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Monster Hunter World: Iceborne

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne

Released: 9/6/2019

Let your hunting instinct take you further than ever! "Iceborne" is a massive expansion that picks up after the ending of Monster Hunter: World and opens up the new "master rank!" New quests, monsters, weapons, armor, and story await to take your hunting to the next level!)

Let your hunting instinct take you further than ever! "Iceborne" is a massive expansion that picks up after the ending of Monster Hunter: World and opens up the new "master rank!" New quests, monsters, weapons, armor, and story await to take your hunting to the next level!)

Let your hunting instinct take you further than ever! "Iceborne" is a massive expansion that picks up after the ending of Monster Hunter: World and opens up the new "master rank!" New quests, monsters, weapons, armor, and story await to take your hunting to the next level!)

Critics
90
Steam
57
Metacritic
85

Score Breakdown

89.9

Critic Average

100 reviews

57

Steam User Score

23,684 reviews

85

Metacritic User Score

548 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
+32.4
Metacritic Disparity
+4.9
Combined Disparity
+18.7

Average of both sources

Review Timing

42 early (42%)31 launch window (31%)27 late (27%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 100 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 89.9/100. Critics score this game 32.4 points higher than Steam users and 4.9 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 100)+
  1. Owen ChanviaGameGrin
    Feb 21, 2021·Late review
    60/100View review
    Steam 57.5/100 · +2.5 ptsMetacritic 85/100 · -25.0 pts
  2. Drew LeachmanviaZTGD
    Mar 5, 2020·Late review
    95/100View review
    Steam 57.5/100 · +37.5 ptsMetacritic 85/100 · +10.0 pts
  3. Cubed3 StaffviaCubed3
    Jan 30, 2020·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 57.5/100 · +22.5 ptsMetacritic 85/100 · -5.0 pts
  4. Zachary AtwoodviaGaming Nexus
    Jan 29, 2020·Late review
    90/100View review
    Steam 57.5/100 · +32.5 ptsMetacritic 85/100 · +5.0 pts
  5. Luca BianchiviaSpaziogames
    Jan 24, 2020·Late review
    92/100View review
    Steam 57.5/100 · +34.5 ptsMetacritic 85/100 · +7.0 pts