Mistfall Hunter Region Lock

Mistfall Hunter enforces server access based on regional client builds. In the game’s official FAQ, Bellring Games confirms that store accounts registered in North American territories download a North American build that can only access North American servers, and that battlefield servers are deployed in five countries. For many players — especially those with friends in other regions — this has been the most complained-about issue since launch.

The Official Rules

Two statements from the official FAQ (quoted on the Steam store page and repeated by coverage sites) define how region locking works:

Five regional servers. “We are currently deploying server locations across 5 countries: China, the United States, Germany, Singapore, and Brazil.” The official Mistfall Hunter site makes the same statement in its news section.
The North American build is locked. “Due to compliance requirements, store accounts registered in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands will download the North American build by default and will only be able to access the North American servers (located in the US).”

In practice, as the guide site GamerFuzion summarizes, a player on the North American build cannot queue onto the European, Singapore, or Brazil servers, and cannot join a friend who is locked to a different build. This is a store-account restriction: which build you download is tied to your Steam store region and wallet currency, not to your physical location.

What Players Report

Region lock has produced heavy community pushback since the Open Beta:

US–Sweden party blocked. A r/MistfallHunter thread titled “Any workaround for playing with international friends” describes a US player unable to invite a friend in Sweden — neither via Xbox invites nor via the in-game friend search. Commenters report similar problems playing with US friends from South America, where the game forces them onto the Brazil server.
Steam discussions. Multiple threads — “Region lock please remove?”, “REGION LOCK”, “Why NA servers are still region locked? THIS IS NOT FAIR”, and “Unlock NA SERVER!!!” — collect complaints from players stuck on servers far from their friends or with poor ping.

Some commenters defend the restriction as reducing cross-region ping abuse and cheating, but the dominant theme in these threads is frustration from players who cannot play with friends across regions.

Developer Response

In Steam discussion threads about the region lock, a Mistfall Hunter representative (posting as Priscilla) has apologized and said the team “will try to find alternative solutions,” directing affected players to open a support ticket on the official Discord server for one-on-one help. In an earlier “Unlock NA SERVER!!!” thread, another developer response framed the NA lock during the beta as temporary, saying the team would announce well in advance if the lock would persist after launch. As of launch, the NA-build restriction remains in effect.

Are There Workarounds?

Community-reported workarounds exist, but they are unverified and often contested:

A r/MistfallHunter post titled “How to bypass region lock” describes steps to reach NA servers from the international build — including purchasing the “Mistfall Hunter (Not for US, CA, MX)” version, which one commenter confirms let them into NA servers, chat, and expeditions. The same commenter warns that character data does not carry over between build branches, and other commenters report the method failing.
Game booster guides (such as LagoFast’s) point out that a plain VPN usually does not work, because the restriction is an account-entitlement issue rather than an IP-routing one: your Steam store country dictates which build you can download. VPNs also risk running into the game’s kernel-level anti-cheat.

None of these methods are endorsed by the developers, and they can change or break at any time. If cross-region play matters to you, the safest advice is to confirm everyone in your group can access the same server region before committing time to a character.

Does Crossplay Change Region Locking?

No. Mistfall Hunter supports cross-platform matchmaking — PC, PS5, and Xbox players share the same pools — but crossplay is not the same as cross-region play. As All Things How’s crossplay guide notes, players on different platforms can play together, but matchmaking is still region-bound, and the game uses its own friend network (Player IDs separate from Steam or Xbox friends lists). See the crossplay guide for the full picture.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Mistfall Hunter region locked? Per the official FAQ, the North American build (issued to US, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands store accounts) can only access North American servers, due to compliance requirements. Other builds are similarly tied to their regional servers.

Can I change regions to play with friends? Not through an official in-game option. Community-reported workarounds exist but are unverified, often fail, and character data does not transfer between server groups. The developer suggests opening a ticket on the official Discord for help.

Is region lock permanent? Unknown. The developers apologized and said they would look for alternative solutions, but the NA-build restriction was still in effect at launch.