Monster Hunter Stories

Monster Hunter Stories
Japanese cover art
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)Nintendo 3DS
Android, iOS, Switch, PS4, Windows
  • WW: Capcom
Director(s)Kenji Oguro
Producer(s)
  • Hironobu Takeshita
  • Hiroshi Ito
  • Natsuki Shiozawa
  • Akihito Kadowaki
Designer(s)Yugo Togawa
Programmer(s)
  • Toshihiko Honda
  • Masato Inamochi
Artist(s)Takahiro Kawano
Writer(s)
  • Kenji Oguro
  • Kaname Fujioka
  • Tomoyuki Hosokawa
  • Manami Oishi
Composer(s)
  • Marika Suzuki
  • Hiromitsu Maeba
SeriesMonster Hunter
Platform(s)
ReleaseNintendo 3DS
  • JP: October 8, 2016
  • EU: September 8, 2017
  • NA: September 8, 2017
  • AU: September 9, 2017
Android, iOS
  • JP: December 4, 2017
  • WW: September 25, 2018
Switch, PS4, Windows
  • WW: June 14, 2024
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Monster Hunter Stories[a] is a role-playing video game developed by Capcom and Marvelous and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS.[1][2] It is a spinoff title in the Monster Hunter series and features a drastically different gameplay focus.[2] Unlike previous titles in the franchise, Monster Hunter Stories lets players take on the role of a Rider instead of a Hunter, and are able to take part in a traditional turn-based battle system.[3][4][5] Major changes and additions featured in this title include hatching eggs and befriending monsters, battling alongside them, executing special kinship techniques, and customizing monsters' abilities and appearance.[3][6][7][8] The game was released in Japan on October 8, 2016,[9][10] and in North America, Europe and Australia in September 2017.[11][12] Later, a high-definition mobile version of the game was released on December 4, 2017 in Japan[13] and September 25, 2018 worldwide.[14] The Nintendo 3DS version includes support for Amiibo figures,[9][3] with a first set launching alongside the game,[10] and a second set launching two months later.[15] A similarly named anime series is a loose adaptation of this game, and a sequel was released in 2021.


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  12. ^ Whitehead, Thomas (22 June 2017). "Monster Hunter Stories Will Roar Onto 3DS in Europe on 8th September". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Capcom Just Released Monster Hunter Stories on iOS and Android in Japan". TouchArcade. 4 December 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
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