The Monster Hunter series burst onto the scene in 2004 with the Japan-only debut game, simply titled Monster Hunter. If you want to play every game in the series in their order of release, you’ll have to do some hunting of your own, as there are multiple versions of each game on several different, competing platforms. If you’re up to the task, here’s how to find and play every game in the Monster Hunter franchise in the right order. Monster Hunter/Freedom (2004/2005) Image via Capcom The first Monster Hunter game was released in Japan initially, coming to North America later in 2004 for the PlayStation 2.
