Reviews of Monster Hunter Now

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List of user reviews and ratings for Monster Hunter Now

Total ratings

4.70 (Rating count: 48,479)

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Review summary

Monster Hunter Now delivers fun, real-world monster hunting with a rich MH feel and strong mobile adaptation, boosted by varied weapons and social play. However, many reviews converge on four drawbacks: heavy monetization that gates progress, frequent stability issues (lags and crashes), accessibility constraints tied to real-world movement, and a punishing late-game progression that pushes paid purchases. Addressing performance, balance, and reducing paywalls would improve the overall experience for more players.

Pros

Fun and engaging monster hunting with varied combat.
Excellent weapon variety and deep customization options.
Faithful mobile adaptation that captures the Monster Hunter feel for longtime fans.
GPS-based exploration that encourages real-world movement (like Pokémon Go).
Social/family-friendly play where players can share the experience.

Cons

Predatory microtransactions and expensive upgrades that gate progress.
Stability and performance issues, including lag, crashes, and random disconnects that waste progress.
Accessibility limitations due to required real-world movement and speed restrictions.
Late-game progression is punishing and heavily monetized, making long-term grinding feel costly.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.90

All time rating average: 4.70

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17% (16)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-27	di*****	Was Monster Hunter Now. Currently becomes Monster Hunter in app purchase Now
Was Monster Hunter Now. Currently becomes Monster Hunter in app purchase Now
2026-07-21	🥵*****	It is so hard to move to go fight because I want to fight monsters but it doesn’t let me move to the monsters so 1 star
It is so hard to move to go fight because I want to fight monsters but it doesn’t let me move to the monsters so 1 star
2026-07-20	So*****	This is a super fun game but ever since this last update, my app force closes constantly. I was finally able to defeat the new elder dragon on the 4th attempt because the game literally crashed three times in a row during the fight and just randomly force closes once every 5-7 minutes. The game is super fun but it is also probably the buggiest mobile game I have played, hence why I can’t give it a full five stars.
This is a super fun game but ever since this last update, my app force closes constantly. I was finally able to defeat the new elder dragon on the 4th attempt because the game literally crashed three times in a row during the fight and just randomly force closes once every 5-7 minutes. The game is super fun but it is also probably the buggiest mobile game I have played, hence why I can’t give it a full five stars.
2026-07-16	No*****	So I like this game I’ve been playing and I honestly love the game so far the mechanics and the attacks and etc I love how each monster has their own design and special attacks like they can fly so just keep the game running :)
So I like this game I’ve been playing and I honestly love the game so far the mechanics and the attacks and etc I love how each monster has their own design and special attacks like they can fly so just keep the game running :)
2026-07-15	Al*****	If it weren’t for the fact it crashes me mid-hunt while doing either an Elder Dragon interceptions, monsters that I paintballed myself, or just in general whenever I try to hunt with others across the world
If it weren’t for the fact it crashes me mid-hunt while doing either an Elder Dragon interceptions, monsters that I paintballed myself, or just in general whenever I try to hunt with others across the world
2026-07-14	Gh*****	Honestly not a bad game, but it’s frustrating that EVERYTHING in it costs so much money. Wanna play with friends, gotta pay for it or have them all close by, wanna save a monster for later, gotta pay for it with pink paintballs, want 1400 gems? 16$ wanna carve extra parts? Gonna cost ya, what’s the zenny for? Just upgrades, can’t buy any items with it all this game is, is cash cash cash. Annoying but fun.
Honestly not a bad game, but it’s frustrating that EVERYTHING in it costs so much money. Wanna play with friends, gotta pay for it or have them all close by, wanna save a monster for later, gotta pay for it with pink paintballs, want 1400 gems? 16$ wanna carve extra parts? Gonna cost ya, what’s the zenny for? Just upgrades, can’t buy any items with it all this game is, is cash cash cash. Annoying but fun.
2026-07-13	Mr*****	This game makes you feel the exaggerated swagger of a monster hunter
This game makes you feel the exaggerated swagger of a monster hunter
2026-07-08	Sy*****	All i could say is that i love this game, and It would be EVEN MORE AWESOME if The Lagiacrus, Brachydios, and Lunastra was added and a few more small monsters like Jaggi and Velociprey
All i could say is that i love this game, and It would be EVEN MORE AWESOME if The Lagiacrus, Brachydios, and Lunastra was added and a few more small monsters like Jaggi and Velociprey
2026-07-06	GO*****	I love the game and the one star reviews? Well those are just people with skill issues keep on the hard work!
I love the game and the one star reviews? Well those are just people with skill issues keep on the hard work!
2026-07-05	Jo*****	So when I first downloaded this game I didn’t think that I would play it all the time but bro this game is absolutely cinema they have really good weapons armor and more I really love this game but until I saw a YouTube video of a monster hunter guy use some kind of we sling thing to hop on monsters and make them fight so I want to ask you this maybe can you let us tame all sort of monsters to fight with you for an next update that would be cool
So when I first downloaded this game I didn’t think that I would play it all the time but bro this game is absolutely cinema they have really good weapons armor and more I really love this game but until I saw a YouTube video of a monster hunter guy use some kind of we sling thing to hop on monsters and make them fight so I want to ask you this maybe can you let us tame all sort of monsters to fight with you for an next update that would be cool