ActionFit check
Is Tears of Metal worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action players who want campaign-based combat against groups of enemies
- Friends looking for co-op campaigns for up to 4 players
- Players who enjoy combining upgrades and artifacts into different builds
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a low-pressure pace may hit a wall at the difficult challenges encountered during battles.
- Players who prefer each campaign to stand alone may bounce off persistent soldier skills and settlement upgrades between campaigns.
- Players looking for a game without combat against enemy hordes
Our take on Tears of Metal
Players seeking a low-pressure pace may hit the wall when difficult challenges arise across the battlefields. Those who prefer each campaign to stand alone may also bounce off the between-campaign systems, where soldiers gain lasting skills and settlement expansion unlocks permanent upgrades.
What is Tears of Metal?
Tears of Metal is an action game about reclaiming an island with a Scottish battalion, alone or in co-op for up to 4 players.
Each campaign sends players across battlefields to fight enemy hordes, gather upgrades, and combine them with artifacts to create different builds. Multiple playable heroes offer distinct ways to attack from the frontlines. Soldiers gain experience and permanent skills between campaigns, while expanding the settlement unlocks shops, permanent upgrades, and challenging objectives. Campaigns span more than 45 handcrafted environments with varied scenarios and objectives. Special objectives can unlock artifacts, characters, cosmetics, upgrades, and combos. The invaders are mining power from the Dragon Stone, bringing dangerous forces into the conflict.
How Tears of Metal plays
- 01Solo and co-op
- Campaigns can be played alone or with up to 4 players.
- 02Artifact combinations
- Artifacts can be combined with upgrades to create different combat builds.
- 03Persistent soldier skills
- Soldiers gain skills between campaigns and can be recruited and upgraded.
- 04Settlement upgrades
- Expanding the settlement unlocks shops, permanent upgrades, and challenging objectives.
- 05Handcrafted environments
- Campaigns span more than 45 environments with scenarios and objectives.
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Tears of Metal: platforms & release
Is Tears of Metal worth it?
It is worth it if: action players who want campaign-based combat against groups of enemies. Skip it if: players seeking a low-pressure pace may hit a wall at the difficult challenges encountered during battles.
Where can I download Tears of Metal?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Tears of Metal's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Tears of Metal on?
Windows only.
