After a year of bad reviews, Monster Hunter Wilds claws its way to 50% positive on Steam after a big performance patch finally moves the needle

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Capcom is surely celebrating with champagne and well-cooked steaks

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Somebody had better check the thermostat in Hell because Monster Hunter Wilds is on the up on Steam. After a year of notoriously bad performance that led to equally dire user reviews, Monster Hunter Wilds has finally reached the promised land: 50% positive lifetime Steam reviews.

Will Capcom be celebrating a "Mixed" Steam score of 50%? Possibly not. I don't think anybody truly aims for a 50. But with 188,162 reviews logged, it's hard to effect any kind of statistical change, yet the game's latest PC performance patch has had a meaningful impact.

Monster Hunter Wilds started exactly where it belonged: deep in the dumpster of Steam reviews marred by the dreaded, blood-red "Overwhelmingly Negative" text, with performance issues blocking any light that might reach it in the depths. After a year almost to the day, the game's in a decidedly better spot – almost like it probably needed more development time to begin with.

This turnaround couldn't have come at a better time – except, of course, immediately after launch, that would have been better – with Capcom recently confirming a "large scale" expansion in the works for Wilds, on par with Iceborne for Monster Hunter World and Sunbreak for Monster Hunter Rise.

Austin Wood
Austin Wood
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Austin has been a game journalist for 12 years, having freelanced for the likes of PC Gamer, Eurogamer, IGN, Sports Illustrated, and more while finishing his journalism degree. He's been with GamesRadar+ since 2019. They've yet to realize his position is a cover for his career-spanning Destiny column, and he's kept the ruse going with a lot of news and the occasional feature, all while playing as many roguelikes as possible.

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