Tethered

External Links

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Release zip
Contains tethered-rel5/play-offline/index.html
Post-comp release (recommended). Contains custom web interpreter, Z-code, C64 version, and walkthrough.
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Story File
Original IFComp release
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Walkthrough
Walkthrough and map
by David Welbourn

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About the Story

"I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man."

-- Chuang Tzu

Page Update History

	v.12: 09-Mar-2025 15:36 - JTN (Current Version) - Edit Page - Normal View Changed download links
	v.11: 05-Jul-2022 17:26 - Fredrik Ramsberg Changed version number
	v.10: 04-Oct-2020 20:30 - MathBrush Changed author
	v.9: 28-May-2020 05:33 - Linus Åkesson Changed download links
	v.8: 26-Nov-2019 00:51 - Linus Åkesson Changed download links
	v.7: 26-Nov-2019 00:45 - Linus Åkesson Changed download links
	v.6: 28-Jun-2019 02:47 - David Welbourn Changed download links
	v.5: 12-Feb-2019 16:50 - nf Changed external review links
	v.4: 26-Nov-2018 15:59 - Doug Orleans Changed download links
	v.3: 17-Nov-2018 17:47 - Linus Åkesson Changed Web site URL, download links
	v.2: 06-Nov-2018 10:55 - Linus Åkesson Changed IFIDs, development system, description, forgiveness
	v.1: 05-Oct-2018 14:27 - CMG Created page

1 Off-Site Review

IFComprehensive

To me, the most compelling works of interactive fiction are ones that take advantage of the unique features of the medium. “Tethered” tells a story that a conventional, noninteractive work of fiction would not be able to accomplish. The story begins with a woman being stranded during a snowstorm, but it quickly turns into something more unsettling.
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Game Details

Language: English (en)
First Publication Date: October 1, 2018
Current Version: 5
License: Freeware
Development System: Dialog
Forgiveness Rating: Merciful

IFWiki: Tethered

IFID: 55B22E4A-9CDE-462D-863B-B8BA0E32F698
TUID: u16mpjnk07d3l8i2