Mistfall Hunter kicks off in a familiar fashion for anyone who has played Dark Souls, or most any other Soulslike – I'm a husk revivified by a mysterious energy and shunted off to fight through a dying land. Shambling dead lunge at me, huge gates must be opened, and I'm jumped by a hulking monster right at the end and smashed into pieces. But, this Steam Next Fest beta has a twist of its own to offer.
Along the way through this brief tutorial, I've been shoving loot into a swelling inventory, and once felled by the boss monster at the end I have one more chance to steer my spirit back to my body to get back up again. From there, I summon a strange bell creature onto the map, tracking and slaying it to gain the ability to make it ring and extract with my collected loot. From here, it's all about deploying into and extracting out of bigger fantasy maps, filled with goodies to collect, monsters, and other players (and if you want to give it a go, you can check out our Steam Next Fest guide for more).
