Monster Hunter Outlanders is a free-to-play open-world survival game for iOS and Android developed by TiMi Studio Group under license from Capcom. It launches October 29 in regions outside mainland China, with a mainland China version set for 2027.
Monster Hunter Outlanders has moved from a teaser to a dated launch. Capcom and TiMi Studio Group showed the first footage of the game during gamescom Opening Night Live, introducing the Elder Dragon Ruger Aidal and opening pre-registration on the App Store and Google Play. A TapTap event in July had already hinted at the return of Estrellian, a monster that appeared in the discontinued Monster Hunter Online, the earlier Tencent-Capcom collaboration.
By Tokyo Game Show 2026 in October, the game was playable. A demo hunt pitted a four-person party against Luga Earda, another original Elder Dragon, whose design TiMi producer Don Huang described as a holy knight in golden armor. The demo offered two control schemes: Starting Mode, which connects combos automatically from attack, special, and evade buttons, and Hunting Mode, which requires manual inputs for combos and skills. Capcom producer Akio Sekino said the hunt, gather, craft cycle is preserved, with adventurers added as an Outlanders-specific element.
The launch date is October 29 for iOS and Android outside mainland China, with a mainland China version scheduled for 2027. The game is free to play with item-based microtransactions, supports multiplayer, and includes a character-switch system. TiMi, a Tencent subsidiary, also developed Call of Duty Mobile and Pokemon Unite. Franchise composer Tadayoshi Makino returns for the music. An AUTOMATON weekly roundup of game introductions listed the title among its picks ahead of the launch.
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- new trailer (gamescom Opening Night Live) · 2026-08-27
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- teaser video shown at TapTap event on July 2, 2026, displaying silhouette and icon of Estrellian · 2026-07-03
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- third closed beta test recruiting participants through July 24 · 2026-07-03
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Oct 5
AUTOMATON's 102nd weekly roundup collects seven game introduction pieces. The picks include Seikyu: Let's Go!, a four-player co-op camping car game from the Seikyu Monogatari developer; Monster Hunter Outlanders, a smartphone title supervised by Capcom with a release set for October 29; All Rats on Deck, a rafting co-op game for up to four players; Iconology from Idea Factory's new brand IFChronicle; AION 2, the free-to-play MMORPG; and Neighbors: Suburban Warfare.
Oct 4
Capcom's Monster Hunter Outlanders will launch for iOS and Android on October 29, with a mainland China version scheduled for 2027. The open-world survival game supports multiplayer and a character-switch system, and adds a new Elder Dragon, Ruger Aidal. Chinese developer TiMi Studio Group is handling development, with franchise composer Tadayoshi Makino returning for the music.
Oct 3
TiMi Studio Group is developing the smartphone title Monster Hunter Outlanders under an official license from Capcom, with a worldwide release set for October 29, 2026 in regions outside mainland China. The game is free to play with item-based microtransactions and runs on iOS and Android. At Tokyo Game Show 2026, outlets played a hunt against the game's original Elder Dragon, Luga Earda, a monster whose design concept TiMi producer Don Huang described as a holy knight clad in golden armor, drawing on swordplay and shield imagery. Players sortie in a four-person party, and in the demo three NPCs joined. The demo offered two control schemes: Starting Mode, played with attack, special, and evade buttons that connect combos automatically, and Hunting Mode, which hands players multiple buttons for manual combos and skills. Capcom producer Akio Sekino said the core cycle of hunting, gathering materials, and crafting equipment is preserved, with adventurers added as an Outlanders-specific element.
Sep 18
Capcom began accepting applications on September 19 for a hands-on event for the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Monster Hunter Wilds, limited to subscribers of the series email newsletter Monhan-bu. The Tokyo venue at the Capcom Tokyo Branch hosts on October 10 and 11, with applications closing at 13:00 on September 28. The Osaka venue at the Capcom Head Office runs October 17 and 18, with applications closing at 13:00 on October 5. Attendees can play four-player multiplayer over local communication, join a Hunter Card Exchange Meetup, and take part in a Team Competition Trial Quest Challenge. Commemorative items for participants include a Hunter Self-Introduction Card, a sticker, a microfiber handkerchief, and an original rubber keychain. The winning team in the quest challenge receives an original T-shirt. A trial version of the game is scheduled for release at a later date.
Aug 27
Capcom unveiled a new trailer for Monster Hunter Outlanders during this year's gamescom Opening Night Live event, introducing a new Elder Dragon monster named Ruger Aidal. The game is an open-world survival title for iOS and Android devices, scheduled for release in 2026. Pre-registration has begun on the App Store and Google Play. Chinese developer TiMi Studio Group, a subsidiary of Tencent, is developing the game under license from Capcom. The trailer shows Ruger Aidal appearing with a mysterious aurora phenomenon, spreading its large wings, and transforming into a sun-like mass of flames that burns everything around it. The game features multiplayer support and a system to switch between characters. Franchise composer Tadayoshi Makino is handling the music. TiMi Studio Group announced in November 2022 that it was working on a new mobile Monster Hunter game. The studio is known for developing Call of Duty Mobile and Pokémon Unite. In the ongoing third closed beta test, events such as "Nergigante Invasion" and "Hunting Dash" are scheduled to run from August 28.
Jul 3
A teaser video for the smartphone game Monster Hunter Outlanders, shown at a TapTap event on July 2, 2026, briefly displayed the silhouette and icon of Estrellian, a monster that previously only appeared in the now-defunct Monster Hunter Online. The game is developed by TiMi Studio Group, a Tencent subsidiary that also co-developed Monster Hunter Online with Capcom. The third closed beta test is recruiting participants through July 24.