Monster Hunter Wilds is visually impressive, but it struggles in densely packed areas and is a complete non-starter on Steam Deck.

Monster Hunter Wilds is not yet Steam Deck verified. This doesn't mean the game can't be played on the Steam Deck. The "verified" designation is for games that have controller support, support the default resolution of the Steam Deck, no compatibility issues and support the Steam Deck's Proton system.

Monster Hunter Wilds had about a week or so as 2025’s best-scored video game, but now a new, much smaller title has come along to tick by it by a single point on Metacritic. That would be Split Fiction,