Monster Hunter Stories 3 to Get Free Updates
Get ready, Monster Hunter Stories 3 fans! New updates featuring powerful monsters, challenging Royal Monsters, additional story content for Rudy, and more await you in the upcoming release.
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Monster Hunter Stories 3: New Content & Challenges Ahead with Twisted Reflection and Rudy DLC
Capcom has announced free new content for Monster Hunter Stories 3, including the addition of Narwa. Coming soon are two content updates: a free update called Twisted Reflection, featuring Royal Monsters, and a paid DLC titled Additional Side Story: Rudy. The Twisted Reflection update will introduce Royal Monsters, which are powerful variations of existing monsters and tough challenges for players at level 90 or higher. Players will need solid strategies and a strong understanding of game mechanics to defeat them. Players can encounter these Royal Monster variations this summer. According to producer Ryozo Tsujimoto, the development of the Additional Side Story: Rudy is progressing well and may be released sooner than expected. Tsujimoto will share more information about Rudy's episode as soon as it's available. Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is a turn-based RPG set in the universe of the popular hunting games. [YouTube video cover image for Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection - Developer Message View on YouTube] Players can look forward to challenging content and exciting story elements soon.
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Game info
- Official Name
- Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
- Brief Summary
- Twin Rathalos, born in a twist of fate. Two centuries after a conflict that divided neighboring kingdoms, the drums of war are reignited as twin Rathalos—long thought extinct—hatch from a single egg: an omen of destruction. Is there hope beyond the northern border?
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S
- Released
- March 13, 2026
- Genre
- Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Play Modes
- Single player
- Content Rating
- T
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified), French, Korean
- Developer
- Capcom
- Publisher
- Capcom
- Ratings
- 86/100 (5 reviews)
Where to buy
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Sources
- Monster Hunter Stories 3 free update and paid DLC announcement
- Monster Hunter Stories 3 Is Getting A Free Update, Planned For Release This Summer(news/2026/03/monster-hunter-stories-3-is-getting-a-free-update-planned-for-release-this-summer)
- Monster Hunter Stories 3 is cranking up the challenge in a free new update, and its first story DLC might arrive sooner than expected
- Monster Hunter Stories 3 Free Update Adds Royal Monsters
- Monster Hunter Stories 3 Gets Free Royal Monster Update and Early DLC Hint



