Beta Gameplay preview · muted

Tether

Hold to reel in. Release to let out.

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Mobile-first portrait; landscape plays the same arena with wider margins.

Tether Beta

by Briar Games

Best scores & daily streak saved · This browser only

A LITTLE MORE ABOUT

Tether

You are a spark on a tether, orbiting an anchor you have to defend, and you never let go — the only thing you control is how much line is paid out. Reel in and you spin up into a buzzsaw parked on the core; let out and you become a slow scythe sweeping the whole rim. The glowing ribbon you leave behind cuts too, so you are not aiming a dot, you are painting a blade. Wind in too long and the tether burns through, so the game is a breath: in to shred, out to cool.

ActionArcadeQuick play

Your progress

A best score and best wave for each of the three modes, plus your daily streak and unlocked worlds, stay in this browser on this device. A run in progress does not resume after a reload. Clearing site data removes progress; it does not sync between devices.

Content: Abstract neon hazards; no depicted characters.. Browser privacy settings can affect saving.

How to play

Hold anywhere
Reel in and spin up
Let go
Pay the line out and sweep wide
Space · Enter · arrows · WASD
Reel in, for playing without a pointer
P · pause and mute buttons
Pause · toggle sound, top-right during a run

Game menus include their own instructions. Sound begins after you interact.

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