Capcom Investigates Game-Breaking Bug and Performance Issues in Monster Hunter Wilds

The record-breaking game faces criticism over a story-halting bug and poor PC performance, overshadowing its historic success.

Monster Hunter Wilds shattered records with 1.38 million concurrent players on Steam, becoming one of the platform's top five most played games ever.
A critical bug in Chapter 5-2 prevents a key NPC from appearing, halting story progression; Capcom is urgently working on a fix.
PC players report widespread performance issues, including frame rate drops, stuttering, and optimization challenges, despite high-end hardware.
The game’s use of DRM Denuvo and Capcom's anti-tamper technology has sparked frustration, with some players unable to launch the game.
Despite technical issues, the game has been praised for its gameplay and improvements over previous titles, though its Steam user rating remains mixed at 54%.