Updated
Updated · Xbox.com · Jun 15
Mistfall Hunter Opens First Xbox Beta With New Class and Map Ahead of July 29 Launch
Updated
Updated · Xbox.com · Jun 15

Mistfall Hunter Opens First Xbox Beta With New Class and Map Ahead of July 29 Launch

3 articles · Updated · Xbox.com · Jun 15

Summary

  • June 14-22 marks Mistfall Hunter’s first Xbox open beta, opening the dark-fantasy extraction RPG to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC players worldwide.
  • The test adds the new Withered Knight class and Hallowgrave map, alongside legendary gear, a stamina overhaul, reworked balance for five existing classes, and added combat systems.
  • Players enter Weavereach as one of six classes, fighting monsters or rival hunters in solo or three-player squads, with death wiping all loot unless they secure an extraction route.
  • This is a data-wipe beta, but participants can keep exclusive beta cosmetics for the full release, which is set for July 29 and will arrive day one on Xbox Game Pass.

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