Monster Hunter Wilds has reached 1 million concurrent players in just a few hours

Capcom has released its biggest game of the year, Monster Hunter Wilds after over a year of waiting players are diving in. Within just 1 hour of the game’s release on Steam, it reached 700,000 concurrent players.

Almost 7 hours later Monster Hunter Wilds has reached over 1 million players on Steam. This is only the early part of the day, and we haven’t officially gotten to the weekend. Console numbers are also unknown which could be even more players.

Monster Hunter Wilds is now the 8th game ever to reach over 1 million concurrent players on Steam. Joining the likes of Cyberpunk 2077, Dota 2, Palworld, Black Myth: Wukong and others. It also has beat Baldur’s Gate 3, Hogwarts Legacy, and Elden Ring which had slightly less concurrent players.

This is also the highest player count of 2025 to this date for a premium title and almost three times higher than any previous Capcom game.

Players can enjoy Monster Hunter Wilds on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam.