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How to play Monster Hunter Rise on a phone
Valve documents streaming Steam games to phones and tablets through the Steam Link app. That means the game runs on a host PC and its video and audio stream to your phone; it is not a phone installation of the PC game. Valve’s Remote Play documentation describes using Steam Link to extend the Steam experience to a phone, tablet, or TV.
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Capcom’s Monster Hunter Now is a separate mobile game announced for iOS and Android. It should not be confused with Monster Hunter Rise.
Set up touch controls or connect a controller
Steam Link can show an on-screen touch controller when you launch without a connected controller. Valve says you can create and customize touch controls in the app. Once connected, open the upper-left menu to change mouse mode and show, hide, or rearrange the on-screen controls. See Steam Link touch controls support.
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There is no documented official Rise-specific Steam Link touch layout, so treat the overlay as a starting point and arrange it for your screen and preferred grip. If you would rather use physical buttons, a compatible controller connected to your phone is an alternative; check compatibility with both your phone and Steam Link before buying one. Valve documents controller use for Remote Play but does not endorse a particular model.
Some Rise controls can be changed in the game’s Options, and Capcom points players to Hunter Info for further control details. Button labels and available options vary by platform, so use the manual that matches your version rather than assuming console button prompts map directly to Steam Link’s touch overlay.
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Change these graphics settings first
Capcom’s Windows manual documents brightness, resolution, display frequency, framerate cap, V-Sync, and advanced graphics settings. These are host-game settings, not phone-side Rise settings. The manual does not prescribe one ideal preset for every PC or streamed connection. Its DLSS option requires an NVIDIA RTX graphics card. See Capcom’s Monster Hunter Rise manual.
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- Brightness: Set it so the game is readable on your phone in the lighting where you plan to play.
- Resolution and graphics quality: If the host PC struggles, lower demanding graphics settings and/or resolution, then see whether it can sustain your chosen framerate cap.
- Framerate cap and display frequency: Choose a cap the host can maintain; the documentation provides the controls but no universal recommended value for phone streaming.
- V-Sync and advanced settings: Change these only when you have a reason based on the host display or the behavior you observe while streaming.
- DLSS, if available: Use it only if the host has an NVIDIA RTX GPU. It is not a general phone setting.
This is a practical adjustment order, not a tested preset or promise of a particular frame rate. Capcom’s Steam performance guidance recommends lowering graphics settings when performance is poor and notes that mobile GPUs can perform substantially worse than regular GPUs. That warning concerns mobile GPUs in PCs; it is not a benchmark of phone streaming.
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Choose the input method and graphics trade-off that fit
| Choice | What it offers | What to consider |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Link touch controls | On-screen controls that can be shown, hidden, or rearranged in the app. | They occupy screen space, and no official Rise-specific layout is established. |
| Physical controller | Button-based input through a controller connected to the phone. | Check phone and Steam Link compatibility; no particular controller is endorsed here. |
| Higher image quality | More detail from the host game’s graphics settings. | The host PC must be able to render the game at the selected settings and framerate cap. |
| Lower graphics load | A way to address poor performance by reducing settings and/or resolution. | The appropriate compromise depends on the host PC; no measured streaming preset is established. |
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