Monster Hunter Wilds Title Updates

Every Monster Hunter Wilds free Title Update and big version patch from launch to Ver. 1.042 – the monsters and features each added – plus the Switch 2 version and the Ascendance expansion.

Updated 3 November 2026Checked for patch Ver. 1.042.00.034 sources
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Since launch in February 2025, Capcom has added new monsters and features to Monster Hunter Wilds through four free Title Updates and a series of version updates. Ver. 1.041 (February 2026) was the last major free update for the base game. The game is now on Ver. 1.042.00.03 (October 27, 2026).

Next up are the Nintendo Switch 2 version on December 4, 2026, and the paid expansion Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance in 2027.

Launch and Title Updates 1–4 (2025)7Final free updates (2026)3Coming next2

Launch and Title Updates 1–4 (2025)

2025 · 7 updates
Launch – Ver. 1.000
Launch · February 28, 2025 · PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Steam with cross-play – 29 large monsters and five locales
Free Title Update 1 – Ver. 1.010
Free Title Update · April 4, 2025 · Mizutsune, High Rank Zoh Shia, Arch-tempered Rey Dau (late April), the Grand Hub and Arena and Challenge Quests
Ver. 1.011
Version update · May 28, 2025 · Street Fighter 6 collaboration and tempered 8★ monsters
Free Title Update 2 – Ver. 1.020
Free Title Update · June 30, 2025 · Lagiacrus, Seregios, layered weapons and Arch-tempered Uth Duna (July)
Ver. 1.021
Version update · August 2025 · weapon balance changes, 9★ monsters and investigations, appraised talismans
Free Title Update 3 – Ver. 1.030
Free Title Update · September 29, 2025 · Omega Planetes and the Final Fantasy XIV collaboration, Arch-tempered Nu Udra (October)
Free Title Update 4 – Ver. 1.040
Free Title Update · December 2025 · Gogmazios, Gogma Artian weapons, Armor Transcendence and Arch-tempered Jin Dahaad
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Final free updates (2026)

2026 · 3 updates
Ver. 1.041
Version update · February 18, 2026 · Arch-tempered Arkveld and 10★ quests – the last major free update for the base game
Ver. 1.042
Version update · August 2026 · save transfer from the Prologue Demo and every event quest playable offline
Ver. 1.042.00.03
Version update · October 27, 2026 · fixes for a Steam crash on some AMD cards and network errors – the current version
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Coming next

2026–2027 · 2 updates
Nintendo Switch 2 version
Expansion / new platform · December 4, 2026 · includes all Title Update content and cross-play with the other platforms; the free Prologue Demo is out now
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Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance
Expansion / new platform · 2027 · the paid expansion, announced in June 2026 – adds Master Rank

Section images: official Title Update trailers (Monster Hunter / YouTube).

Good to know

Free for everyoneAll Title Updates are free. Paid DLC is mostly cosmetic – until the Ascendance expansion.
Stay up to dateYou need the latest version to play online.
Ver. 1.041 was the last big oneFebruary 2026's update was the final major free update for the base game. The next new content is Ascendance in 2027.
Switch 2 gets everythingThe Switch 2 version (December 4, 2026) includes all Title Update content at launch.

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Reference page written by AI (Claude) and checked against the sources above. Games change with every patch – the patch this page was last checked for is shown at the top.