There’s no mainline Pokemon game launching this year, but Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection might be the next best thing. Better yet, you won’t have to wait too much longer for it to arrive, as the fantasy-themed creature-collecting game lands on March 13. Like other big games, Monster Hunter Stories 3 will go live across the globe that day, and if you’re looking to see when you can jump in, you can check the full list of launch times below.
Essentially, once the clock hits 12 AM in each region, that’s when the game will be available to play. This means that countries like New Zealand, Korea, and Japan can start playing first, while the players in the US, Canada, and the UK will have to wait a little longer.
One thing to note here is that several of the console and PC start times are different–depending on where you’re situated in the globe, and we’ve broken the list up into two categories to reflect this.
Console
- USA (West Coast): 9 PM PT
- USA (East Coast): 12 AM ET
- Canada: 12 AM ET
- Mexico: 12 AM CST
- United Kingdom: 12 AM GMT
- France: 12 AM CET
- Egypt: 12 AM EET
- Finland: 12 AM EET
- Germany: 12 AM CET
- Brazil: 1 AM BRT
- Saudi Arabia: 12 AM AST
- South Africa: 12 AM SAST
- UAE: 12 AM GST
- Korea: 12 AM KST
- Japan: 12 AM JST
- Singapore: 12 AM SGT
- New Zealand: 12 AM NZDT
PC
- USA (West Coast): 9 PM PT
- USA (East Coast): 12 AM ET
- Canada: 12 AM ET
- Mexico: 10 PM CST (March 12)
- United Kingdom: 4 AM GMT
- France: 5 AM CET
- Egypt: 6 AM EET
- Finland: 6 AM EET
- Germany: 5 AM CET
- Brazil: 1 AM BRT
- Saudi Arabia: 7 AM AST
- South Africa: 6 AM SAST
- UAE: 8 AM GST
- Korea: 1 PM KST
- Japan: 1 PM JST
- Singapore: 12 PM SGT
- New Zealand: 5 PM NZDT
If you’re looking to grab Monster Hunter Stories 3, preorders for it on PS5, Switch 2, and Xbox Series X versions are available at Amazon and GameStop and are priced at $70 each.
If you’re planning to play on PC, you can get a pretty good deal at Fanatical, as the digital Standard Edition has been discounted by 20% to just $57.39. The Deluxe and Premium Deluxe editions have also received hefty discounts, and you can pick them up for $73.79 (was $90) and $82 (was $100), respectively. These editions include several digital extras, like cosmetics, armor pieces, and preorder bonuses.
“I’ve always thought of the Stories subseries as a commendable yet modest spinoff series, but Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is anything but modest,” Jake Dekker wrote in GameSpot’s Monster Hunter Stories 3 review. “It takes Monster Hunter’s core loop and successfully translates it into turn-based combat, evolves the monster-taming genre thanks to Habitat Restoration, and does all this while telling a thrilling story with a great presentation. Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection easily stands shoulder to shoulder with some of the best Monster Hunter games.”
Monster Hunter Stories 3 publisher Capcom has been busy throughout 2026 so far, as this new game release follows the blockbuster launch of Resident Evil Requiem in February. The game has done incredibly well for the company–selling 5 million copies in a week–and upcoming titles include Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection and Pragmata.
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