It’s a sports battle mode that allows players to use their character skills to compete in a best-of-three beach tetherball game! Improved Online The Definitive Edition of Rivals of Aether includes updates to fan favorite modes like Abyss, along with a new game mode – Tetherball. Harness the power of the elements and unravel the mysterious conflicts of the planet Aether in Story Mode, band with friends to take on shadowy creatures in Abyss Mode, and bring your combat skills online to challenge players across the world. Twelve original characters plus indie guests Shovel Knight and Ori and Sein battle it out in this pixel perfect platform fighter. Players who already own Rivals of Aether on Steam will be automatically upgraded to the Definitive Edition for free. Instead of buying our original and guest character expansions separately, the game is now one complete package with everything included for $29.99. New features, modes, and extras are all bundled up with our full cast of characters from the entire span of Rivals’ development. The Definitive Edition of Rivals of Aether is loaded with content. If you’re interested in a behind-the-scenes look at development, you can read this medium post from project lead Dan Fornace on why it took so long to get here. For those of you who have been following our progress, this has been a long time coming.