Games like TetherGeist
Below are 27 hand-picked alternatives to TetherGeist for fans of action, indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in TetherGeist also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About 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.
Players who liked TetherGeist also play
Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Chloe the Cat
Top pick for TetherGeist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TetherGeist.
Jump, swipe, and pounce your way through this colorful platforming adventure as Chloe the Cat! Explore each nook and cranny for food and secrets while leaping past danger around every corner.
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The Storied Sword
Second-strongest match for TetherGeist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TetherGeist.
An 8-bit action-adventure! Retrieve the fabled Storied Sword from the evil clutches of the dark sorcerer Vectre!
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HAMISH
Third-strongest match for TetherGeist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TetherGeist.
Hamish is a fast-paced, momentum-driven action platformer where every step could be your last. Run, jump, and grapple your way through rising lava, snowy peaks, neon-lit cities, and more, mastering speed and precision while taking down ruthless enemies.
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Aeon Drive
Ranked #4 for TetherGeist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TetherGeist.
Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or in up to 4 player co-op, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city - and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.
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SANAE's Sylphid Breeze
Ranked #5 for TetherGeist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TetherGeist.
"SANAE's Sylphid Breeze" is 2D Platformer game with cute pixelart. The main character in this game, SANAE KOCHIYA is a character from the "Touhou Project". With her new ability “SPELL SPOILER, she inhales enemies and imitates their ability. Behold! SANAE's miracle adventure!!
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1 Screen Platformer
Ranked #6 for TetherGeist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TetherGeist.
This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.
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Celeste
Ranked #7 for TetherGeist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TetherGeist.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
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Ageless
Ranked #8 for TetherGeist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with TetherGeist.
Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below TetherGeist at current Steam store prices.
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Garry's Mod
Priced ~63% under TetherGeist on Steam right now. Shares Indie with TetherGeist.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
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Vampire Survivors
Priced ~63% under TetherGeist on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with TetherGeist.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
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R.E.P.O.
Priced ~49% under TetherGeist on Steam right now. Shares Action with TetherGeist.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
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PEAK
Priced ~41% under TetherGeist on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with TetherGeist.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
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Titanfall® 2
Priced ~67% under TetherGeist on Steam right now. Shares Action with TetherGeist.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
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Slay the Spire
Priced ~54% under TetherGeist on Steam right now. Shares Indie with TetherGeist.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
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Inscryption
Priced ~41% under TetherGeist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with TetherGeist.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
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Cookie Clicker
Priced ~63% under TetherGeist on Steam right now. Shares Indie with TetherGeist.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with TetherGeist.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with TetherGeist.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with TetherGeist.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with TetherGeist.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with TetherGeist.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with TetherGeist.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with TetherGeist.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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1 Screen Platformer
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with TetherGeist.
This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.
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Celeste
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with TetherGeist.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
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Ageless
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with TetherGeist.
Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.
Frequently asked about TetherGeist
- Does TetherGeist run on Steam Deck?
- TetherGeist is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does TetherGeist cost?
- TetherGeist is listed on Steam at 13.59 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to TetherGeist?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside TetherGeist are Chloe the Cat, The Storied Sword, HAMISH.
- Who developed TetherGeist?
- TetherGeist was developed by O. and Co. Games, Out of Space Games and published by O. and Co. Games, Out of Space Games.
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