Several players of Monster Hunter Wilds have recently hit a snag in their gaming journey due to a bug that halts progress right at the crucial end moments of Chapter 5-2. Not everyone playing seems to be affected by this glitch, but those who are have definitely voiced their frustration. Capcom is aware and is on the case, although they haven’t promised when a fix will roll out.
Released on February 28, the latest installment in the Monster Hunter series struck gold, racking up millions in sales figures. This success has come even as some players encountered various bugs and performance hiccups, which the developers are actively working to resolve.
In early March 2025, the issue came to light, troubling players who were keenly playing through the Action RPG over the weekend. They discovered that during the quest “A World Turned Upside Down” in Chapter 5-2, a pivotal character doesn’t appear as needed. This bug halts the story progress and remains even if the game is restarted, much to the chagrin of players eager to see the story through.
Capcom took to social media on March 2 to confirm they’re looking into this peculiar problem, although they stopped short of offering a concrete timeline for when players can expect this roadblock to be cleared. The ambiguity of their message suggests that they’re still at a loss on what exactly is causing the glitch. Given that several reviewers completed the game pre-release, the issue might be a patch-related post-launch glitch or just affecting a subset of users.
Despite acknowledging this bug, Capcom has since launched their first post-release patch for the PC version of Monster Hunter Wilds. Labeled as version 1.000.03.00, this update doesn’t solve the story-blocker bug but rather addresses a separate issue where constant tutorials were interfering with menu navigation at the Smithy. Although this bug fix caters specifically to PC users, the Chapter 5-2 bug could potentially bother console gamers too.
PC gamers have also voiced dissatisfaction over technical glitches within Monster Hunter Wilds. Capcom tried to mitigate the complaints by providing troubleshooting tips to users, which didn’t sit well with some fans who were hoping for an outright acknowledgment and a promise of better optimization. Despite these occasional technical setbacks, Monster Hunter Wilds has been a gigantic hit on PC. It achieved a peak of 1.384 million concurrent players on Steam by March 1, solidifying its place as the fifth most-played game on the platform.
