Hybrid PC/Mobile Local co-op RPG, Eon Altar gets free demo on Steam

Eon Altar is one of the most interesting multiplayer ideas I've ever seen. The premise of the game is that it is a top-down RPG, where you play locally with friends while using your smartphone to control aspects of your character. Your phone will receive personalized secret thoughts from your character which you can decide to share with your co-op buddies or not, injecting a little D&D magic into the equation. You can also outfit your character without interrupting your friends as well, so the use of the phone ends up streamlining the whole experience.

The game released back in June of this year in an episodic format, and developer Flying Helmet Games has released a free demo of the game in the form of a Prelude, which serves to introduce players to the lore and world of Eon Altar. The demo is available right now on Steam, but it requires you to download the controller app on either iOS or Android.

The Demo is called The Siege of Tarnum and lets players choose from one of five unique characters in an hour-long campaign that begins to build the world around them. The events of the demo set the stage for Episode 1 of Eon Altar, so it's cool to see such a strong connection.

Eon Altar's Season Pass is available now on Steam for $14.99, or you can buy each episode individually for $6.99.