Games like Tether
If Tether is your kind of game, the closest matches are Stellar Rising, Swing Scale and You Suck At Football — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Tether: Grab your friends, and some rocks, in Tether: A unique multiplayer physics platformer about conquering rock-climbing challenges! Swap the old run-and-jump routine for a gripping new grab-and-swing adventure in this speedrunner-friendly game.
Players who liked Tether also play
Steam players who put hours into Tether also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Stellar Rising
WHY THIS
Top pick for Tether fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tether.
Embark on the difficult journey of returning the stars to the sky. Precisely control the stars, leaping from the bottom to the top of each level. Feel the sense of achievement with each successful leap, and enjoy this challenging process. Are you ready for this shining adventure?
Swing Scale
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Tether fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tether.
Swing Scale is a game that uses centrifugal force to explore various worlds and aim upward. Adjust the length of the wire, adjust the speed, and push the limits.
You Suck At Football
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Tether fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Tether.
A physics-based rage game where you and your friends control a chaotic football through parkour and deadly drops. One wrong bounce and you lose it all. Climb together or fall together — can you reach the top?
Get Tilted! :)
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Tether fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tether.
Tilt and jump your way out of the depths of a grand city. A difficult game where falling is your biggest obstacle, get used to starting over. Don't get too tilted :)
Late for Class: Variety King
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Tether fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tether.
Use 9 movement mechanics to climb your way to school. 'Late for Class' is a tribute to punishing games that are difficult, frustrating, yet somehow satisfying. Expect lots of falling and getting back up!
Jumping Jack
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Tether fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Tether.
Get To The Top
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Tether fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Tether.
It's a difficult game about a man with hooks.
That Flipping Mountain
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Tether fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Tether.
A physics driven parkour game inspired by "Getting Over It" and "Jump King". Flip, ski, and dive yourself up a massive mountain of stuff. Fall down, rage, get up, shake it off, parkour-on!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Tether at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Tether on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Tether.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Tether on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tether.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~70% under Tether on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tether.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~80% under Tether on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Tether.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Tether on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Tether.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Tether on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Tether.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Tether on Steam right now. Shares Action with Tether.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Tether on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Tether.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Tether.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Tether.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tether.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tether.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tether.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Tether.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tether.
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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Frequently asked about Tether
- How much does Tether cost?
- Tether is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Tether have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Tether supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to Tether?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tether are Stellar Rising, Swing Scale, You Suck At Football.
- Who developed Tether?
- Tether was developed by Logan Wang and published by Whaleshark Noises.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Tether.
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