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Last Epoch
An online action RPG where friends fight through different eras and reshape their skills and equipment.
Online co-op for up to 4 players.
- 4 online
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op4 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- Not confirmedFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- YesA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckVerifiedValve's own rating
About the game
You travel through different periods of Eterra, fighting creatures and trying to stop the Void. Each class opens into a mastery, and individual skills have trees that change how they work. Equipment is another project of its own. You collect useful pieces, improve their bonuses and look for items that suit the character you are making.
An online party holds up to four players. You can work through quests and endgame activities together, with each person controlling a separate character and receiving personal loot. Support skills and compatible builds can help the group, but you do not need a fixed tank or healer. The campaign leads into repeated Monolith encounters and dungeons. Between fights, there is room to compare finds and decide what to change before the next attempt.
How it feels
Kind of game
You play on the same side through shared levels, matches, missions or jobs. Progress comes from combining your actions toward the same objective.
- At its heart
- Now and then
- Calm and coziness
- Story
- Working in sync
- Exploring
- Building and creating
- Puzzles and figuring out
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- About
- Fantasy adventure, Monsters
Rated on our own feel scale. 4 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
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- Core to both
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- Sessions
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- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
- 4 online
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Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both are about a fantasy adventure and monsters that hunt you. Both are easy to play while you chat.
No big difference from Last Epoch.
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- Kind of game
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- About
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- Core to both
- Unlocks and progress, Fighting
- Sessions
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How Lost Ark differs
- Fits a bigger group than Last Epoch
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- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- About
- Fantasy adventure and Monsters
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- Core to both
- Unlocks and progress, Fighting
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
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Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both are about a fantasy adventure and monsters that hunt you. Both are easy to play while you chat.
No big difference from Last Epoch.
All co-op facts
Last checked 24 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
- 3
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Crossplay
- Not confirmed
- Crossplay between
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
7 pages
forum.lastepoch.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Kind of game, Working in sync, About.
- Online co-op: The updated FAQ says multiplayer is available.
- Most players online: The party limit is four, including yourself. Town populations are separate.
- Kind of game: Parties complete shared quest events and help with Monolith objectives.
- Working in sync: Synergistic skills help, but parties need no fixed tank or healer.
- About: The party system covers fantasy character classes and monster combat.
forum.lastepoch.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Friends can join mid-game.
- Most players online: The implemented multiplayer update supports you and three friends through game content.
- Friends can join mid-game: Friends can be invited at any time and use Portal to Player to enter the active area.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Release status, Release date, Genres, Building and creating, Unlocks and progress, Free base co-op.
- Release status: The page offers the full game and records its full release separately from Early Access.
- Release date: The full release date is 21 February 2024.
- Genres: Publisher calls the game an action RPG.
- Building and creating: Crafting improves equipment and its bonuses, rather than constructing a shared world.
- Unlocks and progress: Class masteries, skill trees and equipment improvements persist across sessions.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Platforms.
- Steam app ID: App identity is 899770.
- Platforms: The current store data lists a Windows build.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.
pcgamer.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Calm and coziness, Story, Planning ahead.
- Calm and coziness: Equipment crafting and inspection break up the combat.
- Story: The reviewer finds that the time-travel plot takes a back seat to item systems.
- Planning ahead: Gear bonuses and skill specialization reward deliberate character planning.
gamingbolt.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Sessions, Tension and danger, Exploring, Fighting, Puzzles and figuring out, Time to hang out, Getting better.
- Sessions: Monolith zones, Arena waves and dungeons are repeated for equipment and improvement.
- Tension and danger: Dungeons introduce dangerous mechanics and Arena waves become harder.
- Exploring: Zones revisit places in different eras, with discovery secondary to fighting.
- Fighting: The review describes repeated enemy clearing as the main activity.
- Puzzles and figuring out: Some dungeons require switching eras or managing light to pass obstacles.
- Time to hang out: Routine stretches of clearing enemies need less attention than build changes and dungeon mechanics.
- Getting better: Character systems have depth while remaining approachable, with learning through experimentation.