Tethered

Tethered

Steam Deck · unrated

Secret Sorcery Limited · Strategy · Feb 27, 2017

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $18.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

81%
Very Positive
211 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 211 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 163 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise22% are divided11% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The visuals are gorgeous, it has to be said.
35 of 163 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
+ Relaxing and addictive core gameplay loop.
30 of 163 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
There's no storyline at all, which is surprising for a game that's built around cute little characters.
14 of 163 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Great graphics and interface.
7 of 163 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
The name of the game is to be constantly observant, as small artifacts appear which you use to unlock new abilities and buildings that help you to keep pace with the increasing difficulty of the events.
5 of 163 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Another pleasant surprise was the inclusion of Celtic Music in the soundtrack.
4 of 163 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Graphics35 reviews
Gameplay30 reviews
Story and characters14 reviews
Interface7 reviews
Difficulty5 reviews
Audio4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Controls8 reviews
38%
Performance4 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat4 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $18.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $18.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
31
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.