Capcom has updated the visual assets of the Steam beta app previously used for the public playtest of Monster Hunter Wilds in 2024. Its latest header shows the official key art for Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, along with the word Beta.
That app with ID 3065170 is now listed under the name Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance Beta test on the SteamDB pagean unofficial database that recorded a store-asset update on 10 November 2026. Its release status is still listed as unavailable. The app’s public store page cannot be opened, and redirects to the main Monster Hunter Wilds game page.
According to PC Gamer’s report, the new name appears in the Steam client for players who previously took part in the 2024 beta, and is being read as a possible indication of a public playtest for the expansion. Capcom has not announced a public playtest, or a schedule for one, for Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance.
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Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance
At the official Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance website, Capcom describes this expansion as a massive expansion that continues the base game’s story, with new areas and monsters, new hunter actions, and Master Rank quests. The listed release window is 2027, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and Steam, with cross-play support.
Capcom writes that players need a copy of Monster Hunter Wilds and must complete the 7★ assignment Awaking From a Dream. The expansion adds the Boost Bracer, which according to Capcom temporarily enhances certain actions and unlocks new attacks called Boost Drivers, as well as a new area, the Skybound Eyrie.
Trailer Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance (TGS 2026 Extended Cut)
