Monster Hunter Outlanders second closed beta is now live on iOS and Android

Capcom and TiMi Studio Group have opened the second closed beta for Monster Hunter Outlanders, the upcoming free-to-play mobile action RPG. The test went live onApril 29 at 02:00 UTC and is running across North America, Japan, Europe, Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and Germany. Selected participants received an email invite to download and access the beta.

This is the first closed beta to lift the NDA. Players are free to share footage, impressions, and screenshots, which means community content from the test is already spreading across X and YouTube.

New Adventurers and weapons

The second beta adds a class-based Adventurer system that gives the game a stronger team structure without abandoning Monster Hunter's weapon-based identity. Three new playable Adventurers join the roster: Midori, who wields a Long Sword concealed inside a shamisen and focuses on evasive counters; Pyro, a Great Sword user built around aggressive offense and charged finishers; and Pepper, a Heavy Bowgunner who uses aerial mobility and an Ultimate that slows and disrupts monsters mid-attack.

The Lance also debuts as a sixth playable weapon type, joining the Sword and Shield, Great Sword, Long Sword, Bow, and Heavy Bowgun already in the game. The Lance carries its charge mechanic from the mainline series but adds a running charge not present in the console versions, adjusting the weapon for mobile's faster-paced combat flow.

What is in the beta

Two new regions are open in CBT2: the Searing Plains and Giantwood Locale. Each map includes side activities beyond hunting... a zen stone-balance mini-game, gliding challenges, and egg-collecting runs alongside a building system that lets players construct and upgrade field facilities. New Radiant Monster variants include Radiant Diablos, Radiant Anjanath, Radiant Barroth, Radiant Rathian, and Radiant Pukei-Pukei, and a mysterious new creature is teased but not yet named. BBQ cooking returns from the mainline series, as does co-op play for up to four players.

Monster Hunter Outlanders is being developed by TiMi Studio Group, a Tencent subsidiary responsible for Call of Duty: Mobile and Honor of Kings, under a Capcom licence. The game targets a full release on iOS and Android, though no launch window has been confirmed.