Dauntless

 Switch
Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. Pure Nintendo
    Jan 21, 2020
    70
    Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the loop of hunting monsters and collecting their parts to craft better weapons and armor. That being said, its performance issues in the open-world hub and the inability to earn any substantial amount of platinum through regularly playing the game inhibits me from giving further praise. However, with some improvements, this game could be a sleeper hit within the library of free-to-play Nintendo Switch games.
  2. Nintendo Life
    Dec 22, 2019
    70
    Phoenix Labs has done a great job with Dauntless, designing a game that takes the better parts of Monster Hunter and pares them down into a rapid-fire and easily accessible action experience that’s sure to demand dozens of hours of your time once it gets its hooks into you. On top of this, you’re never hit over the head with microtransactions and it’s easier than ever to play with friends on other platforms. Though this Switch port mightily struggles from a performance perspective, it’s still enjoyable on a consistent enough basis that such issues can be mostly overlooked. It literally costs you nothing more than time to give Dauntless a try, and we’d highly recommend you give it a shot.
  3. COGconnected
    Jan 13, 2020
    68
    Phoenix Labs has built Dauntless to be the same game for all gamers. That has been their mission from the start and in that they have absolutely succeeded. The game plays great and it is a fun experience to work together and slay giant monsters, however the technological limitations of the Switch in its innovative handheld or tabletop mode feel like a hindrance to the experience, and those who may only have a Switch Lite may easily be put off from investing in this game as they won’t be able to play for long.
  5. Video Chums
    Jan 2, 2020
    55
    Dauntless is one of those games that's best played in short bursts every once in a while. If it featured more gameplay variety and character growth that relied on careful decision making then it would have been a much more worthwhile game.

Awards & Rankings

73
#73 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2019

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User Score
4.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 35
  3. Negative: 18 out of 35
  1. Zemzya
    Dec 12, 2019
    1
    This port of Dauntless on Switch is awful with ultra low resolution and a lot of freezes.
    The game itself is not totaly bad but cant compare    This port of Dauntless on Switch is awful with ultra low resolution and a lot of freezes.
    The game itself is not totaly bad but cant compare to Monster hunter wich is infinitely better in all aspects.
    If you are looking for an incredible hunting game buy MHGU .    … Full Review »
  2. TomJB
    Dec 28, 2019
    3
    Dauntless itself is a great free monster hunter style game, but the switch port is the most unoptimised and low res version I've seen.Dauntless itself is a great free monster hunter style game, but the switch port is the most unoptimised and low res version I've seen. Constant lag spikes and the resolution is so low that anything somewhat in the distance is about 1 pixel big.… Full Review »
  3. walkerzjs
    Dec 18, 2019
    4
    Very slow in the town.
    There is also a bug that makes the screen fixed so that I cannot move and see anywhere else after talking to NPC.    Very slow in the town.
    There is also a bug that makes the screen fixed so that I cannot move and see anywhere else after talking to NPC.
    Apart from these, it seems to be a fun game.    … Full Review »
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