Monster Hunter: World PC multiplayer: how to connect with your friends, the Gathering Hub explained
Some hunts are just better experienced with a full party at your side. Sadly, while going off a hunt with your friends is one of the better cooperative experiences around, Monster Hunter: World doesn’t make the process of connecting with each other all that easy. It’s not always required but you may find some hunts, particularly those pesky tempered monsters, tricky without that extra bit of help. With PC being a new format for the series, this guide will show you know how to connect with your friends and what the gathering hub is.
There’s only so much you can do on your own with Monster Hunter: World, though this is still potentially dozens of hours of game time. However the best way to play is to gather a group of up to four friends and go on raids together. There’s nothing quite like the feeling of taking down a particularly hard monster. Of course you’ll need to know how to actually play the game in order to contribute to the team, so head on back to our Monster Hunter World guide for more combat tips and tricks.
If you are looking for specifically Monster Hunter World Iceborne guides, then we have created a separate guide hub for just expansion stuff. Head over to our Monster Hunter World Iceborne guide to make your start.
Set up an Online Session in Monster Hunter: World on PC guide
This bit is the relatively easy bit, though there are multiple ways of connecting to a server. You’ll first need to set up an Online Session, which you have a degree of control of some key settings. A lot of the options will filter out players based on whether players are new or experienced Monster Hunters, while Quest Preference expands on this further by allowing you to specify what you’ll be doing. This includes quests, investigations, and assignments, as well as being able to specify if you’re hunting small creatures, or a particular large monster or Elder Dragon.
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On top of that, preset messages can be displayed to show other players a bit more about the session, but the most useful option is whether or not to make a server private.
This allows you complete control of who you invite, since there’s a maximum of 16 players allowed per session, and four per quest (Thank you to the user «Bobtree» from our comments section from a previously published version of this guide for the clarification). Once you’ve set your perimeters, click finish to begin the session. Failing that, you can always join your friends via the Join Friends option.
How to invite friends to a private game in Monster Hunter: World on PC
Since the online is handled by Steam, inviting friends can be as simple as pressing Alt-Tab to bring up the Steam client, then use the internal Steam friends list to invite players you want to bring along to the game. Alternatively, there is also an option to Invite a Friend in the Communication part of the pause menu, that will also bring up a list of friends to invite to your game.
However while testing this functionality, I found that this isn’t always reliable as it can grey out the option and make it unavailable for some reason.
For those cases and for when you want to invite someone not on your Steam friends list, Monster Hunter: World also has a Session ID that you can copy to your clipboard for pasting in whatever means of communication you have with that person — whether that is Steam chat or an alternative chat window. This Session ID is probably the most reliable way to join games and on PC is made slightly easier thanks to copying and pasting.
There’s also the option to join random people or specific lobbies. Guild cards help keep players you like in touch with you, as well as allow their Palicoes to spawn in your world to assist in hunts or turn up as an option in the Palico Safari found later in the game.
How to reconnect to friends
Occasionally you’ll find that you’ve disconnected mid-hunt. This isn’t the end of the world as you have multiple ways to rejoin.
You can either use the Steam friend client to join a player’s game, which can put you back into the same hunt provided it is still in progress. Alternatively you can also use the option «Friend’s Sessions» in the main menu as you boot up the game to try and get back in.
What is the Gathering Hub in Monster Hunter: World?
When you do join a friend’s session, or a friend joins your session, you won’t be able to see them immediately. In order to see each other in-game, all players need to head to the Gathering Hub at the top of Astera. Once there, you should be able to not only see your fellow hunters, but also accept quests at the kiosks nearby. There is also a mini-canteen for eating before you head out, as well as a chest for organising your items before departing.
Also worth noting is that large monster health scales by a reported factor of 2.6x when another player is added. Status ailments are also reportedly scaled when other players join. It is also not removed should there be a disconnection when playing, so bear that in mind when assembling a team.
(Thank you to the user «Bobtree» from our comments section from the previously published version of this guide for the clarification)
This is also where you can find the Arena, where you and a friend can fight against a large monster with special conditions. You can also play this by yourself if you wish to try and beat the monster in under a specific time limit. The quicker you are in defeating your chosen monster, the higher the rank, and the better the rewards are.
How does the SOS flare work?
While out on a hunt, you’ll have the option to send off a SOS flare when you begin to fight a monster. This allows other players who are searching for that particular monster for a session at that time to see your hunt and join in the middle of it. The health scaling won’t apply until people are in the game.
With any luck, you should now be going on jolly expeditions with other players. In order to be fully prepared for your expeditions or quests, you’ll need to learn the most you can about your quarry, so feel free to check out our Monster Hunter: World ecological research guide for more on that.
You’ll also need a selection of tools to help your teammates, so our Monster Hunter: World crafting guide will show you which items are the best to craft.
How to play online with your friends in Monster Hunter World
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One of the greatest joys in life is sharing your success with friends. That’s why you’ll want to know how to play online multiplayer in Monster Hunter World; sure, playing on your own is fun and all, but nothing beats the thrill of taking down a massive lizard-dog with friends. You can play the game with up to three of your friends, but it’s not as easy as it is in other games.
There’s a certain strangeness to the multiplayer components of Monster Hunter World. Unlike other multiplayer games, actually getting into a fight together here requires you to jump through plenty of hoops and accessing hidden menus.
But don’t worry, we figured out together and now we’re here to make the whole process a lot easier for you.
- Monster Hunter World guide
- Monster Hunter World starter guide
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How to play online with your friends in Monster Hunter World
1. Get yourself online
Start up the game as normal, making sure that you put yourself in an online session. You can either create your own, or just join one of quick matchmaker ones instead to put you in with other random online players. It’s worth noting that you can now choose to search for a Friends’ Session when starting up your game. If you want to make sure it’s just you and your pals playing, we suggest creating your own online private session to begin with.
This then just create an online lobby just with you in it. You’re then free to invite your pals as you so wish.
2. Invite your friends by going to the Pause Menu > Communications > Invite a Friend
To actually invite a friend into your game, hit the pause button and then head over to the Communication tab. Go all the way down to Invite a Friend, and then your normal PS4/Xbox One friend overlay will appear as it would in any other game.
Here’s where it gets a bit more complicated though. You might think that once you’d invited them in, your friend would then appear in-game next to you, complete with Palico. Well, not quite in Monster Hunter World. They are in your game, but you won’t see them until you head into a quest or go to the Gathering Hub on the fourth floor. That leaves you free to sort out your inventory between quests and expeditions, but will leave you feeling like it’s not quite the multiplayer game you want it to be.
3. Post a Quest on the Quest Board, set the player limit and then wait for your friends to join.
Or join their Quest.
However, when you are ready to start a co-op hunt, you’ll need to head to the Quest Board. Go to Post a New Quest and then pick whatever you want to do. You’ll be given the option to change the number of players — from one to four — and even put a passcode on your quest if you’re in an open lobby and don’t want some unknown hunter jumping in.
If you want to jump into someone else’s quest, go to the Join a Quest option on the Quest Board and then see what your pal has posted. It’s then just a case of waiting for everyone to be ready to start the quest and launching off to kill some beasties.
There are a few things to note when you are playing online with your friends though, so bare these things in mind:
- Monster Hunter World armor skills explained
- Monster Hunter World weapons guide
- Monster Hunter World monsters guide
Hunter Levels matter in multiplayer
You need to be aware of your various hunter levels before even thinking about doing a quest together.
If one of you is a level three hunter, and you’re trying to join a level five hunt, it’s not going to work. The higher level hunter can join a lower level hunt to help out, just not the other way around.
The same goes for story missions. You can’t jump forward in the story to fight a monster you’re not prepared for, but your friend can jump back into an earlier mission if you post the quest on the board.
Be aware of the cutscenes rule
And that links in to another little annoying quirk in the Monster Hunter World multiplayer system. Even if you’ve already completed the story mission, you’ll have to wait until the other player has watched all the cutscenes or completed the pre-monster part of the quest before you can jump in and help. You’re left to stare at the quest board until the other player has reached that section, at which point they’ll be notified that they can launch an SOS flare. That’s your queue to go back to the Quest Board and jump in.
Some quests just don’t support multiplayer
Even stranger still, there are certain story quests that simply don’t support multiplayer, but you won’t know that until you try to join. Yes, your friends will see that you’ve posted a quest and will even be able to see it on the board, but they won’t be able to join it due to various story reasons. It’s not quite clear that’s a thing until you try and join that quest. Odd and annoying. Double whammy!
Three or four players means no Palicos
When you’re playing Monster Hunter World with other people, your Palico basically acts as a squad filler, constantly making sure you’re acting as a four person group. So when you’ve got three or four players in your squad, unfortunately that means your Palicos stay behind. Again, the game doesn’t tell you this so I had a mild panic I’d somehow forced my felyne friend to stay behind and he’d hate me forever. But thankfully that’s not quite the case.
Everyone gets the rewards…
Anything you gather within a quest, expedition or other Monster Hunter World mission is yours to keep, and everyone else will be able to collect their own versions. So don’t worry, there’s no reward sharing here, it’s all fair and square.
…but you have to share the supply items at your base
However, that doesn’t count for the items inside the supply box at any of the base camps. Quest specific items that you find inside are marked with a symbol that signifies they’re for everyone, so don’t go grabbing all the potions, rations and other useful consumables unless you’re sure that no-one else wants them.
Everything’s easier when you’re in a squad
The easiest way to make sure you’re always playing with the people you actually want to is to start a Squad. Your squad is basically a favourites list, letting you access your friends in Monster Hunter World much more easily.
You can jump straight into a Squad Session Search when you start the game and then automatically join any of your other squad mates if they’re online — or they can join you when they are. Within a Squad Session, you’ll quickly and easily be able to see any quests they’ve posted that you can join too. You can invite other people to a Squad Session too, they just won’t be part of your squad yet. You can be a member of up to eight squads, which can hold up to 50 members, meaning you can swap between different player groups easily as well. #SquadGoals
How to set up or join a Monster Hunter World squad
You can set up a Monster Hunter World squad from inside the Gathering Hub by speaking to the Squad Manager at the desk in the centre. Simply choose to Create a Squad, design your emblem and then name it to start one.
You can then invite players to your Squad by sending them invites, which you can do by heading into the pause menu and then to the Communications tab.
Only the Squad Leader can invite or remove members, and you can only be added to a squad if you’re actually invited. It’s not like Destiny 2’s clan system, where you can search for a clan to join.
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Monster Hunter Games for PC
A selection of fearless slayer games of the most terrifying and ferocious creatures created by the imagination of talented game designers.
1. God Eater 3
A Japanese slasher in which the player is a member of the «God Eaters» squad of fighters fighting huge monsters, it is not known how and why they penetrate the world of people.
Stylish and spectacular battles with a huge number of bosses in which you can use any of several dozen types of artifact weapons. There is an editor where you can create your own male or female character, decorated with characteristic anime features.
2. HellSign
A new game about monsters and a guy hunting them. The action takes place in an alternative version of our world, where there are various types of supernatural creatures that attack people under the cover of night. HellSign offers gamers to try themselves as a professional monster hunter using modern weapons and advanced gadgets, as well as a special diary where he describes all the types of monsters he has discovered and the most effective ways to deal with them. In terms of mechanics, it is an isometric action game with elements of a role-playing game and horror.
3. Monster Hunter: World
Role-playing action game with a beautifully designed, incredibly large and beautiful fantasy world, where there are a huge number of different monsters, similar to dinosaurs, dragons and other huge and ferocious creatures from myths.
And since there are monsters, there must be those who hunt them. The player is just given the role of such a character, and the whole gameplay comes down to the endless grind of all dangerous animals and the creation of more powerful weapons and armor from the remains of defeated monsters.
4. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
An iconic open-world RPG with a stunning storyline featuring the renowned witcher Geralt, the ultimate terror of all the monsters that have appeared in this fantasy world as a result of a powerful cataclysm known as the Conjunction of the Spheres . It is the tracking down and extermination of monsters that is the defining theme of most quests and the Witcher 3 gameplay itself.
5. Witch Hunt
A very complex and gloomy shooter, the environment and gameplay of which contains elements of horror and a hunting simulator. The player is an evil spirit exterminator who enters a small 18th century Puritan settlement in order to rid its inhabitants of a supernatural threat.:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/6674073/monster_hunter_3_wii_u_keyboard.0.jpg)
To do this, he begins to explore the adjacent dark forest, tracking down the terrible creatures living there and conducting his own investigation of the gloomy events that took place in the district.
6. Hunt: Showdown
A multiplayer shooter in which players act as monster hunters, small teams exploring the swamps and forests of an alternative Wild West era Louisiana in order to clear it of all kinds of monsters. A valuable reward is due for the most dangerous creatures, so skirmishes often occur between the hunter in order to take possession of an expensive trophy.
7. Bloodborne
A hardcore role-playing slasher about a hunter exploring a gloomy, plague-ridden and monster-filled city, set in a sinister setting that combines features of the Gothic and Victorian eras. Fights with ordinary monsters turned out to be quite difficult and intense, and boss battles are a real test in which the player will have to die dozens or even hundreds of times before he finds a winning tactic.
8. Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi
An old shooter, the plot and gameplay of which is dedicated to a vampire hunter who stays in an old Gothic castle in order to cleanse it of ghouls and save civilians captured by them.
9. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Another iconic vampire hunter slasher with a chic gothic atmosphere and great level and monster design. The gameplay of Lords of Shadow also causes extremely positive emotions: spectacular battles, selection of equipment, pumping, overcoming traps and obstacles.
10. The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
Diablo-style isometric ARPG. The main character is the notorious Van Helsing, a hunter of evil spirits, who, together with his ghostly companion Katrina, is in the Gothic Borgovia, which is at the epicenter of an unprecedented invasion of monsters.
11.
Clive Barker’s Jericho
This dark and sometimes downright frightening first-person shooter is made up of soldiers with supernatural abilities who form the military backbone of a secret organization that fights against dangerous supernatural beings and phenomena. There are seven characters in total, between which the player can safely switch during his journey through parallel, insane and mired in darkness dimensions and time periods.
12. Devil May Cry 5
An excellent action game about the most charming demon hunter in the world of games. The plot, graphics and the gameplay itself, which is based on sword fights with all sorts of terrible monsters — everything in Devil May Cry 5 is done at the highest level and will undoubtedly bring many pleasant minutes to those players who want to try themselves as a fearless hero, single-handedly destroying hordes of demonic creatures.
top monster hunting games for PC
A virtual world with bizarre and dangerous monsters is a typical situation for almost every second modern PC or console game.
The presence of aggressive monsters is especially relevant for games in the genre of action (shooter, slasher) and RPG, in most cases offering the gamer the stereotyped role of a brave hero, ready to cope with the most incredible trials and dangers. And what could be more dangerous than an ancient lich, a giant dragon, a ferocious mountain troll, a radioactive mutant, an alien carnivorous squid, or another creepy monster?
But not all monster games offer their users to deal exclusively with the extermination of all kinds of dangerous fauna. In some of the games, you can tame one or another monster, then using it as a decorative pet, pack or mount pet, or even a personal bodyguard. Or even temporarily transform yourself into some kind of supernatural monster, for example, a werewolf, vampire, zombie, succubus, or even a dragon.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
A popular open-world role-playing game in which the protagonist is a dangerous and almost extinct monster hunter profession.
These guys are contemptuously called witchers, and they are directly involved in the fact that after passing a grueling and long course of study with subsequent mutation, they wander the world and hunt down all kinds of monsters that appeared in the fantasy world after a global cataclysm called the Conjunction of Spheres. It is noteworthy that people themselves got into this world as a result of the Conjugation of Spheres, and its original inhabitants are elves who are well-versed in magic.
In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the player is expected to meet and fight with dozens of different monsters. Some of these meetings will be random in nature, and some will be the result of completing exciting quests and special investigations in which you will need to use your wits and witcher instincts. Each battle will require serious preliminary preparations — the creation and use of potions, identifying the monster’s vulnerabilities, selecting the most effective weapons and other means.
So, in the player’s arsenal there are two blades at once, which can be replaced with more powerful ones, there is a hand crossbow, several pumped witcher spells (called signs), all kinds of potions, oils, bombs and other products of secret witcher alchemy.
Monster Hunter: World
Japanese action role-playing game, also endowed with a huge, very beautiful and completely open fairy-tale world, on the islands and continents of which a variety of monsters live — from small and quite harmless to gigantic and almost invulnerable. Each such monster has its own habitat, habits, combat parameters and trophies. For this reason, tracking down and hunting them is incredibly interesting, completing side and main quests, collecting materials for crafting new types of weapons and armor, and simply giving vent to your hunting instincts.
Immortals Fenyx Rising
A game based on ancient Greek mythology, which means that you can fight all sorts of monsters, gods and heroes from Hellenistic myths. The visual part and many other features (including a purely game plan) of Immortals Fenyx Rising were clearly borrowed from the famous The Legend of Zelda, but such secondary nature does not repel the game at all, because the developers from Ubisoft Quebec implemented everything with high quality, so that fans of such Bright and fabulous open-world ARPG Immortals Fenyx Rising is definitely to be enjoyed.
ARK: Survival Evolved
Among open world survival games, there are plenty of projects that are densely populated with a variety of monsters. But among their number, the notorious ARK stands out most of all with such a feature, where a huge number of tamed monsters living on a mysterious island is the most important gaming advantage.
ARK has all the hallmarks of its genre. It has an open world divided into many biomes, an extensive crafting and building system, the possibility of free interaction between live players, all kinds of crafts, as well as a sense of the seriousness of the challenge thrown by the local wildlife to desperate daredevils who find themselves on an unknown island. I am very pleased with the opportunity to hunt local monsters (hovering, crawling, swimming, and so on), which can not only be used as a source of food and resources, but also domesticated, and then used as guard, mount and combat pets.
CARRION
A creative 2D monster game in which you directly control this very monster — a formless, organic-eating mass trying to break free from the secret laboratory where it was born.
Definitely a brutal and dark game that combines the features of a platformer, stealth, horror, puzzle, action and some other genres and subgenres. The player’s task is to carefully overcome complex levels, avoiding dangers (heavily armed guards, traps, and so on) and inventing ways to bypass obstacles. And also devouring those who had the caution to be in the path of a mysterious monster.
DOOM Eternal
The most brutal shooter of recent years, throwing the player to Earth engulfed in the infernal flames of a demonic invasion. Huge ruins and the most terrible monsters of hell that you can imagine — all this awaits fans of brutal and dynamic shooting in DOOM Eternal. In addition, players have the opportunity to visit even more sinister dimensions and planets to fight new types of monsters and their leaders, trying out updated types of weapons and all sorts of interesting combat abilities available thanks to the introduction of a kind of role-playing system into the new DOOM.
Lobotomy Corporation
An excellent economic manager with monsters that allows players to take control of a secret underground complex, a kind of prison where all sorts of dangerous monsters languish, releasing valuable energy. The player’s tasks include monitoring the complex and, first of all, its security, rational use of entrusted resources, gradual modernization of the station and conducting all sorts of interesting experiments on captured objects.
Dragon’s Dogma
Among the monsters of the Dragon’s Dogma bestiary there are such dangerous and ferocious creatures from ancient myths as cyclops, chimeras, griffins, hydras, ogres, garms, zombies, goblins, as well as dragons, one of which is the oldest and powerful, is the main antagonist who stole the heart from the protagonist.
Dragon’s Dogma is a very dark and exciting game, balancing between RPG and slasher. Traveling through the open world of Dragon’s Dogma, built on the concept of harsh medieval fantasy, players are sure to find many similarities with such outstanding games as Dark Souls, Dragon Age, Monster Hunter, Devil May Cry and Shadow of the Colossus.
Hellgate: London
On the Earth of the future, in 2038, a great misfortune happened — portals to hell opened in the glorious city of London, through which streams of demonic monsters immediately began to pour out, threatening the existence of people. Only a fraction of humanity managed to survive the terrible massacre and hide underground, where the surviving people created their own defense complexes and several resistance factions at once.
The player acts as a fighter of one of the factions, making heroic forays to the surface to exterminate hellish monsters and complete various tasks. The game is a diablo-like action role-playing game, but at the same time fully three-dimensional, using first and third person view. The game has a huge number of classes, an impressive amount of loot, an interesting leveling system, crafting, and so on. The setting of the game is a mixture of technogenic and fantasy post-apocalypse.
Code Vein
An anime slasher about post-apocalyptic monsters fought by brave vampire warriors who are members of an elite military organization.
The game is very similar to the anime clone of the cult «Dark Souls», primarily in its combat mechanics, very interesting, but at the same time very difficult to master, based on complex physics and the ability to correctly use the available combat equipment.
The game has an interesting role-playing mechanic, represented by the so-called blood code, which allows you to create ingenious variations of different classes and greatly affects the fighting style and abilities of the heroes. Enemies in Code Vein are varied, including vampires, goblins, demons, and so on. All of them, without exception, have an interesting design that combines the features of urban post-apocalypse and neo-Gothic. Also, all monstrous opponents are endowed with unexpected and most often very serious combat skills, due to which they require careful study, since they are able to give an impatient and inattentive player a painful rebuff in the very first minutes of the fight.
HellSign
An interesting isometric game about a modern monster hunter who travels to the most remote and remote corners of the planet, hunting down and exterminating dangerous and supernatural creatures.:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/10157655/MHW_Session_Settings.jpg)
The guy is a professional in his field, and therefore in his arsenal you can find hundreds of various means designed to deal with different types of evil spirits.
Hunting down and fighting monsters, the hero will gradually upgrade his abilities, study his enemies and make useful notes in a special manuscript, craft and acquire new types of weapons and other items, make interesting acquaintances, complete all kinds of assignments, and so on. In general, in HellSign the player will find an interesting action role-playing game with non-linear gameplay and a well-developed storyline.
Spore
Fighting monsters is, of course, very interesting, but too banal. Much more interesting to create all sorts of alien monsters yourself and then follow their evolution. This is exactly what gamers have to do in Spore — the most unusual life simulator, the advanced and convenient editor of which allows you to create and then change new life forms, both funny and very nightmarish, monstrous and creepy.:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/10157667/MHW_Guild_Card_and_Unity.jpg)
ELDEN RING
A dark fantasy action role-playing game from FromSoftware Inc. set in a dark open world. ELDEN RING has a large world with open spaces, incredible landscapes and buildings, as well as a large number of frightening dungeons with dangerous monsters. Players create their own characters, forming the appearance and skills, as well as combining different types of weapons and armor. Further, the characters can be developed in different ways, focusing on physical strength or magical art.
The game also has a dramatic twisted storyline, broken into many pieces that players will have to put together on their own. Several multiplayer modes, including the ability to directly connect to other players’ sessions and travel the gloomy Interearth together. Also present and already traditional for games from FromSoftware Inc. asynchronous multiplayer.
Monster Train
Stylish and interesting card roguelike about the battle between demons and angels, unfolding in the depths of hell.
Moreover, the player will have to fight on the dark side, traveling through hell on an infernal train. Excellent 2D art, lots of cards and creatures, a deep tactical and role-playing component — Monster Train has everything you need from a good card roguelike.
On Steam, the game has full Russian localization, achievements, trading cards, cloud save and special items in the points store. There are three thematic battlefields at once with their own characteristics. As for cards to build your own deck, there are more than two hundred of them in the basic version of Monster Train. Each of the available cards can be upgraded twice. In addition, there are almost a hundred unique artifacts, five clans of creatures with their own characteristics, and various options for random events.
GreedFall
3D RPG with a fair amount of action and a very original fantasy setting. The world in the game is open, filled with magic and all sorts of secrets, and most importantly — a lot of dangerous monsters.
You can develop your character freely, as well as influence the development of the plot by using various methods to achieve your goals — from subtle diplomacy to the open use of force.
The graphics in the game are very nice, but not the best at the time of the game’s release. The plot is well tied, has a non-linear development, but the events are developing too rapidly, not allowing you to keep track of everything that happens, which is a little tiring. The passage of GreedFall on the average difficulty level can take from 10 to 50 hours of real time.
Tainted Grail: Conquest
Mixture of card game (CCG), tactical strategy and role-playing game. All this appears before the players in the format of the now very relevant genre of card roguelike. At the same time, the game has a two-dimensional projection, but very nice three-dimensional graphics, which makes the models of the existing monsters very impressive. In general, the design of creatures, level design and special effects in Tainted Grail: Conquest are designed in the entourage of dark fantasy.
Tainted Grail: Conquest has nine unique classes and three hundred and forty skills, a little less than half a thousand cards and all kinds of resources for crafting and upgrading. And, of course, there is a lot of other exciting content that makes every passage of Tainted Grail: Conquest unique, unpredictable and very exciting.
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
An anime representative of the popular Asian Monster Hunter franchise, released on PC in 2021. A game with excellent 3D graphics, fabulous and anime, but at the same time tactical turn-based combat — all this brings Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin very close to the classic JRPG format, although other games in the series are mostly represented by the ARPG genre.
Players in Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin will become riders, taming and raising all sorts of monsters for later participation in incredibly epic battles. Players will have an interesting story and an unforgettable adventure through an open, changing world, completing quests and participating in battles.
Vaporum
An unusual first-person role-playing game that uses modern 3D graphics and grid-based movement mechanics typical of classic Dungeon Crawler games. As in many other games of the subgenre in Vaporum, the main task is to explore dungeons with monsters, only the entourage for the environment is not classic fantasy, but steampunk, diluted with gloomy and grotesque grimdark.
The game begins with the main character coming to his senses in front of a giant tower rising right in the middle of the ocean. And, of course, he goes to explore it, finding himself among the intricate catacombs with many monsters. Gradually, moving forward, he removes the veil of secrecy and gets answers to questions about what this place is, what is happening here and who he himself is. In addition to real-time first-person combat, Vaporum has tricky puzzles and unexpected traps.
SUCCUBUS
Very brutal game set in Hell. You need to play for a monster — a succubus, a female demon, embodying all sorts of carnal vices.
Using unique skills, the heroine will have to take revenge on her enemies and regain her rightful position in the hellish hierarchy.
Rich storyline, brutal open-world battles, role-playing system, creepy environments — all this makes SUCCUBUS a truly unique representative of the ARPG genre. A nice moment is the presence of an advanced character editor that allows you to create a unique succubus. In addition to the appearance, players can also customize the dwelling of the demoness to their liking. There is a large selection of weapons and combat skills, which you can try out in a special arena.
Mortal Shell
Another game in the spirit of Dark Souls, merciless and gloomy, requiring maximum care and attention to survive in a hostile world. Traveling through the lands of Mortal Shell, the player will find the remains of a former civilization, various abandoned sanctuaries and lost records. But more often he will meet incredible opponents. In case of victory, the player will gain power over them and will be able to use their unique abilities to their advantage.
Mortal Shell attracts attention with its incredible fights, where you carefully calculate the slightest action, choose the right weapons and abilities, actively use dodges and counterattacks. The arsenal of weapons and artifacts in Mortal Shell is solid, it is possible to improve and change your equipment. The monsters presented as opponents are very grotesque and gloomy: fallen warriors, dark cultists, forgotten dark deities, creatures of evil magic, and so on.
Age of Darkness: Final Stand
A strategy and survival game in which players need to defend their settlements from hordes of all kinds of evil spirits in real time from above. Age of Darkness: Final Stand is sure to appeal to fans of classic RTS and dark fantasy. The action takes place on the ruins of a fallen kingdom, in a world where darkness has prevailed over light. The player’s task is to build, protect, extract resources and so on.
A unique feature of the game is the use of SwarmTech technology, which allows seventy thousand units to be displayed on the monitor at a time.
Thus, a real seething mass of darkness is formed on the screens, a legion of terrible creatures, from which the players will have to protect the last stronghold of humanity.
There Is No Light
Pixel isometric action RPG with puzzles. Adventure game about a gloomy underworld. Brutal slasher with a huge number of scary monsters. A game that will appeal to fans of Dark Souls and all fans of extremely dark and grotesque fantasy.
According to the story, after a global catastrophe, people took refuge underground, founding a new civilization under the auspices and supervision of the Church of the Great Hand. Every year, the Great Hand takes a certain number of newborns to itself, taking them into the unknown, hidden from the rest of the inhabitants of the dungeon by the church gates. The protagonist sets off on a journey in order to penetrate the gate and return his child, carried away by the Hand.
Blade of Darkness
A slasher game with a challenging but interesting combat system and dark fantasy setting.
