Monster Hunter Stories — sales estimate, player sentiment & game DNA

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~56.9k (P10–P90: 22.8k – 125k)

Gross revenue: ~$1.4M (P10–P90: $560k – $3.1M)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate

Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 1, 2026.

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 94% positive across 51 stored reviews. RPG games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 83% (median of 2591 games).

Story & writing86% positive · 119 mentions

“Pokemon for PC except its good and not a cash grab, it does take a bit to unlock some of the main mechanics, power through the story for a few hours and you're in the money!”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 15 h played · Report / request removal

Gameplay & mechanics84% positive · 97 mentions

“Pokemon for PC except its good and not a cash grab, it does take a bit to unlock some of the main mechanics, power through the story for a few hours and you're in the money!”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 15 h played · Report / request removal

Content & longevity87% positive · 63 mentions

“This is a surprisingly good game. I went in honestly expecting to not enjoy it or find it an obnoxious pokemon rip off, but the gameplay is vastly more engaging and interesting. Funny enough one of the closest comparisons I can make of…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 37 h played · Report / request removal

Visuals & audio90% positive · 40 mentions

“A very good game, maybe not visually since its originally a 3ds game but its literally pokemon but instead of catching pokemon with pokeballs you invade monsters homes, kidnap their children and raise them as their own. amazing.”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 33 h played · Report / request removal

Price & value96% positive · 26 mentions

“Pokemon for PC except its good and not a cash grab, it does take a bit to unlock some of the main mechanics, power through the story for a few hours and you're in the money!”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 15 h played · Report / request removal

Controls & UI64% positive · 22 mentions

“5/10 this is a ported game from Nintendo DS and it shows would get on sale - poorly optimized never at any point can you control 2 beats at once, LAME!!! kept waiting to unlock this - combat is rock paper scissors + quick time event when…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 9 h played · Report / request removal

Difficulty & balance86% positive · 22 mentions

“Never thought I would like a Monster Hunter turn based game, but here we are. You play as a Rider instead of a Hunter. How different is it? Well, as a Hunter, you track and hunt monsters to make your pants. As a Rider, you kidnap monsters…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 93 h played · Report / request removal

337 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

Third-person

Technology

3D

Art style

AnimeCartoon

Setting

Fantasy

Mood & themes

Emotional

How you play together

Single-playerMultiplayerPvP

Platform features

AchievementsPartial controller supportSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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