Of Ash and Steel Demo – How to Play the Demo & What It Offers

A free demo launched during Steam Next Fest (Oct 2025). It covered the prologue + Chapter 1 slice with stance tutorials, survival basics, and an optional arena.

It was retired post-launch but may return for events; existing downloads stay in Steam libraries. Saves transfer to the full game.

No minimap or markers—navigate by NPC clues. Controller support was partial; many fixes landed by full launch.

Performance matched full release; demo feedback drove the delay from Nov 6 to Nov 24 for polish.