaks down the genre into its core elements: killing, collecting, and crafting. There's no tracking, hunting, or cheating. 🕵️♂️🎣
However, this doesn't mean the monster hunting aspect isn't deep and rewarding, as you still need to master your weapons and take down a large number of monsters to progress through the game and earn rewards.
That said, it only has six different types of weapons, while Wilds is 14, and the monsters are not as varied or threatening (this may be due to the style graphics Fortnite). But, with its simplified approach, faster gameplay, and short battles, you'll find it much easier to handle after playing Wilds. ⚡️🏃♂️
While it does contain microtransactions, these are cosmetic only. You and three other players don't have to spend anything to team up and defeat monsters. 💰🤝
Always evolving, multiplayer and predators?
Dauntless is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox and PC.
6. God Eater 3
If you like facing off against enormous beasts (Aragami) with ridiculously large weapons (God Arcs) in a sci-fi anime setting, then God Eater 3 It's a must-try game. The gameplay is simple: defeat Aragami in a small area and collect the materials they drop. Then, use those resources to craft more powerful God Arcs and face more challenging Aragami. 🌌⚔️
The core mechanics in God Eater 3 It's Burst Mode, which activates when your Burst Gauge is full. You fill it up by using your God Arc to devour Aragami. In Burst Mode, you're stronger, faster, and able to use the God Arc in ways that take down even the toughest enemies. 💥🔫
God Eater 3 is available on PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch and PC.
7. Wild Hearts
Wild Hearts It is a game that comes pretty close to Monster Hunter WildsYou play as a hunter who comes to a mystical land filled with enormous beasts called Kemono, which look like animals fused with nature, and you must eliminate them to restore balance to the environment.
You fight them using a variety of Japanese-inspired weapons, such as katanas, nodachis, and razor-sharp wagasas. Just like Dauntless, the selection of weapons here is quite limited compared to Monster Hunter Wilds; you only have eight unique weapons. ⚔️🎋
What sets it apart from Monster Hunter Wilds Karakuri is an important weapon. This is a device that allows you to create mechanical structures in the middle of battle. For example, you can create a spring that launches you toward a monster to deal damage, or a barricade that knocks down a Kemono that rushes at you.
Battles take place across the map, and you'll need to master your weapons, monster patterns, and the environment to defeat them. You can play solo or with two friends (maximum three players). 👥🗺️
Wild Hearts is available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Will these games overshadow Monster Hunter Wilds? Not at all. Just another game of Monster Hunter I could do it. But these alternatives offer unique approaches to hunting massive creatures, each with their own special mechanics and charm that make them worth trying. 🎯🌟
If you have a high-end PC, then Monster Hunter Wilds It's a great way to get the most out of it. 💻👌
