Where should new players start?
Open the beginner guide, then follow the walkthrough for act routes.
Tears of Metal Guides
Tears of Metal guides hub: beginner tips, act walkthrough, co-op guide, builds, village upgrades, and boss strategies for Paper Cult roguelike on Steam.
Browse all Tears of Metal guide pages — builds, walkthrough, co-op, and heroes.
Tears of Metal guides hub
Browse every Tears of Metal guide on this site — beginner tips, act walkthrough, co-op squad play, builds, and village meta.
3 acts · 3 heroes · 100+ artifacts · 4-player co-op.
All Tears of Metal guides
Tap a card to open the full page. Each entry matches a live route on this Tears of Metal guide hub.
Beginner guide
Start hereCombat basics, emblem picks, battalion tips, and first-act survival.
Walkthrough
Full route3-act routes, elite rooms, and boss mechanics.
Builds
MetaTop emblem families, artifact combos, and run-winning setups.
Co-op guide
Multiplayer4-player scaling, roles, and squad builds.
Heroes
RosterAll 3 launch heroes with skills and co-op roles.
Artifacts tier list
Tier100+ drops ranked by act and synergy.
Emblems
DatabaseEmblem families, stack rules, and hero pairings.
Bosses
BossesAct bosses, elite mechanics, and co-op strategies.
Village upgrades
MetaSettlement buildings, costs, and meta priority order.
Controls
How-toKeyboard binds, gamepad layout, and co-op pings.
Game Pass
PlatformPC Game Pass day-one, Xbox window, and platform notes.
Early Access
EAEA launch scope, demo differences, and update roadmap.
Discord
CommunityOfficial Paper Cult community — LFG, patches, feedback.
Tears of Metal guides FAQ
Where are build guides?
See builds, emblems, and the artifacts tier list.
How does co-op work?
Up to 4 players with scaled enemies — read the co-op guide.
Related pages
Matched by build plan, shared topics, and guide progression — not random related links.