Dauntless

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  • Summary: Discover a shattered world, forge powerful weapons, and hunt the ferocious behemoths threatening our survival.

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. MMORPG.com
    Oct 2, 2019
    90
    Overall, Dauntless is a ton of fun and a great game to play alone or with friends. It occupies realm of easy to pick-up hard to master perfectly and offers a ridiculous amount of gameplay for free. There are seven different weapons which you can freely switch between, and all of them offer a unique playstyle and abilities to master. Dauntless is the perfect game to run around with your friends in or to play by yourself focusing on your goals.
  2. DualShockers
    May 24, 2019
    90
    Dauntless has plenty of room for growth, but it’s already one of my favorite free-to-play games. I initially overlooked Dauntless as another Monster Hunter clone and I was wildly wrong for thinking that. Whether you’re a newcomer to the genre or just looking for an alternative while you wait for Iceborne, you can’t go wrong with Dauntless. As the West’s first foray into the monster hunting genre, Phoenix Labs’ Dauntless is an absolute triumph.
  3. IGN
    May 31, 2019
    85
    What Dauntless lacks in layered complexity it makes up for with tightly crafted combat and rewarding progression, proving you don’t need to cram every possible feature into a game for it to be great.
  4. Game Informer
    Aug 7, 2018
    80
    Dauntless is a great foundation for a rollicking monster-mashing time, but without the critical component of a compelling endgame, your journey has no satisfying destination. Only time will tell if the swirling islands around Ramsgate can provide something more.
  5. InsideGamer.nl
    Jun 19, 2019
    79
    Dauntless offers a lot of content, especially for a game that is free. The combat starts off a bit slow, but give it some time and you will thoroughly enjoy yourself with Dauntless.
  6. GamesBeat
    Oct 15, 2019
    75
    I wanted very badly to love Dauntless, and for a time I think I did thanks to the fantastic combat and weapon variety. But the lack of any real storytelling makes the repetitive questing structure a glaring issue in desperate need of some TLC. If you’re looking for a new go-to F2P experience, you could do much worse — just don’t expect a world drenched teeming with lore and compelling characters.
  7. PCGamesN
    Oct 4, 2019
    50
    A game with unapologetically singular focus, its distillation of deeper MMOs' elements nevertheless results in an experience that all too often feels barren.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 107
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 107
  3. Negative: 51 out of 107
  1. Macgros
    May 8, 2019
    10
    Best MH Ever, I find that this game is much easier to take in hand than Monster Hunter, much more dynamism, the graphics are really juice
    Try    Best MH Ever, I find that this game is much easier to take in hand than Monster Hunter, much more dynamism, the graphics are really juice
    Try before judging, you will not be disappointed    … Expand
  2. Flx_Arya
    Jun 6, 2019
    10
    The game is overall great.its got a nice style to it and it has unique behemoths.the combat system is great except the dodging which is a bitThe game is overall great.its got a nice style to it and it has unique behemoths.the combat system is great except the dodging which is a bit buggy but its great.
    The only issue is the performance.This game runs so bad on some PCs (specially AMD base PCs) and it runs bad on ps4
    but this will all get fixed in like 2 weeks.    … Expand
  4. Poquem
    Sep 6, 2019
    9
    The game is in my opinion off to a good start thanks to a combat that is engaging with different thinks to do with your team depending on theThe game is in my opinion off to a good start thanks to a combat that is engaging with different thinks to do with your team depending on the weapon of your choice, I have little to no complaints in this regard. The art style is another thing that I really dig into, since is kinda cartoony but not in an exagerated way like fortnite for example, is simply nice to look at.
    The missions are well thought with a nice progression and much more explanatory for new players than how it was during the early access.
    Only complaint I have, which isn`t even a complaint since I expect it to be added in the future, is the diversity of gameplay.    … Expand
  5. ArcanaThe4th
    Aug 23, 2019
    5
    I can't honestly say that this game is a bad one. For all effects, it's put together, the systems work, but there's also nothing remarkableI can't honestly say that this game is a bad one. For all effects, it's put together, the systems work, but there's also nothing remarkable abut it. The art style is just ok, the gameplay is just ok, the story is window dressing. I'll admit I haven't gotten very far, but it's attempt at emulating Monster Hunter left and right doesn't sit well with me either. I feel like this game wants to have a personality, but struggles to find anything it thrives on.

    Also, the matchmaking takes a long time and I feel like this game won't be fun as long as I can't convince my friends to play.

    If you have the cash, just buy a Monster Hunter game.    … Expand
  6. psyduck86
    May 26, 2019
    3
    It's true that Dauntless is not a MHW clone, it's more 'inspired by' rather. However, on balance i feel that the mechanics are considerablyIt's true that Dauntless is not a MHW clone, it's more 'inspired by' rather. However, on balance i feel that the mechanics are considerably more shallow, lacking the nuance and depth of MHW. To be fair MH has had the benefit of several generations worth of experience in getting it right, but regardless Dauntless's combat feels sub-par.

    Not a big fan of the visuals and the world building either, though that's likely down to budget.

    All in all, just made me miss MHW. Also promptly uninstalled the epic launcher after.    … Expand
  7. dpowell64582
    May 22, 2019
    2
    A poor clone of MHW. They wanted to cash in on the popularity of Capcom's game, but totally failed to grasp what it is about THAT game whichA poor clone of MHW. They wanted to cash in on the popularity of Capcom's game, but totally failed to grasp what it is about THAT game which makes it fun. The game looks dull, there's no lock-on (a BIG part of MH's intuitive hunting), and hunter/monster attacks are all anemic, slow, and dull. There is little impact to your attacks and hunting a monster feels un-satisfying. Overall, I cannot recommend this game in its current state. It may be free, but as we all know, some things are just worth paying for.… Expand
  8. OberiousLocke
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    I remember playing the Beta and while it was rough around the edges, it had much promise in a world where MH:W didn't exist. Sad to see thatI remember playing the Beta and while it was rough around the edges, it had much promise in a world where MH:W didn't exist. Sad to see that when I come back to finally try and get into it, it's exclusive to EGS. Oh well. MHW exists now, anyway.… Expand

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