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---Red---Tether--> is an action-packed “combat-puzzle” roguelite. You will tear apart massive space fleets, using nothing but your advanced tether harpoons. Pull and crash ships into another, rip their components off, then grapple-swing your way out of danger.

Released Jan 18, 2022 Developer Sleeper Games Platforms Windows · Linux Action RoguelikeTop-Down ShooterPuzzleSci-fiDifficult
View on Steam ↗ $12.99 (US · as of 2026-05-15)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

96.3%positive82 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Edit: Yeah, I'm solidly mixed on this game. The core mechanics feel excellent, but they're marred by what feel like a lot of questionable design decisions (or perhaps oversights?) in the name of difficulty or even aesthetics. There are 50 waves (you can think of them like…”

— a player, Steam review · 56 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“So.. I recently picked this game up again... I thought I was going to be just as horrible as I was at the game the first time I played.. but now I'm better at it?? Starting to unlock more things and more equipment (Songbird techno is amazing). Anyways.. I love the design of this…”

— a player, Steam review · 67 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2023-10 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

23all-time peak
0 5 10 2023 No data collected for this period 9 avg · Jan 2022

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 25, 2026
Announcing Hyperspace Deck Command Flipside!

Hi everyone, Sleeper Games’ next project has just been announced! Hyperspace Deck Command Flipside is a sequel to my 2025 Deckbuilder , spicing up its classic timer-base space combat with a whole new

Oct 08, 2025
Hyperspace Deck Command Launched!

Hey There Hyperspace Fans Sleeper Games’ 4th release is here! Hyperspace Deck Command is a deck building rogue-lite that takes place in the hyperspace universe, millennia after the previous games. You

Jun 09, 2025
Hyperspace Deck Command Demo 2 Is Here!

https://i.imgur.com/qfrJ8JO.png The new demo for Hyperspace Deck Command is now ready for Steam Next Fest. You can check it out here on Steam . This version features 2 full faction decks, 19 unlockabl

Nov 16, 2024
Red Tether Version 1.310 (Harpoon Hunt)

-Hacked Cargo Rail now holds fire when V-Fish are nearby. -Fixed situations in which getting too much improvised armor at once would leave some unconverted (?) -Fixed training area coolant container n

Jul 20, 2024
Steam Trading Cards And Other Community Items Now Available

https://i.imgur.com/6fKi6qW.png Turns out Red Tether now qualifies for Steam community items, so I designed 9 trading cards for you to collect. The cards spotlight various A version of the Red Tether

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsAction Roguelike · Top-Down Shooter · Puzzle · Sci-fi · Difficult · Action · Destruction · Physics · Top-Down · Pixel Graphics · 2D · Tactical (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: At least Windows 7 Processor: 2.8 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia Gallium 0.4 NV 106 or better, OpenGL compatible Storage: 500 MB available space