Tears of Metal

Buy86%

Very Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Paper Cult · Action Roguelike · Jul 22, 2026

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Price
$24.99
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Concurrent players not sampled yet.

All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
89
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio0 of 10
Subtitles10 of 10

Should I buy Tears of Metal?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 143 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 92 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 36 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 31 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated

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 praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
143 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
With my friends we have had a blast trying to combine our builds, since all of the Emblems can be used to sort of combine with other players.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
92 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
They all have 4 weapons to unlock and they change the play style quite a lot, so there is great variety already.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This game can become one of the best co-op roguelikes if the devs focus on map variety, emblem synergy and different playable characters, its most important that those things are a top priority so this game doesn't loose player count due to monotony.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It is an incredibly stylish hack'n'slash about Scotland with great music and very pretty visuals.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Big shoutout to the composer of the soundtrack, the tunes bop and really get the blood going.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
From the game design, to the character design, to the rogue-lite element implementation, to the music... this game feels like a labour of love driven by passion.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay143 reviews
Combat92 reviews
Co-op57 reviews
Graphics48 reviews
Audio32 reviews
Characters27 reviews
Steam Deck17 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Difficulty
86% still recommend
Multiplayer
81% still recommend
Performance
50% still recommend
Crashes
67% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
55% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support
  • Gamepad Recommended

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$24.99

The lowest we've tracked is $22.49.

2 points recordedtoday · $24.99

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