
games like
Monster Hunter Stories
Monster Hunter Stories leans Optimization (Pure Optimization). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.
Matched first against: Role-playing (RPG) - then ranked by cheat-test profile.
8 games like Monster Hunter Stories
A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Otherwise the profiles match closely.
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: reads (1 vs 0) - No adaptive opponent exists
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Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 2) - Tactical pause combat, low input demand
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Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 2) - Pseudo-turn-based d20 combat removes all twitch; timing aids exist but minor
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: reads (1 vs 0) - Palace enemies use fixed weaknesses
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: reads (1 vs 0) - No adaptive opposition
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Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 0) - Menu battles have no physical component
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 3) - Some dialogue outcomes and item discoveries are hidden until explored
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- Released
- 2016
- Developer
- Marvelous
- Franchise
- Monster Hunter
- Platforms
- 3DS, Android, iOS
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- IGDB critics
- 77/100
- IGDB users
- 80/100