Monster Hunter Wilds Shatters Steam Records but Faces Backlash Over Performance Issues

Capcom's latest release breaks into Steam's all-time top five for concurrent players but struggles with mixed user reviews due to technical problems and controversial anti-piracy measures.

Monster Hunter Wilds reached a peak of 1.38 million concurrent players on Steam, making it the fifth most-played game in the platform's history.
Despite its record-breaking success, the game has received a 'Mixed' rating on Steam, with only 54% of user reviews being positive.
Players have criticized the game's performance issues, including frame rate drops, stuttering, and high hardware demands, even on top-tier PCs.
The inclusion of both Denuvo DRM and Capcom's proprietary anti-tamper technology has drawn further backlash, with some players reporting issues launching the game on their systems.
Capcom has yet to address the widespread complaints, echoing similar optimization problems faced during the launch of Monster Hunter: World and Dragon's Dogma 2.