Monster Hunter Outlanders CBT2 Registration Now Open on iOS and Android

Skip the Monster Hunter Outlanders CBT2 registration window and you're locked out of exclusive in-game rewards Capcom is promising only to beta participants, redeemable at the game's official launch. Sign-ups opened April 1 at 7:00 PM PDT and close April 21 at 11:59 PM PDT (April 22, 2:59 PM SGT for Southeast Asian players), giving a tight three-week window.

To register, head to the official Monster Hunter Outlanders website, click "Sign up for test," and log into or create a Level Infinite Pass account. From there you'll complete a recruitment survey; accuracy about your device model is important here, as hardware compatibility is a key selection factor given the beta's strict requirements. Selected participants receive an invitation email after the registration period closes. The actual beta start date has not yet been announced. Content creators interested in participating can also apply through a separate sign-up link during the same registration window.

Before you fill anything out, confirm your hardware qualifies. iOS players need an iPhone XR or later running iOS 17 or above. Android players need a device with at least a Snapdragon 845 chipset running Android 12.0 or above. The test supports five languages: Chinese (Simplified), English, German, Japanese, and Spanish (Latin American). There are no in-app purchases during the test, and a full data wipe means all beta progress is erased when it ends, with nothing carrying into the final release.

CBT2 builds on the first closed beta, known as the 传心测试 (Chuanxin Test), which launched November 14, 2025. The second test adds a new roster of adventurers and new Radiant Species monsters native to Aesoland, the game's central island setting built around a rare mineral called Radiantite that transforms local creatures into forms exclusive to Outlanders. Returning from CBT1 are campfire BBQ cooking, fishing, five mobile-adapted weapon types, glider traversal, ballista-launch mechanics, and co-op hunting parties of up to four players. The new companion types Rutaco and Trillan also appear alongside the franchise's iconic Palico.

The partnership behind Outlanders carries significant weight. TiMi Studio Group, a Shenzhen-based Tencent subsidiary that generated an estimated US$10 billion in revenue in 2020, built its reputation on exactly this kind of major-IP mobile collaboration, previously delivering Pokémon UNITE with Nintendo and Call of Duty: Mobile with Activision. Capcom producer Genki Sunano has stated he believes the title has "great potential," and TiMi producer Dong Huang described it as a game that "not only offers players an authentic hunting experience, but it does it in a massive open world featuring the community and social systems players are looking for today." The collaboration was first announced in November 2022.

What Capcom and TiMi need from CBT2 is data: whether the fully seamless open world spanning forests, swamps, and desert biomes holds up at scale, and whether the new Radiant Species monsters land as compelling targets before a global launch date gets locked in. Monster Hunter has been defining co-op hunting since 2004. Whether its most ambitious mobile entry yet can deliver that pedigree on hardware as old as the Snapdragon 845 is the question this beta exists to answer.