Monster Hunter Rise Demo Free is a demo version of the open-world adventure game, Monster Hunter Rise. This version gives you a taste of the larger, more challenging world from the sixth installment of the Monster Hunter Franchise. You play as the titular Hunter who receives increasingly difficult missions in exchange for items and money.

After you enjoy Monster Hunter Rise Demo, you can check out other entries in the series. From the hit Monster Hunter: World to the spinoff Monster Hunter Stories 2, there are a lot of unique games to choose from.

Monster quests, but with training wheels

Of course, as a sample version, Monster Hunter Rise Demo Free is definitely limited in its content compared to the full version. For starters, certain quests have slight modifications to better suit the demo environment. There are two tutorial quests that will help you get used to the game system, which is similar to most games in the franchise. You can then try and hunt three monsters on challenging quests.

The game is playable whether you prefer going solo or multiplayer. Additionally, you are given options to choose weapons and access others that are just as easy to farm and craft. In the full version, there are 14 main weapon classes and hundreds, if not thousands, of weapons available. You can’t expect to unlock them all, but it gives you an idea of just how large the real game is.

Lastly, expect a short playthrough and largely limited content from this demo version. While this disparity is expected, there are a number of features that are badly optimized for the demo. For example, some quests might appear vague or outright nonsensical because their connection to the rest of the game is unavailable. Also, there are certain issues in this version such as animation bugs and game crash errors.

Go straight to the full version

While certain content limitations are understandable for demo games, Monster Hunter Rise Demo Free doesn’t perform its objective really well. The demo presents the large and expansive world, and it presents the graphics quality you can expect although there are bugs and game crashes. Essentially, the demo version doesn’t sell the full game well. If you’re familiar with the series and you can afford the full game, go straight there.