Capcom's Monster Hunter Rise is heading to smartphones. Store pages for the console action RPG surfaced on the App Store and Google Play on October 7, published under the Netflix Games banner without an official announcement from either company.
The release appears to be an early soft launch. The mobile listings are currently restricted by region, with the Philippines standing as the lone confirmed territory where users can access the store pages. Outside of test regions, neither firm has shared when the port will unlock for players worldwide.
Listed under the title Monster Hunter Rise Netflix, the app carries no upfront purchase price but requires an active Netflix subscription to run. That mirrors how the streaming service handles the rest of its gaming catalogue, locking access behind an account while leaving out advertisements and microtransactions. Capcom is credited as the creator.
The mobile version brings across four-player online cooperative hunting, though the store descriptions do not mention cross-platform play with console or PC players. It also looks to be strictly the base release for now. There is no indication on the store pages that the massive Sunbreak expansion is bundled in, though previous DLC event quests and challenge hunts will unlock as players progress.
Adapting a fast-paced hunt to glass screens required obvious interface retooling. Capcom and Netflix built bespoke touch layouts tailored to each individual weapon type, along with a dedicated Recovery Button. That button inspects your hunter's current health and debuffs during combat, automatically reaching into the inventory to pop whichever restorative consumable fits the moment.
Rise first debuted on the Nintendo Switch in March 2021 before porting to PC, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles, introducing mechanics like the Wirebug grapple and rideable Palamute mounts. The quiet mobile appearance arrived right after Capcom confirmed that lifetime sales for Rise had crossed 20 million copies across its existing platforms.
It also sets up an unusual head-to-head clash on mobile storefronts. On October 29, Capcom and Tencent's TiMi Studio Group are slated to release Monster Hunter Outlanders, an entirely separate free-to-play open-world title built from scratch for mobile devices. Where Outlanders relies on live-service mechanics and microtransactions, the Netflix port packages the complete console adventure for subscribers. The remaining question is how quickly Netflix plans to flip the switch for audiences in the US, India, and beyond.
GDFiled by The Games Desk
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