Monster Hunter Outlanders is out now on iOS and Android, putting the series’ big hunts on a phone: a new island to explore, eight classic weapons and parties of up to four. Garena, which publishes it in Southeast Asia, announced the launch of the free-to-play game, made under Capcom’s license by TiMi Studio Group, the Tencent studio behind Call of Duty: Mobile.
Each weapon, from the Great Sword to the newly added Charge Blade, is paired with one of the game’s original Adventurers, who brings new follow-up moves. Haze, for one, swings the Dual Blades. In Archdemon Mode, some of her moves can parry attacks, and she can keep spending her Demon Gauge on a follow-up called Crimson Fang Slash.
Controls are built for touchscreens, with two modes: Classic, and Adventure, which helps newcomers get going. A controller works at launch for hunting, quests and exploring, and the developers plan to extend it to more of the game.
On the island, called Aesoland, you also gather resources and build facilities, with help from three Buddies: Palico, Rutaco and Trillan. Its environment mutates some monsters into Radiant species, and the headliner is Ruger Aidal, an original Elder Dragon with a sun-like glow.
You can roam solo or form a party of up to four with a single tap, and cooperative skills deal extra damage. There’s a main story, a Free Hunt Mode and Arena matches where everyone fights on equal stats.
Outlanders plays nothing like Monster Hunter Now, which sends you outdoors to fight monsters. This one asks only for your thumbs.
It’s free to play in the usual sense: the Philippine App Store lists in-app purchases from Php 49 (about $0.77), and its age rating flags loot boxes. On iPhone, it’s a 3.5GB download and needs iOS 15 or later.
Capcom, whose Monster Hunter games have sold more than 131 million units since 2004, says a mainland China version will follow from 2027.
Head on to either the App Store or the Google Play Store to download and start playing.
