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Monster Hunter Rise has officially sold more than 20 million copies worldwide across Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, according to Gematsu. For a game that’s been out for years and keeps outselling half the new releases on the market, that’s not a victory lap, it’s a flex Capcom clearly didn’t see coming either.
| Label | Value |
|---|---|
| Platforms | Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S |
| Developer / Publisher | Capcom |
| Lifetime sales | Over 20 million copies worldwide |
| Where to buy | Nintendo eShop, Steam, PlayStation Store, Xbox Store |
What We Don’t Know Yet
Capcom’s report doesn’t break down sales by platform or region, and there’s no mention of a current sale price for Monster Hunter Rise on any storefront, so we’re not going to guess at numbers that aren’t in the official count.
Monster Hunter Rise Sales Keep Climbing Years After Launch
The jump is what makes this milestone interesting: Monster Hunter Rise was sitting at 19.3 million copies just four months ago, which means it added roughly 700,000 sales in a single quarter without a major new content drop pushing it. That’s the kind of long-tail curve most action RPGs can only dream of, usually reserved for live-service games with constant updates, not a single-player hunting game built around repeat runs and gear grinding.
Why Monster Hunter Rise Still Outsells Newer Action RPGs
Part of it is simple: Monster Hunter Rise is cheap, portable on Switch, and endlessly replayable thanks to its loot loop and the Sunbreak expansion’s late-game content, so it keeps picking up new players long after review cycles end. It also helps that Capcom has kept the franchise in the spotlight with Monster Hunter Wilds, and anyone hooked on the newer entry’s systems, like the hammer’s aerial combos detailed in MH Wilds Ascendance: Hammer’s Aerial Attacks Revealed, tends to circle back to Rise to see where the series has been. Nobody’s buying Monster Hunter Rise for the graphics in 2026, they’re buying it because the hunt-craft-upgrade loop still works.
FAQ
how many copies has monster hunter rise sold
Monster Hunter Rise has sold over 20 million copies worldwide as of October 2026, up from 19.3 million four months earlier.
is monster hunter rise on ps5 and xbox
Yes, Monster Hunter Rise is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
is monster hunter rise worth playing in 2026
Given it just crossed 20 million sales and keeps gaining players, Monster Hunter Rise is still actively supported in terms of player base and the Sunbreak expansion adds substantial endgame content for newcomers.
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