Tears of Metal

Tears of Metal

Steam Deck Verified

Paper Cult · Action Roguelike · Jul 22, 2026

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $24.99. It has been as low as $22.49.

86%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 109 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 90 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 32 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise25% are divided17% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
With my friends, we had 2-3 random disconnects in 50 hours of gameplay.
109 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
- Great music and artistic style, characters are cool.
90 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
-Great Art Style
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
If you got more time and willpower then I do have a LOT of things to say, mostly positive as I had a great time with the game, although I do have a few nitpicks (also bear in mind that I played the entire game in singleplayer so if you jump in co-op mode what I say might not apply).
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Multiplayer is fun.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
A delightful blend of Musou and Roguelike elements with a rocking OST.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Gameplay109 reviews
Story and characters90 reviews
Graphics44 reviews
Co-op41 reviews
Multiplayer37 reviews
Audio32 reviews
Steam Deck12 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat95 reviews
85%
Interface15 reviews
87%
Crashes12 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty32 reviews
84%
Servers and matchmaking14 reviews
64%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $24.99. The lowest we've tracked is $22.49.

2 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Crit has not sampled this game’s concurrent players yet.

Achievements
89
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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