In late 2016, a UK outfit known as Freesphere Entertainment announced what would be its first game: Tether, a first-person narrative adventure following a 45-year-old mother aboard a space station bound for Mars. With its stripped-back mechanics, lonely atmosphere, and narrative focus, the hype was inevitable. Where there’s hype, however, there are problems.

Source: N4G PC Time, Money, and The Troubles Facing Ambitious Sci-Fi Adventure Tether