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Tethered

Tethered

Thirteen unique islands await your guiding hand in this beautiful and engrossing real-time strategy game, unlike anything you have experienced before!

Released Feb 27, 2017 Developer Secret Sorcery Limited Platforms Windows StrategyIndieVRGod GameRTS
View on Steam ↗ $18.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.

81.0%positive211 reviews
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Does not Work with Meta Quest 3. Looks Like Devs abandoned updates.”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

31achievements
2.6%median completion
0.1%rarest: Omnipresent
76.1% of players 66.2% of players 64.1% of players 60.3% of players 56.5% of players 40.9% of players 36.3% of players 31.7% of players 27.2% of players 17.7% of players 14.1% of players 6.4% of players 4.4% of players 3.5% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.0% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.1% of players 76.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
76.1%Ten Shun — Build a Barracks
66.2%A Moot Hall — Build a Moot Hall
64.1%Home Improvements — Upgrade a building
Rarest badges of honor
0.1%Omnipresent — Rate A in all categories across all levels
0.2%Vincere aut Mori — Hidden achievement
0.2%Dulce et Decorum est — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$18.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$18.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US18.99 USD
UK14.49 GBP
Australia26.95 AUD
Canada21.79 CAD
Japan1,950 JPY
Brazil36.99 BRL
China67.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.1 China Japan Canada Australia US UK≈$19

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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

Apr 10, 2017
Play Tethered WITHOUT VR!

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27930995/db7f94bc7fda20b02a9044493629315a8ada5393.jpg We’ve been busy little sorcerers! Today's major update means you no longer

Apr 10, 2017
Play Tethered WITHOUT VR!

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27930995/db7f94bc7fda20b02a9044493629315a8ada5393.jpg We’ve been busy little sorcerers! Today's major update means you no longer

Mar 31, 2017
Get Collecting! Tethered Trading Cards Available NOW!

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27930995/8b6e49dc5c60f502de8eb59a5bdfbf643fdb48d7.png Keep despair at bay with this gorgeous set of Tethered Trading Cards! Featuri

Mar 31, 2017
Get Collecting! Tethered Trading Cards Available NOW!

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27930995/8b6e49dc5c60f502de8eb59a5bdfbf643fdb48d7.png Keep despair at bay with this gorgeous set of Tethered Trading Cards! Featuri

Mar 23, 2017
COMING SOON: Major Tethered update including non-VR support and checkpoint save system!

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27930995/dc62ff51ab20aa8c6a592314cbacef4c26989b1b.jpg We’re excited to reveal that we’ve been working on a major update for Tethere

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.

GenresIndie, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Indie · VR · God Game · RTS · Cute · Puzzle · Building · Singleplayer · Stylized · Atmospheric · Lemmings (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Tracked Controller Support · VR Supported · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Leaderboards · Remote Play on TV
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese
ControllerFull support
Achievements31
Official sitehttp://www.secretsorcery.com/tethered
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64 bit and later Processor: Intel i5-4590 equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 or AMD R9 290 equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC