: Upon arrival, your primary mission is to track Zorah Magdaros , a mountain-sized Elder Dragon whose arrival threatens the ecosystem of the New World.

: Focusing strictly on the main story objectives takes approximately 46–50 hours to complete.

The narrative centers on the , a phenomenon where powerful Elder Dragons migrate across the ocean to a land known as the New World every ten years.

: As you track Zorah, you explore diverse biomes like the Ancient Forest and Wildspire Waste, hunting smaller monsters to craft better gear and uncover the secrets of the "Bioenergy" that fuels the land.

If you are looking for the narrative-driven spin-off game with "Stories" in the title, that is a separate series called Monster Hunter Stories , which features turn-based combat and "monstie" collecting rather than the real-time hunting found in World .