If you’ve ever played Monster Hunter then you will immediately begin to see the glaring similarities between Capcom’s action RPG series and Phoenix Lab’s free to play title, Dauntless, once you jump ...

As action-based video game mechanics go, being tasked with slaying gigantic monsters is a pretty good hook. Small wonder why the team at Phoenix Labs took such a direction for Dauntless, its upcoming ...

For players seeking a Dauntless replacement, Monster Hunter alternative, or a Zelda-like to play with friends, this Steam ...

Dauntless, an action-RPG of the cooperative monster-slaying genre, has been in the works since before we even knew Monster Hunter World existed. Developer Phoenix Labs was hoping to inhabit a space ...

If you’ve ever played Monster Hunter, you will immediately realize exactly what developer Phoenix Labs has done with Dauntless. They’ve stripped the main components (hunting, grinding, loot, etc) from ...

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Monster Hunter: World saw unprecedented worldwide success for a franchise traditionally only popular in Japan, selling 12 million copies as of last month. That success has likely also helped the ...

Monster Hunter Wilds is without question my most-anticipated game of 2025, and I'm sure that's true for many. But if you're craving a behemoth-battling fix in the meantime, let me recommend Dauntless.

I’ll get the obvious comparison out of the way: “Dauntless” is a “Monster Hunter” clone. The biggest differences between the two games are the crafting mechanics and the payment structure. But overall ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. Dauntless solves most of that, and it does it for free, ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Earlier this year, Dauntless developer Phoenix Labs announced it is moving the free-to-play Monster Hunter-like RPG from its own launcher to the Epic ...

For one thing, Dauntless is a free-to-play game whereas Monster Hunter World (and its Iceborne expansion) costs real-world cash — but they’re two sides of the same coin when it boils down to gameplay.