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On November 1, Monster Hunter: Travels — developed by Tencent TiMi’s J1 Studio under a Capcom license — officially topped the overall Japan iOS grossing chart and ranked 7th on the Google Play games grossing chart, formally pushing into the heart of the Japanese market.
Still Topping the Charts
The PSP handheld version of Monster Hunter achieved solid results in its day, thanks to portable multiplayer. Monster Hunter: Travels, as a mobile title, shares that portability advantage: controls have been adapted and tuned for mobile play, while the content adds an original Elder Dragon, the "Guangleng Dragon," along with a special ecological variant, the "Melting Light Species."
"Guangleng Dragon"
Monster Hunter: Travels has entered the top-100 grossing charts in 83 markets on Google Play; on iOS it ranks first on the grossing chart in 5 markets including China’s Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and took the No.1 download-chart spot in 40 markets including Japan, Germany and the U.S. The title can be called the best overseas result TiMi Studio has ever achieved in self-published self-developed games.
In recent years, Tencent has shown a growing emphasis on going global with games; in 2025, its international games revenue surpassed $10 billion for the first time, up 33% year over year. The performance of Monster Hunter: Travels sets a strong example for new products expanding overseas.
Interestingly, Monster Hunter: Travels has already obtained licenses for both the mobile and PC client versions in China, and the official has confirmed plans for a WeGame version. Since its reveal, the product has gone through three rounds of testing — perhaps it can still score more wins in the domestic market later?
