Mistfall Hunter Release Date — Steam, PS5, Xbox

Mistfall Hunter launched globally on 29 Jul, 2026 across PC (Steam), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The release date was confirmed by the Steam store page (developer Bellring Games, publisher Skystone Games), and the unlock happened in waves by region — for example the global unlock time was 2026-07-30 01:00 UTC, which translates to 2026-07-29 18:00 PT for North America. The game is not free; the Steam Standard edition launched at ¥2,835 with a 10% launch discount off the ¥3,150 list price.

The 2024 announcement and 2025 plans

The game was first publicly detailed in October 2024 as a third-person action adventure PvPvE extraction game heading to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. At that point the published plan was a 2025 release, with a Steam store page already live. The actual launch slipped to 29 Jul 2026, which is what the Steam store and the community release-date guides now list as the canonical date.

Launch pricing on Steam

The Steam launch pricing listed on the store page is Standard ¥2,835 (10% off from ¥3,150) and Deluxe Edition ¥4,590 (10% off from ¥5,100). A community release-date guide lists the equivalent USD pricing as Standard $24.99, Deluxe $39.99, and Standard → Deluxe upgrade $14.99 / $15.00. A 10% launch discount was active from 2026-07-30 01:00 UTC through 2026-08-12 17:00 UTC, so anyone buying in the first two weeks got the discount.

Platforms and what's supported

The launch platforms are PC (Windows), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The PlayStation 5 build supports PS5 Pro enhancements per the community release-date guide (Awaiting official data: the specific PS5 Pro features are not detailed in the sources reviewed — verify on the PlayStation store page). The Xbox build runs on Xbox Series X|S and is also available via Xbox Game Pass for the PC-only subscription and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, with cloud play included for Ultimate subscribers. Xbox Cloud Gaming routes through the same Xbox service and can join the cross-platform matchmaking pool.

Regional servers and matchmaking

The game maintains separate regional server pools for China, the United States, Germany, Singapore and Brazil. Your account is assigned to a regional build based on your storefront account region — for example accounts registered in the US, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands default to the North American build. Crossplay is supported across Steam, Xbox PC / Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Cloud Gaming, but accounts from different regional builds cannot party together, and VPN usage is not recommended as a region-bypass method.

Season 1 at launch

Mistfall Hunter shipped with Season 1 "Soul Hunt" active on day one. The launch season includes a free battle pass, new Polearm & Shield and Holy Light weapons, and the Brandrgarde Cataclysm map. A mid-season event called "Soul Harvest" mode was scheduled to launch on 2026-08-14, and the studio has signalled a roughly three-month season cadence going forward — each new season adding new classes, regions and relics.

What was patched since launch

A community updates tracker lists a 2026-08-05 Season 1 roadmap and a 2026-08-06 client update. The August 6 patch shipped balance changes for Blackarrow and Withered Knight, fixed PlayStation / Xbox friends list crash and gem-affix matching crash, and reduced energy costs for some Withered Knight skills. A server-side 2026-08-07 hotfix corrected a Focused affix / Polearm & Shield interaction (movement-speed bonus no longer triggers incorrectly when cancelling a Polearm & Shield charge). An unconfirmed ~733 MB client download on 2026-08-08 appeared with no accompanying patch notes — community trackers flag it as a possible refresh but no official details have been published. These are the verified August patches; future updates are not in scope here.

Season 1 — what's actually in the launch season

The launch build shipped with Season 1 "Soul Hunt" active. The Season 1 content per community release-date guides includes a free battle pass, the Polearm & Shield weapon (now part of Withered Knight's kit), the Holy Light weapons set, and the Brandrgarde Cataclysm map. The Polearm & Shield weapon is the second weapon path on Withered Knight and is what makes the class a true trio anchor — its ranged ally rescue is unique in the launch roster. The Holy Light weapons set is a parallel weapons family that ties into the story's "mysterious girl Dew" thread. Brandrgarde Cataclysm is the harder-difficulty version of the Brandrgarde region.

Mid-season and post-launch schedule

Bellring Games has signalled a roughly three-month season cadence going forward, with each season adding new classes, regions and relics. A mid-season event called "Soul Harvest" mode was scheduled to launch on 2026-08-14, two weeks after the global launch. Beyond that, the studio has not published a public roadmap for Season 2 or later (awaiting official data — the wiki Updates page tracks each new patch announcement as it ships). The August 6 client update and the August 5 Season 1 roadmap post are the two most recent post-launch signals.

How the launch window affects the price you pay

The 10% launch discount is the only confirmed price reduction for the launch window. There is no confirmed free weekend, no launch-week bundle beyond the Deluxe upgrade, and no regional price differentiation beyond what the storefronts already apply per region. If you buy during the discount window (through 2026-08-12 17:00 UTC), you lock in the launch price; if you wait, the Standard reverts to ¥3,150 / $24.99. Subscribers to Xbox Game Pass PC or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate can launch the game without buying it at any point during their subscription.

Regional unlock timing

The global unlock time was 2026-07-30 01:00 UTC. For North America that translates to 2026-07-29 18:00 PT — players on the US west coast could start playing the evening before the calendar date in their time zone. Europe, Asia and Oceania unlocked on 2026-07-30 in their local timezones. The regional server pools (China, US, Germany, Singapore, Brazil) do not change this — every region's storefront opens at the same global unlock, and the server pool you are assigned to is determined by your storefront account region.

What is not confirmed

Four things are explicitly not in official sources reviewed for this page: the PS5 Pro specific features (the PS5 Pro "enhanced support" line is in a community release-date guide but the specific features were not detailed), the Season 2 launch window, the exact contents of the Deluxe Edition upgrade, and the specific post-launch patches beyond the August 5 / August 6 announcements. (Awaiting official data — check the wiki Updates page for the most recent post-launch news.)

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