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TetherGeist

TetherGeist

TetherGeist is a challenging precision platformer that rewards practice and perseverance. Guide Mae and her axolotl spirit, Bao, on a wholesome coming-of-age pilgrimage while mastering Astral Projection, a tether that links Mae to her spirit and is the source of her strength.

Released May 7, 2026 Developer O. and Co. Games, Out of Space Games Platforms Windows · Mac ActionDifficultPrecision PlatformerAdventurePixel Graphics
View on Steam ↗ $16.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

97.7%positive353 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“You'll enjoy Tethergeist greatly if you liked games like Celeste, though you shouldn't expect it to live up to the same legendary standard. The game has a beautiful art style and great mechanics that I think make it stand out among other platformers. I enjoyed the effort the…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Overall I liked it, but I'm still a little mixed about some things. I honestly feel like this could have used a lot of polish. Most of the things I have issues with are small things. For instance: - I love the artstyle, but a lot of the level art is a little unclear game-design…”

— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“What a great experience. The controls are delightfully simple, the puzzles and challenges are well-designed, the story is heartwarming, and the art and music are beautiful. This is a very well-executed spiritual successor to Celeste. It reminded me of everything I love from that…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 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 2026-09-26.

49achievements
28.1%median completion
5.0%rarest: Gormpinious Wumble
92.7% of players 88.7% of players 79.7% of players 78.7% of players 74.1% of players 66.0% of players 58.4% of players 50.9% of players 50.7% of players 46.4% of players 45.2% of players 42.2% of players 40.6% of players 38.4% of players 37.8% of players 37.3% of players 36.6% of players 36.3% of players 35.1% of players 34.0% of players 33.6% of players 30.9% of players 30.8% of players 28.9% of players 28.1% of players 27.8% of players 27.2% of players 27.0% of players 25.5% of players 25.1% of players 22.1% of players 18.1% of players 16.8% of players 14.9% of players 14.8% of players 13.1% of players 11.7% of players 7.8% of players 7.3% of players 7.2% of players 7.0% of players 6.6% of players 6.3% of players 6.2% of players 5.9% of players 5.9% of players 5.7% of players 5.3% of players 5.0% of players 92.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
92.7%A Nearly Perfect Day... — Complete the tutorial section.
88.7%Here we go! — Leave town.
79.7%Homeland — Complete chapter 1.
Rarest badges of honor
5.0%Gormpinious Wumble — Find the poet in all 8 of his locations.
5.3%That Was Beautiful — Hidden achievement
5.7%The Heart to Break — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$16.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$16.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US16.99 USD
EU15.99 EUR
UK14.99 GBP
Australia23.95 AUD
Canada19.99 CAD
Japan2,150 JPY
Brazil49.99 BRL
China67.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$9.6 China Japan Canada Australia US EU UK≈$20

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

Latest official news

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

May 23, 2026
v1.0.8 Minor Fixes

Redesigned input detection and execution on blue pipes in Chapter 5.3 to be more responsive to player expectations. Recolored the damage vines in Chapter 5 to have better contrast and improve readabil

May 13, 2026
v1.0.7 Minor Fixes

Fixed issues in chapter 3-2 and chapter 4-3 where subsection red atropa counts in the overworld were incorrectly referencing the wrong atropa IDs. In addition to the interact button, "up" can now also

May 09, 2026
Developer Playthrough (Soft Speedrun)

I'm playing through the entirety of TetherGeist! (And casually seeing if I can beat the current speedrun World Record). I'll be sharing my own commentary along the way, talking about design decisions,

May 09, 2026
v1.0.6 Minor Fixes

Fixed issue where watching the credits from the title screen prior to loading a file would erase the first save file. Implemented Steam Cloud saves. Fixed bug where deaths were counted incorrectly in

May 08, 2026
v1.0.5 - Minor Fixes

Changed NPC interaction input to be consistent with door interaction input. (Defaults: Y on Switch, top Gamepad button on PC controller input, E on keyboard). Can be re-binded on Steam version. Fixed

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsAction · Difficult · Precision Platformer · Adventure · Pixel Graphics · Indie · Cute · Fantasy · Female Protagonist · Exploration · 2D Platformer · Side Scroller (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish, German, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America
ControllerFull support
Achievements49
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Dual Core CPU Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 4-compliant onboard graphics Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: basic VR Support: None Additional Notes: N/A