Monster Hunter Wilds is now available on PC, and it’s already close to touching one million concurrent Steam players. It’s easily the biggest launch of 2024 so far and shows no signs of slowing down. The PC version is a mixed bag, and performance isn’t ideal on any platform.

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That said, it does come with the usual features you’d want including cloud saves for easier access. If you want to access your local save files instead though, here is the save file location for Monster Hunter Wilds.

Monster Hunter Wilds Save File Location

ClientSave File LocationSteamC:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\[STEAM USER ID]\2246340\remote\win64_save

The win64_save folder contains the local saved data for Monster Hunter Wilds. Previous Monster Hunter titles used a similar save file location, and we recommend backing up the entire folder if you want to use these files for later. 2246360 is the Steam product code specifically for Monster Hunter Wilds. It’s easier to locate this folder by sorting the Steam ID folder by date.

Monster Hunter Wilds Steam Features

Monster Hunter Wilds has support for Steam Cloud, which means that you’ll be able to pick up your progress on different devices as long as you upload and download the save data. It shouldn’t be a problem for most PC users as the save files are smaller than a MB.

We highly recommend that you keep this feature on as it helps safeguard data online and for future playthroughs. Outside of Steam Cloud, Monster Hunter Wilds comes with the following Steam features as well:

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Family Sharing
  • Full Controller Support
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Input

I do not recommend running this on a Steam Deck as it’s very demanding and might not run at all.

Overall, CAPCOM has a long road ahead of them to address performance and stability concerns. Monster Hunter Wilds is the second major open-world title built on the RE Engine, and while it looks great, the performance simply doesn’t seem satisfactory even if you have high-end hardware.

Once you have your saves sorted, though, here is how you can pause the game, claim your pre-order bonus content, and obtain all the goodies.

Monster Hunter Wilds