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Released Jul 22, 2026 Early Access $24.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Tears of Metal

By Paper Cult

Followers 51,521
Reviews 2,544 Very Positive
Players now 95 Peak today 95
Followers, 30 days — Not enough history yet

About Tears of Metal

Tears of Metal is a game tagged Action Roguelike, Hack and Slash and Musou by Paper Cult, released Jul 22, 2026. It has 2,544 Steam reviews (Very Positive). The Steam games most like it include Steel Effigy, KAGERO and Mist Slayer.

Fight solo or up to 4-player co-op to reclaim your island alongside your Scottish battalion. On each campaign, gain new powerful upgrades, rally your forces, and stop the invader as they carve into the Mother Stone to harvest its power.
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Everything Steam lists for Tears of Metal · record updated 23 hours ago

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Overview

App ID1913120
Release dateJul 22, 2026
Last change number40182008
Last record update23 hours ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
Paper Cult
Publisher
Paper Cult
Steam profile
Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked 2 days ago
Franchise
Paper Cult
Technologies
Unity detected

Platforms

Windows 64-bit
Steam Deck
Verified
Controller
Full support

Features

10
Single-playerMulti-playerOnline co-opSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFull controller supportCo-opPlayStation controllersPlayStation controller BluetoothFamily Sharing

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Prices

Price · US$24.99
On sale0 of 41regions right now
Lowest seen · US$24.99Oct 23, 2026
Checked9 hours agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Patch notes

13
  1. Oct 21, 2026 The Experimental Branch Update 🔧

    Hello everyone, We're happy to introduce the new Experimental Branch for Tears of Metal. This gives us a playground to test new features and gameplay tweaks that need more data before we're ready to ship them to everyone. Getting those cha…

  2. Sep 30, 2026 Patch Notes - 2026-09-30 - v0.17.60380

    Reduced memory allocation for multiple Act2 and Act3 levels. This should help address some late campaign crashes when loading bigger levels. Fixed an issue where The Banshee could get out of bounds and soft lock the campaign. Fixed a bug w…

  3. Sep 24, 2026 📜 New Patch - Meta-progression Improvement

    Important: Crossplay compatibility is temporarily disabled on this version. Use the "Crossplay" Beta branch to stay on the old version and to enable crossplay. Hey everyone, For the past couple of weeks, we've been taking in your feedback …

  4. Sep 8, 2026 📜 New Patch - Big Bug Fixing Pass

    Important: Crossplay compatibility is temporarily disabled on this version. Use the "Crossplay" Beta branch to stay on the old version and to enable crossplay. Hello everyone! We’ve been a bit quiet, but the whole team has been laser-focus…

  5. Aug 14, 2026 Patch Notes - 2026-08-14 - v.0.14.58630 - Multiplayer Bug Fixes

    Important: Crossplay compatibility is temporarily disabled on this version. Use the "Crossplay" Beta branch to stay on the old version and to enable crossplay. MULTIPLAYER - Fixed a bug where Elites and Bosses HP would desync between Clien…

  6. Aug 13, 2026 New Patch - Multiplayer Networking Optim. / New Revive Mechanic / New Companion

    Greetings! This update tackles several big things we’ve been working on since launch: better networking, more optimization and crash fixes. It also features a new multiplayer revive system, and a new companion. There’s still more work ahea…

  7. Aug 9, 2026 Hotfix - v0.11.57874.1 - Tentative fix for users with sudden mouse stutters.

    Some users have started reporting stuttering issues with mouse gameplay starting a few days ago. We have tracked it down to the Epic Online Services overlay. This hotfix prevents the overlay from initializing and hopefully resolves the iss…

  8. Aug 1, 2026 📜 Last Week-end of 10% Launch Discount, Big Balancing Patch & What's to Come!

    WARRIORS!Tears of Metal has been out for just over a week now and our small team has been hard at work gathering all your feedback, squashing bugs and tweaking knobs to make the game more enjoyable than it's ever been. We appreciate everyo…

  9. Jul 31, 2026 Hotfix - 2026-07-31 - Version 0.10.57598

    Important: If you want to ensure crossplay functionality, use the "Crossplay" Beta branch. Optimization Changed some texture resolutions Made some changes for Act1 and Act2 that should help with general performance and stability. (more to …

  10. Jul 28, 2026 Patch Notes - Version 0.9.57408

    Important: Crossplay compatibility is temporarily disabled on this version. Use the "Crossplay" Beta branch to stay on the old version and to enable crossplay. System fixes Improved the Castle Records: Unlocked-item tracking should now be …

  11. Jul 24, 2026 Patch Notes — Version 0.8.57278

    Patch Notes — Version 0.8.57278 NOTE: Crossplay compatiblity is temporarily disabled. Use the "Crossplay" Beta branch to stay on the old patch. Balancing Ruadh is now unlocked after defeating the Banshee. Wallace’s Flamberge sword now cost…

  12. Jul 24, 2026 Patch Notes - Version 0.8.57278

    Patch Notes - Version 0.8.57278We are currently hard at work on two major priorities:Fixing desync issues in multiplayerImplementing mid-run savesIn the meantime, this patch includes this list of fixes and balance changes.Important: Crossp…

Builds

4
BuildBranchUpdated
26138094experimentalOct 22, 2026
25614821publicSep 30, 2026
25614821crossplaySep 30, 2026
25491186previouspatchSep 24, 2026

Depots

Depots

2
IDNameSystemsSizeDownloadManifest
228989 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
1913121 — All 3.64 GB 2.68 GB 4431119399730395364

Branches

4
BranchBuildUpdatedAccess
public 25614821 Sep 30, 2026 Open
experimental Experimental features and Beta testing 26138094 Oct 22, 2026 Open
crossplay Version that keeps crossplay compatibility at all times 25614821 Sep 30, 2026 Open
previouspatch Version that will always be on the previous patch 25491186 Sep 24, 2026 Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Tears of Metal

Launch options

1
ExecutableArgumentsSystemsDescription
ToM.exe All

Cloud saves

Space per player9.5 MB
Filesup to 2
Save locations1
RootPathPatternSystems
WinAppDataLocalLowPaper Cult/Tears of Metal/SaveData_ToM.txtAll

News

  1. Sep 18, 2026 · Community Announcements What We're Working On

    What's up people, Besides the big bug fix patch from last week, we're hard at work on balancing and content updates we're planning on releasing relatively soon (and all the bug fixes.. so many bug fi…

  2. Aug 21, 2026 · Community Announcements One Month In: What's Next For Tears of Metal

    Hey everyone, It’s been a month already! And it's been AMAZING. First off, thank you so much for playing the game, giving reviews and feedback, this is how we will improve the game. We did have way m…

  3. Aug 7, 2026 · Community Announcements Teaser for Next Week - New Companion, Revive with HP & More!

    Hey folks, We've had our heads down this past week, focused on polishing the upcoming update. It's been quiet on the announcement front, but we're always chatty on Discord, you should join us! Here's…

  4. Jul 27, 2026 · Community Announcements 100,000 copies sold!

    Hey everyone! We recently hit this awesome milestone and we'd like to thank everyone for the support. If you'd like to further support us, leaving a review on Steam is super helpful! We're fervently …

  5. Jul 24, 2026 · Community Announcements Thank you.

    WARRIORS! We just released patch V.0.8.57278 - read the changelogs here. Tears of Metal has been in Early Access for just over two days and the reception has been spectacular, heart-warming and overw…

  6. Jul 22, 2026 · Community Announcements The Battle Begins! Tears of Metal is LIVE in Early Access! 🎉🤘

    WARRIORS! The day has finally come. Tears of Metal is available NOW in Early Access! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1913120/Tears_of_Metal/ After almost 6 years of hard work, we can hardly believ…

  7. Jul 15, 2026 · Community Announcements Tears of Metal - Launch Price & Global Times

    WARRIORS! Only one week before Tears of Metal launches in Early Access! We're buzzing with excitement. We poured almost 6 years of passion into the game and we can't wait for you to get your hands on…

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