Tears of Metal
by Paper Cult · 22 Jul, 2026
201 downloads
About the Game
Fight solo or up to 4-player co-op to reclaim your island alongside your Scottish battalion. On each campaign, gain new powerful Emblem synergies, rally your forces, and stop the invaders as they carve into the Mother Dragon Stone to harvest its power.
RECONQUER YOUR ISLAND
Carve through hordes of enemies on vast battlefields, by yourself or with your friends. Difficult challenges await at every turn. Fight your way across the island and wield unique combinations of mighty powers on every attempt. Rally more Scottish troops and grant them permanent upgrades as they acquire experience and grow stronger.
The Dragon Stone Meteor event brought swarms of occupiers to your doors, and along with it, mysterious and dangerous powers. Inscribe your name in legends, and lead your troops in a campaign to reclaim your home.
COMBINE POWERFUL UPGRADES
Obtain powerful upgrades and combine them with over a hundred artifacts to create distinctive and devastating builds. Choose from multiple unique playable heroes and unleash increasingly explosive and lethal attacks directly from the frontlines. As the action unfolds, prepare to face the ominous power mined from the Dragon Stone.
IMPROVE YOUR SOLDIERS
Your soldiers gain permanent skills between campaigns. Recruit, upgrade and fight alongside them as they become essential assets in your upcoming battles.
EXPAND YOUR SETTLEMENT AND UNLOCK NEW WAYS TO PLAY
Expand your settlement between campaigns to gain access to new shops and buy permanent upgrades or even unlock difficult challenges for greater rewards.
Complete special objectives to discover new artifacts, playable characters, cosmetics, upgrades and combos. Unearth plenty of secrets as you traverse the war-torn battlefields.
PLAY SOLO OR IN CO-OP
Reconquer your island with your friends or by yourself through over 45 handcrafted environments with endless opportunities for unique scenarios and objectives. Invite friends to join your campaign and share the glories of victory!
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
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 Clients.
- Fixed a bug that could desync Threat Levels between Clients
- Fixed Triskeles flying away
- Tentative fix for Bosses sometimes spawning in the air on Clients for a few seconds.
- Fixed the Campaign Map sometimes being different between Clients.
GENERAL
- Fixed mobs sometimes dying "in place" instead of moving.
PREVIOUS HOTFIX (2026-08-13)
- Fixed a bug where some player timed effects or buffs would never expire.
- Fixed a bug where archers arrows (and other damage sources) could block some Enemies from moving as expected during their attacks.
We have tracked it down to the Epic Online Services overlay.
This hotfix prevents the overlay from initializing and hopefully resolves the issue.
Optimization
- Changed some texture resolutions
- Made some changes for Act1 and Act2 that should help with general performance and stability. (more to come soon)
Bug Fixes
- Fixed Drift Correction locking player controls when set to 1
- Fixed army units not being dismissed properly
- Fixed commanders disappearing after reaching Level 6 or MAX if the game was closed before playing another level
- Fixed the Castle Records not displaying unlocked Charms correctly after the previous patch
- Fixed various typos
System fixes
- Improved the Castle Records:
- Unlocked-item tracking should now be accurate.
- Locked items are now easier to identify.
- Items that cannot currently be obtained are now clearly indicated.
- Save recovery system preventing corrupted save file
Bug Fixes
- Fixed several issues affecting the health bar.
- Fixed Charm stack counts not updating when picking up certain Charms.
- Fixed unlock tooltips sometimes displaying placeholder text during events.
- Fixed Iseult the Banshee sometimes jumping away and never returning.
- Improved enemy spawn-position calculations to prevent enemies from spawning extremely far away.
- Fixed Harold Boss something being invincible
- Fixed Iseult the Banshee something stuck floating
- Reduced texture size
Level fixes
- Updated the second Swamp biome’s layout, environment art, collisions, and level design.
- Updated the Birchtrees level with improved player and enemy spawn positions, additional structure markers and auxiliary spawners, and new environment art.
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 3 Dragonstones instead of 9.
- Wallace’s Celtic Longsword can now be purchased for 500 triskelle.
- More Statue Region rewards, and increased quantity.
- Bosses’ Block Breaking attacks can now be parried.
- The “Distant Cloaks” event now reduces the Threat Level by 2, compensating for the Threat gained by advancing on the map.
- The “A Distraction” event now costs coins instead of Dragonstones.
Major bugs fixed
- Fixed the Act 3 Giant sometimes remaining invincible.
- Banshee Boss could sometimes remain invisible. Temporary fix: you shouldn’t be stuck if it happens.
- Fixed gates sometimes remaining closed and blocking progression during Brienne’s unlock quest.
- Fixed the Treasure and Dice event charging players even when they won the bet.
- Fixed several issues affecting The Dreadshot:
- Teleporting is no longer interrupted when his target moves behind an obstruction.
- Ranged attacks are no longer interrupted by melee attacks when players move too close.
- Fixed the chatbox sometimes remaining visible indefinitely when loading a level while a message was on screen.
- Improved the reliability of healing in situations where it could occasionally fail.
Gameplay
- Enemies are no longer invulnerable while evading.
- Gilles the Hog will no longer ignore players who have been attacking him for an extended period.
- Improved Bomber targeting. Bombers now remain at their starting position until approached and are less likely to all target the same player.
- Certain wave attacks now collide with obstacles, preventing players from being attacked through walls.
- “Kill Streak” has been renamed to “Chain Streak” to better represent the mechanic.
- Fixed one of Wallace’s attacks failing to hit enemies at its maximum range.
- Fixed the Archers’ Volley Ally Command, sometimes stopping its damage prematurely.
- Added a new Common Charm: Cutthroat’s Blade, which grants +10% critical hit chance on Finishers.
Multiplayer
- Fixed other players’ actions resetting the Combo Visualizer.
- Fixed Wallace’s secret weapon chest not granting its reward to clients.
- Fixed The Dreadshot’s projectiles colliding with the hitboxes of defeated players.
- Achievements/Unlocks bug fix
- Fixed the Charm requiring players to maintain a Combo Chain for 20 seconds being impossible to unlock.
- Fixed the Tithing Box being impossible to unlock.
- Fixed the “Finish Act X without opening a chest” Achievements tracking actions other than opening chests.
- Fixed the Achievement requiring players to start and finish an Act Boss battle with 10% health or less.
- Fixed “Special Challenge: Infestation” being completed by doing nothing for 20 seconds.
- The campaign shop will no longer offer Wallace’s secret weapon piece after the weapon has already been unlocked.
- The Large Reliquary can no longer grant another copy of itself.
Interface and Settings
- Added optional anonymous gameplay data collection. Players must opt in before any gameplay data is collected.
- Fixed the Army Visualizer appearing inside Merchant shops and overlapping item information.
- Hovering over Companions in the Army selection screen no longer changes unrelated stats.
- Improved Ally Command damage projections in the Army selection screen.
- Fixed the Threat bar tooltip sometimes failing to appear when using a controller.
- Fixed the maximum framerate setting not being applied after restarting the game.
- Fixed Drift Correction not working correctly.
- Fixed players being able to leave the Edit Controls menu while customizing an action and continue editing controls outside the menu.
- Fixed end-of-battle dialogue being partially covered by the Defeat screen.
- Corrected the description of Wallace’s Committed Charge. It now correctly states that it grants 35% damage resistance instead of -35%.
- Fixed certain Charms displaying incorrect descriptions in the Castle Records.
- The default maximum framerate has been reduced from 120 to 60. This can still be changed in the options.
Visuals and Environments
- Updated collisions in Boiling Mire and the Birchtrees level.
- Improved numerous level layouts, collisions, structure markers, and environmental object placements.
- Fixed several floating objects and structures, including a marker in Kurgan Fortress.
- Updated environmental art in Kurgan Castle.
- Fixed some environmental art appearing at an incorrect height.
- Updated Luthan’s model with additional detail.
Localization
- Updated the Traditional Chinese term for “Strike” to more clearly represent a light attack.
- Improved several Upgrade descriptions to make their effects clearer.
- Corrected several typos.
Patch Notes - Version 0.8.57278
We are currently hard at work on two major priorities:
Fixing desync issues in multiplayer
Implementing mid-run saves
In the meantime, this patch includes this list of fixes and balance changes.
Important: 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 3 Dragonstones instead of 9.
Wallace’s Celtic Longsword can now be purchased for 500 triskelle.
More Statue Region rewards, and increased quantity.
Bosses’ Block Breaking attacks can now be parried.
The “Distant Cloaks” event now reduces the Threat Level by 2, compensating for the Threat gained by advancing on the map.
The “A Distraction” event now costs coins instead of Dragonstones.
Major bugs fixed
Fixed the Act 3 Giant sometimes remaining invincible.
Banshee Boss could sometimes remain invisible. Temporary fix: you shouldn’t be stuck if it happens.
Fixed gates sometimes remaining closed and blocking progression during Brienne’s unlock quest.
Fixed the Treasure and Dice event charging players even when they won the bet.
Fixed several issues affecting The Dreadshot:
Teleporting is no longer interrupted when his target moves behind an obstruction.
Ranged attacks are no longer interrupted by melee attacks when players move too close.
Fixed the chatbox sometimes remaining visible indefinitely when loading a level while a message was on screen.
Improved the reliability of healing in situations where it could occasionally fail.
Gameplay
Enemies are no longer invulnerable while evading.
Gilles the Hog will no longer ignore players who have been attacking him for an extended period.
Improved Bomber targeting. Bombers now remain at their starting position until approached and are less likely to all target the same player.
Certain wave attacks now collide with obstacles, preventing players from being attacked through walls.
“Kill Streak” has been renamed to “Chain Streak” to better represent the mechanic.
Fixed one of Wallace’s attacks failing to hit enemies at its maximum range.
Fixed the Archers’ Volley Ally Command, sometimes stopping its damage prematurely.
Added a new Common Charm: Cutthroat’s Blade, which grants +10% critical hit chance on Finishers.
Multiplayer
Fixed other players’ actions resetting the Combo Visualizer.
Fixed Wallace’s secret weapon chest not granting its reward to clients.
Fixed The Dreadshot’s projectiles colliding with the hitboxes of defeated players.
Achievements/Unlocks bug fix
Fixed the Charm requiring players to maintain a Combo Chain for 20 seconds being impossible to unlock.
Fixed the Tithing Box being impossible to unlock.
Fixed the “Finish Act X without opening a chest” Achievements tracking actions other than opening chests.
Fixed the Achievement requiring players to start and finish an Act Boss battle with 10% health or less.
Fixed “Special Challenge: Infestation” being completed by doing nothing for 20 seconds.
The campaign shop will no longer offer Wallace’s secret weapon piece after the weapon has already been unlocked.
The Large Reliquary can no longer grant another copy of itself.
Interface and Settings
Added optional anonymous gameplay data collection. Players must opt in before any gameplay data is collected.
Fixed the Army Visualizer appearing inside Merchant shops and overlapping item information.
Hovering over Companions in the Army selection screen no longer changes unrelated stats.
Improved Ally Command damage projections in the Army selection screen.
Fixed the Threat bar tooltip sometimes failing to appear when using a controller.
Fixed the maximum framerate setting not being applied after restarting the game.
Fixed Drift Correction not working correctly.
Fixed players being able to leave the Edit Controls menu while customizing an action and continue editing controls outside the menu.
Fixed end-of-battle dialogue being partially covered by the Defeat screen.
Corrected the description of Wallace’s Committed Charge. It now correctly states that it grants 35% damage resistance instead of -35%.
Fixed certain Charms displaying incorrect descriptions in the Castle Records.
The default maximum framerate has been reduced from 120 to 60. This can still be changed in the options.
Visuals and Environments
Updated collisions in Boiling Mire and the Birchtrees level.
Improved numerous level layouts, collisions, structure markers, and environmental object placements.
Fixed several floating objects and structures, including a marker in Kurgan Fortress.
Updated environmental art in Kurgan Castle.
Fixed some environmental art appearing at an incorrect height.
Updated Luthan’s model with additional detail.
Localization
Updated the Traditional Chinese term for “Strike” to more clearly represent a light attack.
Improved several Upgrade descriptions to make their effects clearer.
Corrected several typos.
- Fixed an issue where Lobbies for already started campaigns would still show up in Public Lobbies.
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