Tetherline

(November 1st – December 25th 2025)

Visual assets were created using third-party asset packs and are not original artwork.

About the Project

This game is a solo, personal project created as part of my learning and development process. It serves as a technical and design experiment, and as a foundation for potential future expansion.

This prototype is  focused on exploring combat mechanics, movement systems, and encounter design in a controlled, linear environment.

The level is intentionally contained and edge-less, guiding the player forward through a sequence of encounters that introduce and showcase mechanics one by one. Rather than an open world, the experience is designed as a focused gameplay slice, allowing systems to be tested without distraction.

Gameplay Features

• Third-person action  with ranged combat elements

• Lock-on targeting and ability-based attacks

• Enemy encounters including a large boss fight

• Movement constraints designed to support pacing and readability

• Environmental interactions tied to progression

Story

You play as a lone wanderer tethered to a stranded truck, drawn by a mysterious radio signal echoing from a distant tower. To survive the scorching sands and violent storms, you must venture as far as your cable allows—battling scavengers and uncovering lost relics to extend your reach. With cinematic traversal, precise lock-on combat, and the constant tension between freedom and safety, Tetherline tells a story of persistence, distance, and the long road home through the ruins of a broken world.

Controls

• W/A/S/D - movement
• Spacebar - jump (outside of combat) / roll (in combat mode)
• Shift - sprint
• Ctrl - crouch
• Middle mouse button - lock on to target
• Left mouse button - primary fire
• Right mouse button - secondary fire
• F - attach tehter to anchor
• G - detach tether from anchor
• E - retract tether