---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.
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Very Positive (65) - 96% of the 65 user reviews for this game are positive.
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Jan 18, 2022
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Recommended
By Gold Bear Games January 7, 2023

“An interesting space arcade game with unique mechanics. You will have to create harpoon networks in which enemy ships will get entangled. Good style and interesting gameplay.”

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About This Game

Red Tether features explosive top-down space action with a unique "indirect combat" system.

You will face massive space fleets and fierce oppositions, while being armed with nothing but tether-harpoons and your wits.

  • Fight tether-based space battles that revolves entirely around linking yourself with opponents or them with each other.

  • Crash vessels into another using contracting tethers.

  • Rip off enemy weapons and attachments with well placed harpoons.

  • Outmaneuver the fleet by graple-swinging around objects.

  • Use your ship as a battering ram by slamming yourself into the opposition.

  • Experience fresh "combat-puzzle" gameplay that requires split-second tactical decisions amid fast paced action.

  • Carefully consider how to use ships against another, when to disarm and when to destroy and how to utilize the changing battle environment.

  • Learn to counter various fleet elements, including attack ships, support crafts and logistic units.

  • Fight through 50+ pre-made waves, or face randomly generated fleets in endless mode.

  • Clash with 16+ massive boss enemies and turn them into screen-filling explosions.

  • Dodge clearly telegraphed enemy attacks and potentially turn them against your opponents.

  • Avoid or exploit various hazards like flammable fuel spills, electrified hulls, coolant clouds and magnetic fields.

  • Unlock 18+ player ship variants that offer distinct playstyles, advantages and challenges.

  • Improve your craft with 120+ stackable ship and tether upgrades.

  • Catch and collect 14 bio-mechanical fish to gain advanced tech.

  • Discover 10+ star system zones and the new enemies they throw at you.

  • Piece together the game's lore by finding black boxes among all the ship-debris.

  • Get a tiny glimpse at a complex sci-fi universe. The story continues in Hyperspace Dogfights, Swirl W@tch and Hyperspace Deck Command.

  • Enable various challenge modes for the lategame.

  • Basic controller support and assist options.

System Requirements

Windows
SteamOS + Linux
    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
    Recommended:
    • OS *: At least Windows 8
    • Processor: 3.2 GHz
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GeForce GT 710 or better, OpenGL compatible
    • Storage: 500 MB available space
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 14.04 64bit or higher
    • Processor: 2.8 GHz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVidia Gallium 0.4 NV 106 or better, OpenGL compatible
    • Storage: 500 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Ubuntu 14.04 64bit or higher
    • Processor: 3.2 GHz
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GeForce GT 710 or better, OpenGL compatible
    • Storage: 500 MB available space

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