Tether

Tether (2024)

Logan Wang · February 14, 2024 · Platformer, Physics, Funny, Difficult, Action

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Tether price by region

Tether costs £4.29 in the United Kingdom, $4.99 in the United States, €4.99 in Europe (EUR), $4.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$6.49 in Canada, NZ$7.39 in New Zealand, A$7.50 in Australia, R$16.99 in Brazil and zł22.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Tether offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £4.29 £4.29 — 1
United Statesyour region $4.99 $4.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €4.99 €4.99 — 1
Georgia (USD) $4.99 $4.99 — 1
Canada CA$6.49 CA$6.49 — 1
New Zealand NZ$7.39 NZ$7.39 — 1
Australia A$7.50 A$7.50 — 1
Brazil R$16.99 R$16.99 — 1
Poland zł22.99 zł22.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Tether

Welcome to Tether, a world where chalk bags have arms and everything colorful is your personal playground. Its physics-driven movement system lets you play your way. Whether you like daring jumps, strategic climbs, or spinning in endless circles, the choice is yours!

GRAB, CLIMB, SWINGTether isn’t your typical 2D platformer. There’s no running and jumping. Instead, master the art of grabbing, swinging, and flinging and climb your way to the top!

EXPLORE WITH FRIENDSGather your friends and explore a variety of climbing gyms, each with unique routes. Collaborate to puzzle through tricky climbs, or compete for the best times in more dynamic routes.

MADE FOR SPEEDRUNNERSDesigned for speedrunners, Tether has built-in timers for each route so you can continually challenge yourself. Find shortcuts, perfect your climbing, and shave off milliseconds to top the leaderboards!

ADVENTURE MODE CHALLENGETest your skills in Adventure Mode, a massive map that will have you trying again and again for the best time. Join with friends for moral support or compete in an ultimate race to the summit!

Tether — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Player modes
Single-player, Multiplayer
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Players praise Tether's charming art style, catchy music, and unique tethering mechanics that become fun and rewarding once mastered, with both lengthy adventure mode and quick speedrun-friendly climbing routes offering different play styles. The main complaint centers on frustration with falling back down the course repeatedly, though most players acknowledge this difficulty is part of the intentional challenge and still recommend the game, especially for multiplayer fun with friends.

Recommended Apr 11, 2024
First of all, the art and music for this game are great. 10/10. The movement system is unique. It takes some time to get used to, but once you do, it's a lot of fun. Tether has two main modes - Adventure mode, and climbing mode. Adventure mode is a long climbing course that gets harder the further you go. Think of games like Getting Over It and Jump King. Tether is a bit more forgiving than these, which I think is nice. It's definitely still a big challenge, but also very rewarding once you get to the top :) Climbing mode is like adventure mode but with wayyy shorter routes. Whereas adventure mode takes hours to finish, climbing mode routes take seconds. This makes them a lot of fun to speedrun. On top of all that, the game has multiplayer, so you can compete with your friends to see who can get the best time! In the future, I would love to see more routes, or even a new adventure mode. An improvement to the UI could be nice too - I found it a little bit confusing at first. Lastly, it would be amazing if the game had a level editor so you could create your own routes! Overall, Tether is a great game that is a lot of fun whether you're playing solo, or with friends! I hope t…
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Recommended Sep 10, 2024
we spent 3 hrs falling down a hole 10/10 wish turning into a rock for your partner took less time though
Recommended Sep 10, 2024
If I fall down that ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hole one more time I'm gonna tether myself to the ceiling fan
Recommended Apr 19, 2024
Tether is super cute! The controls are "different" but not too hard to pick up. Tether evokes a neat feeling when you realize you are "getting good"; it's a very enjoyable indie game, and hilarious when you play with friends. Def recommend, appropriately priced and promises a silly fun challenge. :D
Recommended Apr 11, 2024
A cute, engaging and platformer with a focus on grabbing and swinging!
Recommended Apr 11, 2024
The art style and music are really fun! The controls can be challenging (or maybe that's just me) in a good way. I would definitely recommend if you want a fun game to play by yourself or with friends!

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