Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin is an upcoming role-playing video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows. It is a spin-off title in the Monster Hunter series and a sequel to Monster Hunter Stories (2016). The game is scheduled to release worldwide on July 9, 2021.

Plot

The story begins with the mass disappearance of Rathalos around the world. As the descendant of the legendary Rider named Red, the player character has a fateful encounter with a white-haired wyverian girl, Ena, who has been entrusted with a Rathalos egg. A flightless Rathalos with small black wings bursts out of the egg, which is said to bring ruin to the world in

Development

On September 17, 2020, Nintendo revealed the game during a Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase. This was then followed up with more information during the Monster Hunter-themed Nintendo Direct on the same day. In the broadcast, some story details were mentioned, and it was announced that the game will have some sort of cross-compatibility with Monster Hunter Rise. More information was revealed during the Tokyo Game Show.