Tethered - rope survival game
Charles Etzel Games iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Tethered - rope survival game is a free Games app for iPhone and iPad by Charles Etzel. Requires iOS 18.1. Updated April 6, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 8 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Apr 6
- 2026 · v1.0.1
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About Tethered - rope survival game
A rope walks into an arcade. Things get weird. Tethered is a physics-based survival game with one simple rule: don't let anything touch your rope. Sounds easy, right? It's not. You control both ends of a wobbly, saggy, beautifully chaotic rope. Enemies swarm from every direction. Your job? Keep that rope alive. Move the handles. Don't die. Uh oh: the better you do, the longer your rope gets. Success is its own punishment. That compact little rope you started with? Now it's a floppy nightmare dragging across half the screen while bombs explode and wigglers wiggle. MEET THE ENEMIES Basic - Just trying to get where it's going. Harmless alone. Deadly in swarms. Biggie - Drank a lot of milk. Grew up big and strong. Hard to dodge. Wiggle - Not quite sure where it's going. Wanders around a bit. Extremely rude. Bomb - May look small, but has a big impact. Ticks. Explodes. You know the drill. MEET THE POWERUPS Grab these with your rope handles before enemies destroy them: Laser Rope - Your rope becomes a weapon. Hunt instead of hide. This is how high scores happen. Shorter Rope - Fight back against the growing madness. Shrink that rope down to a manageable size. Slower Enemies - Everything chills out for a few seconds. Breathe. Plan. Survive. Zero Gravity - The rope floats like it's in space. Weird? Yes. Useful? Also yes... maybe. Score x2 - Double points. Stack with Laser Rope for maximum carnage. Rope Speed x2 - Move faster. Dodge better. Live longer. Extra Life - Survive one hit. Extremely rare. Extremely valuable. MULTIPLE CONTROL SCHEMES Dual Thumbsticks - One stick per rope end. Precise and deliberate. Direct Touch - Drag each handle directly. Intuitive and immediate. COMPETE GLOBALLY Chase the highest score, or survive the longest. Game Center tracks both. Your friends are watching. FEATURES - Realistic rope physics (gravity, momentum, the works) - Four enemy types with distinct behaviors - Seven powerups to master - Multiple control schemes - Game Center leaderboards and achievements - Works offline - No ads. No in-app purchases. Just game. The rules are simple. The rope is not. How long can you stay tethered?
What’s new
Version 1.0.1 · Updated April 6, 2026
Some quick bugfixes and UI tweaks. Thanks for playing Tethered!
App privacy
The developer, Charles Etzel, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
Used for: Analytics
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