Mistfall Hunter Co-op & Multiplayer — Solo vs Squad
Mistfall Hunter is an extraction game, which means the multiplayer setup is the whole point. Can you go in solo? Can you bring friends? Here's what the official listing actually says about how you play with (or without) other people.
Short answer
Yes, it has online co-op, and yes, you can play solo. Steam lists Mistfall Hunter as both Multi-player and Co-op (Online Co-op), plus PvP (Online PvP). The game's own description is explicit: "Whether you team up or go solo, one thing remains certain—only by fighting your way through can you return with a full haul."
What kind of multiplayer it is
Mistfall Hunter is a dark fantasy extraction ARPG. In an extraction game you drop into a map, scavenge gear and resources, fight, and try to make it back out with your haul — but other players are in the same map trying to do the same thing, and not all of them are friendly. That blend of PvE looting and PvP encounters is why it's tagged both Co-op and PvP.
- Co-op: you can group up and run extraction runs with other players, taking on the PvE threats together.
- PvP: other squads (or solo players) you run into can be a threat — extraction games make every encounter a gamble.
- Solo: the game explicitly supports dropping in alone, which many extraction players prefer for the risk-reward spike.
If you're coming from another extraction game
Mistfall Hunter is a lot closer to the Dark and Darker / Hunt: Showdown mold than to a MMO. It's built around third-person melee and skill-based combat with class talent trees and gear you carry in and (hopefully) out. That mix — not a shooter, not a pure PvE looter — is what sets it apart.
One thing to know: the Game Pass version exists on console and PC, so subscribers get in free, and it's crossplay-capable across platforms.
Things worth checking before you commit
- It's always-online for multiplayer — the co-op and PvP modes need a broadband connection (that's in the system requirements).
- Steam lists In-App Purchases on the store page. The base game is a paid title, so check what those purchases are on the store page before you assume anything is free-to-play.
- Controls: Steam lists partial controller support plus DualShock/DualSense support, so mouse and keyboard or a controller both work — but the exact per-mode layout is best confirmed in-game.
Mistfall Hunter is a paid game (not free-to-play). Steam price, US store, checked Sep 25, 2026: $22.49, 10% off the $24.99 base. Included with Game Pass on console and PC.
If you're deciding whether it's for you, the solo-vs-squad question is the one to answer honestly: extraction games are brutal solo, but the tension is the appeal. Grab it on Steam and try a run both ways.