Abstract: The hybrid game system can include a virtual game software allowing virtual interaction of a plurality of characters with a virtual world in a manner leading to changes relating to said characters, the virtual game software being playable on a computer device operable to display the virtual interaction on a display screen; and a plurality of controllers, each controller having a communicator; an access to a memory adapted to store data concerning the changes relating to at least a character associated to the controller; a controller software allowing controller-to-controller interaction of the associated character directly with at least one character associated to another one of the controllers via direct communication between said controllers, the controller-to-controller interaction also leading to changes relating to said associated character.