The Monster Hunter Stories games are surprisingly delightful monster collectors, and now Xbox owners will be able to get in on the Monstie hatching fun. During the Xbox Tokyo Game Show broadcast, Capcom announced the release of both Monster Hunter Stories and Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin on November 14, 2025 for the Xbox One (and thus backwards compatible with the Series X|S as well).
The series centers around the player character and their relationship with “Monsties,” cutiefied versions of the classic Monster Hunter creatures normally engaged with in combat. Instead of taking a Greatsword to them, however, the player befriends these Monsties and uses them in turn-based battles so that they can level up and learn new moves to become stronger. It’s a formula you’re sure to have seen before, except in this game your character engages in the combat as well. So maybe you do take a Greatsword to them sometimes.
With the newest game in the series, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, coming up hot in the new year, there’s no better time than now to begin your journey. And come November, you’ll be able to explore the Monster Hunter universe anew from any platform.