Tears of Metal Roadmap: Confirmed Early Access Plans

Is there an official Tears of Metal roadmap?

There is an official direction, but not yet a detailed calendar.

Paper Cult's Early Access launch post says the studio will publish an updated roadmap. The same post describes the near-term order of work: first improve balance and fix bugs, then move further into new content. It does not assign dates to individual Heroes, systems or content drops.

That distinction matters because an Early Access plan can change with player feedback. A list of planned features is evidence that Paper Cult intends to work on them; it is not evidence that a particular update will arrive on a specific day.

What content is confirmed for Early Access?

Paper Cult published a concrete list before the July 22 launch. The list defines the scope of the Early Access plan without promising an order or date for every item.

The Steam store's Early Access section also says the studio plans more gameplay content and upgrades, more voice acting, more languages, and further work on balance, performance and stability.

None of those statements confirms the name, ability set or release patch of a future Hero. Those details should remain unlisted until a first-party update publishes them.

What is Paper Cult working on first?

The most specific post-launch priority update came two days after release. Paper Cult identified four active areas:

1. Multiplayer stability. The studio was investigating desynchronization, particularly when the host was distant or had a less stable connection.
2. Mid-campaign saving. Paper Cult said it had heard the request and was actively working on the feature, without announcing a delivery date.
3. Balance. The team was reviewing metaprogression and difficulty.
4. Bug fixing. Players were directed to the official bug-report forum and asked to include logs where possible.

The July 31 version 0.10.57598 hotfix is consistent with that stated order. It contains Act 1 and Act 2 performance work plus fixes for controls, army units, commanders and Castle Records. Read the complete concise summary in our version 0.10.57598 patch notes.

This does not prove that every priority is finished. It shows that the current public updates are still weighted toward stability and fixes rather than a large new-content release.

When will new Heroes and content arrive?

No individual content release date has been announced.

The launch post says more content should follow the first period of balancing and bug fixing. Paper Cult has also acknowledged interest in unreleased Heroes, but has not attached a date or patch number to them.

Use this evidence ladder when you see a roadmap claim elsewhere:

1. a dated Paper Cult announcement with a patch number is a release;
2. an official announcement naming content without a date is a plan;
3. promotional footage or an unavailable in-game entry is a preview;
4. a community prediction is speculation.

We will keep planned content in the second category until an official update moves it into the first.

When will Tears of Metal reach version 1.0?

Paper Cult estimates four to twelve months in Early Access, depending on feedback from players. This is a development estimate rather than a fixed version 1.0 release window.

The starting point is the July 22, 2026 Early Access launch, but simply adding four or twelve months to that date would create an unofficial deadline. The studio may change scope or timing as it works through stability, balance and new content. See our release date guide for the distinction between the live Early Access build and the undated full release.

The Steam store also says the price is planned to increase after Early Access. It does not publish the final price or the date of that increase.

What is already available now?

The roadmap should not be confused with the launch build. Paper Cult describes the current Early Access version as a complete core loop containing:

• progression and metaprogression through the end of Act 3;
• three acts with their own biomes, enemies, elites and boss fights;
• three playable Heroes;
• Village upgrades, Emblems, equipment and Companions;
• events and encounters;
• solo play and online co-op for up to four players.

Those are current-scope claims from the official launch announcement. The planned list above describes additions and improvements beyond that baseline.

How this roadmap page will be updated

We check three first-party locations:

• the Steam store Early Access answers for broad scope and duration;
• Paper Cult's Steam announcements for dated priorities and patches;
• the live patch version for changes that have actually shipped.

When Paper Cult publishes the promised detailed roadmap, this page will record its date, preserve the earlier plan for comparison and separate dated releases from undated intentions.

Official sources

• Tears of Metal Steam store and Early Access answers
• Early Access launch and “road ahead” announcement
• Release announcement with the planned-content list
• Paper Cult's first post-launch priority update
• Version 0.10.57598 hotfix