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Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
''. It includes officially licensed ''Tetris'' sequels, as well as unofficial clones.


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Amstrad CPC The Amstrad CPC (short for ''Colour Personal Computer'') is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Si ...
, Amstrad PCW, Amiga, Atari ST,
BBC Micro The British Broadcasting Corporation Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, is a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers in the 1980s for the BBC Computer Literacy Project. Designed with an emphas ...
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Acorn Electron The Acorn Electron (nicknamed the Elk inside Acorn and beyond) was a lower-cost alternative to the BBC Micro educational/ home computer, also developed by Acorn Computers Ltd, to provide many of the features of that more expensive machine at a ...
, Commodore 64, MSX,
ZX Spectrum The ZX Spectrum () is an 8-bit home computer that was developed by Sinclair Research. It was released in the United Kingdom on 23 April 1982, and became Britain's best-selling microcomputer. Referred to during development as the ''ZX81 Colou ...
, Mirrorsoft , Ports developed by Rowan Software. , - , ''Tetris'' , 1988 , Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST,
Apple IIGS The Apple IIGS (styled as II), the fifth and most powerful of the Apple II family, is a 16-bit personal computer produced by Apple Computer. While featuring the Macintosh look and feel, and resolution and color similar to the Amiga and Atari ST ...
, IBM PC,
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Mac OS Two major famlies of Mac operating systems were developed by Apple Inc. In 1984, Apple debuted the operating system that is now known as the "Classic" Mac OS with its release of the original Macintosh System Software. The system, rebranded "M ...
, Spectrum HoloByte , Included in the compilation ''Tetris Gold''. , - , ''Tetris'' , 1988 ,
PC-9800 series The , commonly shortened to PC-98 or , is a lineup of Japanese 16-bit and 32-bit personal computers manufactured by NEC from 1982 to 2000. The platform established NEC's dominance in the Japanese personal computer market, and, by 1999, more ...
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X68000 The is a home computer created by Sharp Corporation. It was first released in 1987 and sold only in Japan. The initial model has a 10 MHz Motorola 68000 CPU, 1 MB of RAM, and lacks a hard drive. The final model was released in 1993 wi ...
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FM-7 The FM-7 ("Fujitsu Micro 7") is a home computer created by Fujitsu. It was first released in 1982 and was sold in Japan and Spain. It is a stripped-down version of Fujitsu's earlier FM-8 computer, and during development it was referred to as th ...
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PC-8800 series The , commonly shortened to PC-88, are a brand of Zilog Z80-based 8-bit home computers released by Nippon Electric Company (NEC) in 1981 and primarily sold in Japan. The PC-8800 series sold extremely well and became one of the three major Japan ...
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Bullet-Proof Software Blue Planet Software, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher. Established as Bullet-Proof Software, Inc. in Japan, Blue Planet Software became a separate company founded by Henk Rogers in Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii ( ; h ...
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Family Computer The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit Third generation of video game consoles, third-generation home video game console produced by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan in 1983 as the commonly known as the The NES, a redes ...
, Bullet-Proof Software , This version is also available on
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' Legends Flashback console. , - , ''Tetris'' , 1988
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Mega Drive The Sega Genesis, known as the outside North America, is a 16-bit fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega. It was Sega's third console and the successor to the Master System. Sega released it in 1988 in Japan a ...
, Sega , Sega's arcade version of ''Tetris'' was released in December 1988. In Japan, it was the highest-grossing arcade game of 1989, and remained among the top ten annual highest-grossing arcade conversion kits through 1995.
Mega Drive version developed by Sanritsu Denki, which was cancelled, resulting in less than ten copies being printed. A new version based on arcade version was released on the
Sega Genesis Mini The Sega Genesis Mini, known as the Mega Drive Mini in regions outside of North America, is a dedicated console modeled on the Sega Genesis. The Mini emulates the original console's 16-bit hardware, and includes 42 games ported by M2. It was r ...
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Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
'' , 1988 ,
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, Atari Games , , - , ''Tetris'' , 1988 , TRS-80 CoCo , Tandy , Developed by ZCT Systems. , - , ''
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
'' , 1989 ,
NES The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console produced by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan in 1983 as the commonly known as the The NES, a redesigned version, was released in American ...
, Tengen , Pulled from shelves following a court ruling. , - , ''
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
'' , 1989 ,
Game Boy The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on April 21, 1989, in North America later the same year, and in Europe in late 1990. It was designed by the same t ...
, Nintendo , Bundled in the North American and European releases of the Game Boy itself and the first game compatible with the Game Link Cable, a pack-in accessory that allowed two Game Boys to link together for multiplayer purposes. , - , ''
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
'' , 1989 , NES , Nintendo , , - , ''
Welltris ''Welltris'' is a puzzle video game, developed by Doca and licensed to Bullet-Proof Software. It is an official game in the ''Tetris'' series. Adaptations were made by Sphere, Inc., for Spectrum HoloByte, and by Infogrames. It was released for M ...
'' , 1989 , PC , Spectrum HoloByte , Designed by
Alexey Pajitnov Alexey Leonidovich Pajitnov. (born 16 April 1955) is a Russian-born American computer engineer and video game designer. He is best-known for designing and developing ''Tetris'' in 1984 while working at the Dorodnitsyn Computing Centre under the ...
and developed by Doka. Pieces (including
tetromino A tetromino is a geometric shape composed of four squares, connected orthogonally (i.e. at the edges and not the corners). Tetrominoes, like dominoes and pentominoes, are a particular type of polyomino. The corresponding polycube, called a tetracu ...
es and occasionally
pentomino Derived from the Greek word for ' 5', and " domino", a pentomino (or 5-omino) is a polyomino of order 5, that is, a polygon in the plane made of 5 equal-sized squares connected edge-to-edge. When rotations and reflections are not considered ...
es) slide down one of four wall surfaces in a well, the "well" being an 8x8 square. When a piece lands while fully or partially sticking outside of the well, the wall is temporarily blocked. The game ends when four walls are no longer accessible. Other versions: * Amiga,
Mac OS Two major famlies of Mac operating systems were developed by Apple Inc. In 1984, Apple debuted the operating system that is now known as the "Classic" Mac OS with its release of the original Macintosh System Software. The system, rebranded "M ...
(1990,
Infogrames Atari SA (formerly Infogrames Entertainment SA) is a French video game holding company headquartered in Paris. Its subsidiaries include Atari Interactive and Atari, Inc. It is the current owner of the Atari brand through Atari Interactive. ...
urope Spectrum HoloByte S *
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, CPC, C64 (1991,
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Arcade Arcade most often refers to: * Arcade game, a coin-operated game machine ** Arcade cabinet, housing which holds an arcade game's hardware ** Arcade system board, a standardized printed circuit board * Amusement arcade, a place with arcade games * ...
(1991, Video System) , - , ''Tetris'' , 1990 , Microsoft Windows ,
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, Part of the ''
Microsoft Entertainment Pack ''Microsoft Entertainment Pack'' , also known as ''Windows Entertainment Pack'' or simply ''WEP'' , is a collection of 16-bit casual computer games for Windows. There were four Entertainment Packs released between 1990 and 1992. These games w ...
''. , - , '' Hatris'' , 1990 ,
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,
Game Boy The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on April 21, 1989, in North America later the same year, and in Europe in late 1990. It was designed by the same t ...
,
Bullet-Proof Software Blue Planet Software, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher. Established as Bullet-Proof Software, Inc. in Japan, Blue Planet Software became a separate company founded by Henk Rogers in Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii ( ; h ...
, Designed by
Alexey Pajitnov Alexey Leonidovich Pajitnov. (born 16 April 1955) is a Russian-born American computer engineer and video game designer. He is best-known for designing and developing ''Tetris'' in 1984 while working at the Dorodnitsyn Computing Centre under the ...
. A variety of hats must be made to fall into stacks of five identical hats. Other versions: *
Arcade Arcade most often refers to: * Arcade game, a coin-operated game machine ** Arcade cabinet, housing which holds an arcade game's hardware ** Arcade system board, a standardized printed circuit board * Amusement arcade, a place with arcade games * ...
(1990, Video System) * PC-Engine (1991,
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) , - , '' Tetris 2'' , 1990 ,
ZX Spectrum The ZX Spectrum () is an 8-bit home computer that was developed by Sinclair Research. It was released in the United Kingdom on 23 April 1982, and became Britain's best-selling microcomputer. Referred to during development as the ''ZX81 Colou ...
, Ultrasoft , Developed by František Fuka. , - , '' Faces... Tris III'' , 1991 , Amiga,
MS-DOS MS-DOS ( ; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few ope ...
, Spectrum HoloByte , Winner of the 1991 Software Publishers Association Excellence in Software Award for Best Action/Arcade Program. Alexey Pajitnov's fourth and final official game in the "Tris" series. Developed by Sphere, Inc. The player must arrange falling pieces to form a complete face, which include famous historical figures. Features 10 themed difficulty levels and a head-to-head mode. , - , ''
Super Tetris ''Super Tetris'' is a 1991 puzzle video game published by Spectrum HoloByte. Gameplay ''Super Tetris'' is a game in which two players can play with each other in competitive, cooperative or head-to-head modes. Developed by Sphere, Inc. Added b ...
'' , 1991 ,
MS-DOS MS-DOS ( ; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few ope ...
, Amiga,
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, Spectrum HoloByte , Developed by Sphere, Inc. Added bombs, new special block types, and two-player co-operative and competitive modes. Bombs appear in some blocks, which explode when the row is filled and removed. , - , ''Tetris'' , 1991 , Philips CDi ,
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, Originally developed by Chunsoft, ''Tetris 2 + Bombliss'' (テトリス2+BOMBLISS) was directed by Koichi Nakamura and produced by
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. One mode, "Bombliss", features bomb blocks that destroy surrounding blocks when a line is completed. Bombliss uses the gravity algorithm to re-arrange the stage after an explosion has destroyed some blocks. A "Tetris C" mode automatically raises the playfield one level after a certain number of blocks are used. Other versions: * ''Super Tetris 2 + Bombliss'' (スーパーテトリス2+ボンブリス) (1992,
Super Famicom The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), commonly shortened to Super NES or Super Nintendo, is a Fourth generation of video game consoles, 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South ...
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Bullet-Proof Software Blue Planet Software, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher. Established as Bullet-Proof Software, Inc. in Japan, Blue Planet Software became a separate company founded by Henk Rogers in Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii ( ; h ...
) * ''Super Tetris 2 + Bombliss Limited'' (スーパーテトリス2+ボンブリス 限定版) (1994,
Super Famicom The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), commonly shortened to Super NES or Super Nintendo, is a Fourth generation of video game consoles, 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South ...
,
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) * ''All Japan Super Bombliss Cup '95'' (All Japanスーパーボンブリスカップ'95) (1995,
Super Famicom The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), commonly shortened to Super NES or Super Nintendo, is a Fourth generation of video game consoles, 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South ...
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Bullet-Proof Software Blue Planet Software, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher. Established as Bullet-Proof Software, Inc. in Japan, Blue Planet Software became a separate company founded by Henk Rogers in Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii ( ; h ...
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Satellaview The is a satellite modem peripheral produced by Nintendo for the Super Famicom in 1995. Containing 1 megabyte of ROM space and an additional 512 kB of RAM, Satellaview allowed players to download games, magazines, and other media through sate ...
(1995, Blue Planet Software) , - , ''
Tetris Classic ''Tetris Classic'' is a 1992 puzzle video game developed and published by Spectrum HoloByte for DOS systems. It is an adaptation of the 1985 Soviet video game ''Tetris'', which was first released in North America in 1988. Spectrum HoloByte subse ...
'' , 1992 ,
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, Spectrum HoloByte , Includes background graphics depicting scenes from ''
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'', a soundtrack based on Russian folk melodies, and a number of cooperative and competitive two-player modes , - , '' Tetris 2'' , 1993 ,
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and
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, Nintendo , Uses disconnected colored tetrominos instead of adjacent type tetrominoes, the goal of ''Tetris 2'' is to clear all the bombs by making the blocks of the same color stick together. Released as ''Tetris Flash'' in Japan. Other Versions: *
Super NES The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), commonly shortened to Super NES or Super Nintendo, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in ...
(1994, Nintendo) , - , '' Tetris Battle Gaiden'' , 1993 ,
Super Famicom The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), commonly shortened to Super NES or Super Nintendo, is a Fourth generation of video game consoles, 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South ...
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Bullet-Proof Software Blue Planet Software, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher. Established as Bullet-Proof Software, Inc. in Japan, Blue Planet Software became a separate company founded by Henk Rogers in Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii ( ; h ...
, Similar to ''
Puyo Puyo ''Puyo Puyo'' (ぷよぷよ), previously known as ''Puyo Pop'' outside Japan, is a series of tile-matching video games created by Compile. Sega has owned the franchise since 1998, with games after 2001 being developed by Sonic Team. ''Puyo Puyo ...
'' in use of competitive mode, characters, and humorous storyline. Different characters can also unleash special moves that affect the opponent in some way. Also includes a Rensa mode, in which gravity takes a bigger part. Came to the attention of European gamers by way of a review in Issue 18 (April 1994) of '' Super Play'' magazine. , - , '' Tetris & Dr. Mario'' , 1994 ,
Super NES The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), commonly shortened to Super NES or Super Nintendo, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in ...
, Nintendo , Compilation of ''Tetris'' and '' Dr. Mario'' with enhanced graphics and sound. , - , ''Super Tetris 3'' , 1994 ,
Super Famicom The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), commonly shortened to Super NES or Super Nintendo, is a Fourth generation of video game consoles, 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South ...
, Blue Planet Software , * ''Sparkliss'' is similar to Bombliss, but the bombs have orthogonal explosions. Some blocks need to be hit more than once by explosions before they are destroyed. * ''Magicaliss'' has pieces that may also be one of four colors. Making a full line with one color destroys all the blocks of that color in the stage. The remaining blocks fall in place. * ''Familiss'' is a four-player multiplayer ''Tetris''. Each playfield in this mode is 7 columns across, instead of the usual 10 columns. , - , ''V-Tetris'' , 1995 , Virtual Boy , Bullet Proof , {Japanese-exclusive. It is not to be confused with the similar Virtual Boy title '' 3D Tetris'', as the two games are entirely different. ''V-Tetris'' is mostly the same as the original Tetris games, the only difference being the cylindrical puzzle mode in which blocks could be placed in a 3-D spiral. By using the L and R buttons, or the right D-pad, the screen shifts a block left or right respectively. , - , ''Tetris Blast'' , 1996 , Game Boy , Nintendo / Bullet Proof , Known in Japan as ''Super Bombliss'', Tetris Blast was developed by Bullet Proof, and published by Nintendo. It was released for the
Game Boy The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on April 21, 1989, in North America later the same year, and in Europe in late 1990. It was designed by the same t ...
in Japan on 17 March 1995, in North America in January 1996. It is the same as the Bombliss mode in ''Super Tetris 2 & Bombliss''. In an added "Fight" mode, there are creatures that traverse the constantly changing 'terrain' of the play field and try to hinder the player from clearing the screen of blocks. Players can battle others by using a link cable. , - , ''
Tetris Attack ''Tetris Attack'', also known as in Japan, is a puzzle video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. A Game Boy version was released a year later. In the game, the player must ...
'' , 1996 ,
Super NES The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), commonly shortened to Super NES or Super Nintendo, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in ...
and
Game Boy The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on April 21, 1989, in North America later the same year, and in Europe in late 1990. It was designed by the same t ...
, Nintendo, Intelligent Systems , A version of the Japanese game '' Panel de Pon'' with redone art made to resemble '' Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. Has no relation to ''Tetris'' other than name and genre. Also spawned '' Pokémon Puzzle League'' for the N64, '' Pokémon Puzzle Challenge'' for the Game Boy Color, '' Puzzle League'' for the
Game Boy Advance The (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo as the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, in North America on June 11, 2001, in the PAL region on June 22, ...
, and
Planet Puzzle League ''Planet Puzzle League'', known as ''Puzzle League DS'' in Europe, and as in Japan, is a video game for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console in the Puzzle League ''Panel de Pon'' visual matching puzzle game series. In North America, '' ...
for the Nintendo DS. , - , '' 3D Tetris'' , 1996 ,
Virtual Boy The Virtual Boy is a 32-bit tabletop portable video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. Released in 1995, it was marketed as the first console capable of displaying stereoscopic "3D" graphics. The player uses the console like ...
, Nintendo , Released only in the United States. Different from the version (V-Tetris) released in Japan. The 3D well mode is similar to Welltris. , - , ''Tetris Jr.'' , 1996 , LCD game , Blue Planet Software , A keychain Tetris game with 8 game modes. A port for Windows was also developed. , - , ''Tetris S'' , 1996 , Saturn ,
Bullet-Proof Software Blue Planet Software, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher. Established as Bullet-Proof Software, Inc. in Japan, Blue Planet Software became a separate company founded by Henk Rogers in Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii ( ; h ...
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Tetris Plus is a puzzle video game developed by Natsume and published by Jaleco for arcades in 1996, and ported to the Game Boy, Sega Saturn, and PlayStation later that year. The game would be followed by a sequel, ''Tetris Plus 2'', in 1997. Ports were to ...
'' , 1995
1996
1997 , Arcade, PlayStation, Saturn, Game Boy , Jaleco
Jaleco
Nintendo , Added to the classic ''Tetris'' is the new Puzzle Mode. Each level begins with a character (the professor) standing on a different pattern of blocks. This is somewhat is similar to Welltris The goal is to clear the blocks out from under him to get him to the bottom. He climbs to the top of the blocks being stacked up and the game ends when the professor and the descending spiked ceiling collide. , - , '' Tetris Plus 2'' , 1997 , Arcade , Jaleco , This version is an improved version of Tetris Plus. , - , '' Tetrisphere'' , 1997 , Nintendo 64 , Nintendo , Uses some of the tetrominoes (as well as two 3-block piece) with different gameplay than standard ''Tetris''. The object of the game is to reveal the core in the center of the sphere (which is actually a
torus In geometry, a torus (plural tori, colloquially donut or doughnut) is a surface of revolution generated by revolving a circle in three-dimensional space about an axis that is coplanar with the circle. If the axis of revolution does not tou ...
as seen through a fisheye perspective). To achieve this, you need to stack similarly shaped pieces on top of each other. Once three are stacked, the pieces disappear and reveal the layer below. If the player doesn't clear blocks fast enough they lose one life, and if they lose three, the game is over. Wild card pieces, power-ups and a limited ability to slide pieces over the surface of the sphere all help with this task. , - , '' Tetris DX'' , 1998 , Game Boy Color , Nintendo , The Game Boy version of ''Tetris'' updated for the Game Boy Color , - , ''Tetris 4D'' , 1998 , Dreamcast ,
Bullet-Proof Software Blue Planet Software, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher. Established as Bullet-Proof Software, Inc. in Japan, Blue Planet Software became a separate company founded by Henk Rogers in Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii ( ; h ...
, , - , ''
Tetris 64 is a puzzle video game for the Nintendo 64. It was released only in English in Japan in 1998, and is the only Nintendo 64 game that works with the bio sensor accessory, which it included. Bio sensor The bio sensor is a Nintendo 64 accessory pr ...
'' , 1998 , Nintendo 64 , SETA Corporation , Includes Normal ''Tetris'', ''Giga Tetris'' that has tetriminoes of different sizes, and ''Bio Tetris'' that adjusts itself based on feedback from a heartbeat measuring clip that attaches to the user's ear. , - , '' Tetris: The Grand Master'' , 1998 , Arcade , Arika / Capcom , Released in Japan, designed for seasoned and skilled Tetris players. At higher levels, tetriminoes begin to drop so fast that they appear immediately at the bottom, with no airborne phase at all; Players only have a split-second to slide the block into designated locations before they lock down. This distinctive style is called "20G". Subsequent entries in the Grand Master series continued the high-speed trend. , - , ''Kids Tetris'' , 1999 , PC ,
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, Tetrominoes start out with two blocks and increase with further lines. Circus, Firehouse, Haunted House and Laboratory stages have different graphical effects with each cleared level. Includes printing option. , - , '' The New Tetris'' , 1999 , Nintendo 64 , Nintendo , ''Tetris'' with a new feature: when a 16-block (4 by 4) square is made, the tetrominos used to form the square are merged as 16-block squares. A square formed using different types of tetrominos is called a combo square or multisquare, and it appears silver. A square formed using four of the same piece is called a pure square or monosquare, and it appears gold. All pieces but the S and Z can form monosquares. , - , ''Tetris'' , 1999 , Ericsson T28 ,
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, , - , ''The Next Tetris'' , 1999
2000
2001 , PlayStation, PC
Dreamcast
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, The Next Tetris was a version of the game with an emphasis on the cascade mode. , - , '' Magical Tetris Challenge'' , 1999
2000 , Nintendo 64, PlayStation
Game Boy Color , Capcom
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SCEE , Story mode with
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characters. The game implements a new ''Tetris'' deviation of combos, where consecutive cleared lines give those clears greater value. Non-story variations include magical, updown, and endless mode with other modes which can be unlocked in the story mode. , - , ''Sega Tetris'' , 2000 , Dreamcast , WOW Entertainment , , - , '' Tetris: The Absolute – The Grand Master 2'' , 2000 , Arcade , Arika / Psikyo , Sequel to ''Tetris: The Grand Master'', featured faster gameplay than its predecessor. A later upgrade, Tetris: The Absolute – The Grand Master 2 Plus, featured several new modes including the "Death Mode" where tetriminoes fall furiously fast right from the beginning. , - , ''Tetris With Cardcaptor Sakura: Eternal Heart'' , 2000 , PlayStation , Arika , Released only in Japan, a ''
Cardcaptor Sakura , abbreviated as ''CCS'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. Serialized monthly in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from May 1996 to June 2000, it was also published in 12 ''tankōbon'' ...
''-themed Tetris game. It presents puzzles in which the player (as
Sakura Kinomoto is the main protagonist and title character of Clamp (manga artists), Clamp's manga series ''Cardcaptor Sakura''. In the English anime adaptation by Nelvana of the series, ''Cardcaptors'' is known as Sakura Avalon, though her surname was changed ...
) has to transform the Clow Cards into Sakura Cards by defeating Eriol's
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
style Puzzles. The game also features player vs CPU and contains hidden extras based on the
anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...
series. , - , ''Tetris'' , 2001 ,
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Ericsson (lit. "Telephone Stock Company of LM Ericsson"), commonly known as Ericsson, is a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm. The company sells infrastructure, software, and services in informa ...
, , - , '' Tetris Worlds'' , 2001 , PC, Playstation 2 ,
THQ THQ Inc. was an American video game company based in Agoura Hills, California. It was founded in April 1990 by Jack Friedman, originally in Calabasas, and became a public company the following year through a reverse merger takeover. Initi ...
, Includes ''Tetris'', ''Square Tetris'', ''Cascade Tetris'', ''Sticky Tetris'' (originally in ''The New Tetris''), ''Hot-Line Tetris,'' and ''Fusion Tetris''. Other versions: * PS2 (2002, Blue Planet Software) * Nintendo GameCube and Xbox (2002, Radical Ent.) * Game Boy Advance (2002,
3d6 Games 3d6 Games was an American video game developer founded by ex-Digital Eclipse programmers William S. Schmitt and Troy Sheets. The studio was initially active between 1999 and 2002, during which period it created games exclusively for the Game Bo ...
) , - , ''Tetris'' , 2002 , WonderSwan Color, SwanCrystal , Vanguard , , - , '' Pokémon Tetris'' , 2002 ,
Pokémon mini The (officially stylized as Pokémon mini) is a handheld game console that was designed and manufactured by Nintendo and themed around the ''Pokémon'' media franchise. It is the smallest game system with interchangeable cartridges ever produce ...
, , Released only in Japan and Europe, a tiny keychain Tetris game with a Pokémon theme. , - , ''Tetris Advance'' , 2003 ,
Game Boy Advance The (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo as the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, in North America on June 11, 2001, in the PAL region on June 22, ...
, Success , Tetris Advance is a Tetris game published only in Japan. , - , ''Tetris Elements'' , 2004 , Windows PC, Mac OS ,
THQ THQ Inc. was an American video game company based in Agoura Hills, California. It was founded in April 1990 by Jack Friedman, originally in Calabasas, and became a public company the following year through a reverse merger takeover. Initi ...
, Includes classic ''Tetris'' and five variations: Stratosphere, which features meteors that can either help or hurt in eliminating rows; Earthquake, where tremors shake the falling shapes and move them around; Tempest, a double ''Tetris'' game where players are switched back and forth between screens; Ice, which has falling icicles that will knock into the falling shapes and make them crash down; and Fire, where heat can cause a chain reaction and melt multiple rows. , - , '' Tetris: The Grand Master 3 – Terror Instinct'' , 2005 , Arcade , Arika / Taito , Sequel to Tetris: The Absolute – The Grand Master 2 Plus with several changes in game mechanics and a "Shirase" mode, analogous to Death Mode but with a drastic speed increase. , - , '' Tetris: The Grand Master Ace'' , 2005 , Xbox 360 , Arika / AQ Entertainment , First console version in the ''Grand Master'' series, one of the launch titles for the Japanese launch of the Xbox 360. , - , ''Tetris Mania'' , 2006 , Mobile Phones ,
Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City, California. Founded in May 1982 by Apple employee Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer game industry and promoted the ...
, ''Cascade Tetris'', ''Sticky Tetris'' and ''Fusion Tetris'', all previously in Tetris Worlds. , - , '' Tetris DS'' , 2006 , Nintendo DS , Nintendo , First version for Nintendo DS. Includes local multiplayer and online multiplayer support. All based around the NES era of games. , - , ''iPod Tetris'' , 2006 , iPod , Electronic Arts , , - , '' Tetris Evolution'' , 2007 ,
Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. As the successor to the original Xbox, it is the second console in the Xbox series. It competed with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generati ...
, THQ , First seventh generation ''Tetris'' game to be released in the United States. Includes play over Xbox Live. , - , ''
Tetris Zone ''Tetris Zone'' is a ''Tetris'' game for the Macintosh platform and was released as a Universal binary for Apple computers. A Windows version was later released. It was one of the first games that attempted to limit the effects of T-spins on the ...
'' , 2007 , Windows PC and Mac OS , Blue Planet Software , Features four game modes and the Combo system. Includes online Leaderboards and game playback. , - , ''
Tetris Splash ''Tetris Splash'' is a puzzle video game, puzzle video game, part of the ''Tetris'' games, was published by Xbox Game Studios, Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade. It is the first game produced by Tetris Online, Inc. The ...
'' , 2007 , Xbox 360 , Tetris Online , First
Xbox Live Arcade Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) is a digital video game download service available through the Xbox Games Store, Microsoft's digital distribution network for the Xbox 360. It focuses on smaller downloadable games from both major publishers and independent ...
title for ''Tetris''. It is also the first game published under The Tetris Company's new third party Tetris Online. , - , ''Tetris Online Japan'' , 2007 , PC ,
GungHo Online Entertainment is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. They are primarily known for hosting the Japanese server of ''Ragnarok Online'' (developed by its listed Korean subsidiary Gravity), as well as their development of '' Ragnarok DS'' for the Ninte ...
, Official online game for Japanese region. , - , '' Tetris Friends'' , 2008 , Facebook , Tetris Online , Featured ten game modes, including Marathon, Ultra, Sprint, N-Blox, Sprint 5-Player, 1989, Survival, Battle 2-Player, Battle 6-Player, and Rally 8-Player. Leaderboards were based on Facebook friends, encouraging the "friends" aspect. , - , ''
Tetris Party is a puzzle video game by Hudson Soft for WiiWare. An installment of the ''Tetris'' series, the game supports the use of Miis and the Wii Balance Board, and features both local and online multiplayer in addition to several single-player modes u ...
'' , 2008 , Wii , Tetris Online / Hudson Soft , A WiiWare title released on 20 October 2008; there were 18 modes, including one which involves building a tower that a tiny person on the stack can climb, and one using the
Wii Balance Board The is an accessory for the Wii and Wii U video game consoles. Unlike the usual balance board for exercise, it does not rock but instead tracks the user's center of balance. Along with Wii Fit, it was introduced on July 11, 2007 at the Electr ...
. , - , ''Tetris Pop'' , 2008 , Mobile , Electronic Arts Mobile , Features 17 mini-variations, including Ball, Circuit, Erosion, Filler, Flood, Furnace, Limbo, Meteors, Touchdown, Scanner, Split, Stacker, and Vanilla. Three game modes: Pop, Mix, Chrono. Tetris Pop to be released worldwide for mobile devices. Expected Winter 2008. , - , '' Tetris Giant'' , 2009 , Arcade , Sega , A giant version of Tetris that features a playing field that is 6 cells wide by 7 cells high as opposed to the almost universal 10 cells wide by 20 cells high. The game is played on a large 70" DLP Projection Monitor and is controlled using giant joysticks with a built-in rumble motor. The base unit is actually a projector which can optionally be detached from the default screen and projected onto a large wall. , - , ''
Tetris Party Deluxe is a puzzle video game by Hudson Soft for WiiWare. An installment of the ''Tetris'' series, the game supports the use of Miis and the Wii Balance Board, and features both local and online multiplayer in addition to several single-player modes un ...
'' , 2010 , Wii, Nintendo DS , Tetris Online / Majesco / Hudson Soft , Sequel to ''Tetris Party''. Online players can compete with ''Tetris Party'' players (i.e., Tetris Party for WiiWare + Tetris Party Deluxe for Wii / Tetris Party Live for DSiWare + Tetris Party Deluxe for DS). , - , ''Tetris Party Live'' , 2010 ,
Nintendo DSi The is a dual-screen handheld game console released by Nintendo. The console launched in Japan on November 1, 2008, and worldwide beginning in April 2009. It is the third iteration of the Nintendo DS, and its primary market rival is Sony's ...
, Tetris Online / Hudson Soft , A DSiWare title featuring several modes (Marathon, VS, Battle, and Dual Spaces). The focus of the game is multiplayer, where players can compete with other players around the world in real-time. , - , ''Tetris Battle'' , 2010 , Facebook , Tetris Online , Similar in design to Tetris Friends, this game features competitive Tetris modes against friends or random people. Both direct "battles" and competitive 40-line sprints are included. , - , '' Tetris (EA Games)'' , 2011 ,
PlayStation 3 The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. The successor to the PlayStation 2, it is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. It was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, November ...
, PSP , Electronic Arts , Features over 10 modalities, including Original, Gravity and Laser. It's also possible to play a bonus modality named "Variant", what includes some modified variants of these modalities. It also includes new soundtracks. Available for download in the PlayStation Network as a Mini. The PS3 version features exclusive Power Ups, Shared Mode, and Team Battle. , - , '' Tetris (EA Mobile)'' , 2011 ,
iOS iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware. It is the operating system that powers many of the company's mobile devices, including the iPhone; the term also include ...
, Android,
Windows Phone Windows Phone (WP) is a discontinued family of mobile operating systems developed by Microsoft for smartphones as the replacement successor to Windows Mobile and Zune. Windows Phone featured a new user interface derived from the Metro design l ...
,
BlackBerry The blackberry is an edible fruit produced by many species in the genus ''Rubus'' in the family Rosaceae, hybrids among these species within the subgenus ''Rubus'', and hybrids between the subgenera ''Rubus'' and ''Idaeobatus''. The taxonomy ...
, Electronic Arts , Features two modalities of gameplay: the classic Marathon mode and a new mode named "Magic", what features a new gameplay style and over new 20 levels. It also includes new soundtracks. In fall 2011 the game was removed from the
iOS iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware. It is the operating system that powers many of the company's mobile devices, including the iPhone; the term also include ...
and Android app stores. However, the Android version can actually be purchased on the Amazon Appstore. , - , '' Tetris: Axis'' , 2011 , Nintendo 3DS , Nintendo , Published on 2 October 2011. It featured modes that used the 3DS's AR card functionality. , - , '' Tetris (Premium)'' , 2011 ,
iOS iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware. It is the operating system that powers many of the company's mobile devices, including the iPhone; the term also include ...
, Electronic Arts , Features two modalities: the classic Marathon mode and a new mode named "Galaxy", what features a new gameplay style and over new 50 levels. It also includes new soundtracks and the classic 8-bit theme from the original ''
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
'' game. Not to be confused with the 2011 game. Following N3TWORK INC.'s acquisition of the ''Tetris'' license, both the iOS and Android versions of this game were discontinued and retired from their respective app stores on 21 April 2020. , - , ''Tetris Stars'' , 2011 , Facebook , Tetris Online , Free-to-play, this casual arcade "digging" style game features a social leaderboard with friends, mouse-based controls, and power up items. , - , ''
Tetris Blitz ''Tetris Blitz'' was a variant of ''Tetris''. It was developed by EA Salt Lake published by Electronic Arts. It was released free on mobile platforms such as iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. It was released in 2013 and was given mixed reviews ...
'' , 2013 ,
iOS iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware. It is the operating system that powers many of the company's mobile devices, including the iPhone; the term also include ...
, Android,
Windows Phone Windows Phone (WP) is a discontinued family of mobile operating systems developed by Microsoft for smartphones as the replacement successor to Windows Mobile and Zune. Windows Phone featured a new user interface derived from the Metro design l ...
, Microsoft Windows , Electronic Arts , Each game completes in two minutes, Features exclusive Power Up of the Week, Bonus Blitz minigame, and online leaderboards. , - , ''
Puyo Puyo Tetris is a puzzle video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega. The game is a Fictional crossovers in video games, crossover between the ''Puyo Puyo'' series and the ''Tetris'' franchise, and features various gameplay modes incorporating b ...
'' , 2014 , Nintendo 3DS,
Wii U The Wii U ( ) is a home video game console developed by Nintendo as the successor to the Wii. Released in late 2012, it is the first eighth-generation video game console and competed with Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4. Th ...
,
PlayStation 3 The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. The successor to the PlayStation 2, it is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. It was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, November ...
, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4,
Xbox One The Xbox One is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. Announced in May 2013, it is the successor to Xbox 360 and the third base console in the Xbox series of video game consoles. It was first released in North America, parts of ...
, Nintendo Switch (2017), Microsoft Windows PC , Sega , Tetris versus
Puyo Puyo ''Puyo Puyo'' (ぷよぷよ), previously known as ''Puyo Pop'' outside Japan, is a series of tile-matching video games created by Compile. Sega has owned the franchise since 1998, with games after 2001 being developed by Sonic Team. ''Puyo Puyo ...
. The game features modes that allow for playing standalone Tetris, standalone Puyo Puyo, and a Fusion mode that combines the two. , - , ''Tetris'' , 2014 ,
Amazon Fire TV Amazon Fire TV (stylized as amazon fireTV) is a line of digital media players and microconsoles developed by Amazon. The devices are small network appliances that deliver digital audio and video content streamed via the Internet to a connected ...
, Tetris Online , Featuring 3 game modes: Marathon, Sprint, or Ultra. Also has over 40 different achievements to earn along the way, as well as global leaderboards to compare a player's progress against other GameCircle participants. , - , ''Tetris Battle: Fusion'' , 2014 ,
Amazon Fire TV Amazon Fire TV (stylized as amazon fireTV) is a line of digital media players and microconsoles developed by Amazon. The devices are small network appliances that deliver digital audio and video content streamed via the Internet to a connected ...
,
Ouya The Ouya ( ), stylized as OUYA, is an Android-based microconsole developed by Ouya Inc. Julie Uhrman founded the project in 2012, bringing in designer Yves Béhar to collaborate on its design and Muffi Ghadiali as VP of Product Management to ...
, Tetris Online , A game based on Tetris Battle, which introduces an all-new interactive adventure where players can battle their way through a series of challenging opponents and goals to become a Tetris Master, where they have to collect special Amulets that can be used to give them an added boost as they progress their way to victory. Over 50 Amulets can be collected. , - , ''
Tetris Ultimate ''Tetris Ultimate'' is a puzzle video game developed by American studio SoMa Play and published by Ubisoft. Ubisoft partnered with The Tetris Company to develop the game to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the ''Tetris'' franchise. Gameplay ' ...
'' , 2014 , Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4,
Xbox One The Xbox One is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. Announced in May 2013, it is the successor to Xbox 360 and the third base console in the Xbox series of video game consoles. It was first released in North America, parts of ...
, Microsoft Windows ,
Ubisoft Ubisoft Entertainment SA (; ; formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French video game publisher headquartered in Saint-Mandé with development studios across the world. Its video game franchises include '' Assassin's Creed'', ''Far Cry'', ...
, To coincide with the franchises' 30th Anniversary and in partnership with The Tetris Company and SoMa Play. , - , ''
Tetris Effect The ''Tetris'' effect (also known as ''Tetris'' syndrome) occurs when people devote so much time and attention to an activity that it begins to pattern their thoughts, mental images, and dreams. It takes its name from the video game ''Tetris''. ...
'' , 2018 , PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows,
Oculus Quest The Oculus Quest is a virtual reality (VR) headset developed by Oculus, a division of Meta, Inc., released on May 21, 2019. Similar to its predecessor, Oculus Go, it is a standalone device that can run games and software wirelessly under an ...
, Enhance , Includes support for
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PlayStation VR The PlayStation VR (PS VR, known by its code name Project Morpheus during development) is a virtual reality headset developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment, which was released in October 2016. It is fully functional with the PlayStation 4 an ...
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HTC Vive VIVE, sometimes referred to as HTC Vive, is a virtual reality brand of HTC Corporation. It consists of hardware like its titular virtual reality headsets and accessories, virtual reality software and services, and initiatives that promote appl ...
,
Oculus Rift Oculus Rift is a discontinued line of virtual reality headsets developed and manufactured by Oculus VR, a division of Meta Platforms, released on March 28, 2016. In 2012 Oculus initiated a Kickstarter campaign to fund the Rift's development, af ...
and
Oculus Quest The Oculus Quest is a virtual reality (VR) headset developed by Oculus, a division of Meta, Inc., released on May 21, 2019. Similar to its predecessor, Oculus Go, it is a standalone device that can run games and software wirelessly under an ...
) and features a "Zone" mechanic which allows the player to freeze time and clear more than four lines at once. Superseded by Tetris Effect: Connected. , - , ''Tetris'' , 2018 , J2ME (
Series 30+ The Series 30, often shortened as S30, is a software platform and application user interface created by Nokia for its entry level mobile phones, lower than Series 40. S30 phones are not capable of running Java apps. In 2014, Microsoft acqui ...
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Gameloft Gameloft SE is a French video game publisher based in Paris, founded in December 1999 by Ubisoft co-founder Michel Guillemot. The company operates 18 development studios worldwide, and publishes games with a special focus on the mobile games ma ...
, , - , '' Tetris 99'' , 2019 , Nintendo Switch , Nintendo , A multiplayer Battle Royale variant of Tetris exclusive to
Nintendo Switch Online Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) is an online subscription service for the Nintendo Switch video game console. Nintendo Switch Online features include online multiplayer, cloud saving, voice chat via a smartphone app, access to a library of Nint ...
members. , - , ''Tetris M1ND BEND3RS'' , 2019 , Browsers , Red Bull , A browser version created by Red Bull. Tetris M1ND BEND3RS is a twist on the traditional formula by having different effects whenever the player clears a certain line. , - , ''Tetris x Hello Kitty'' , 2019 , Browsers , Sanrio , , - , ''Tetris (N3TWORK)'' , 2020 ,
iOS iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware. It is the operating system that powers many of the company's mobile devices, including the iPhone; the term also include ...
, Android , N3TWORK , , - , '' Tetris Effect: Connected'' , 2020 ,
Xbox One The Xbox One is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. Announced in May 2013, it is the successor to Xbox 360 and the third base console in the Xbox series of video game consoles. It was first released in North America, parts of ...
,
Xbox Series X/S The Xbox Series X/S are home video game consoles developed by Microsoft. They were both released on November 10, 2020, as the fourth generation Xbox, succeeding the Xbox One. Along with Sony's PlayStation 5, also released in November 202 ...
; PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows,
Oculus Quest The Oculus Quest is a virtual reality (VR) headset developed by Oculus, a division of Meta, Inc., released on May 21, 2019. Similar to its predecessor, Oculus Go, it is a standalone device that can run games and software wirelessly under an ...
, Nintendo Switch , Enhance , A release of ''Tetris Effect'' for the Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows that adds a 'connected' suite of multiplayer modes. It was confirmed that the connected multiplayer modes would be ported to the original ''Tetris Effect'' as an expansion in Summer 2021. , - , ''
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 is a puzzle video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega. It is a direct sequel to ''Puyo Puyo Tetris''. The game was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on December 8, 2020 with ...
'' , 2020 , PlayStation 4,
Xbox One The Xbox One is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. Announced in May 2013, it is the successor to Xbox 360 and the third base console in the Xbox series of video game consoles. It was first released in North America, parts of ...
, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5,
Xbox Series X/S The Xbox Series X/S are home video game consoles developed by Microsoft. They were both released on November 10, 2020, as the fourth generation Xbox, succeeding the Xbox One. Along with Sony's PlayStation 5, also released in November 202 ...
, Microsoft Windows , Sega , Sequel to ''Puyo Puyo Tetris''. The game features additions like a new Skill Battle mode containing skills and item cards unique to various characters. , -


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{, class="wikitable sortable" , - ! Title ! Year ! Platform ! Developer ! Description , - , ''EGAint'' , 1989 , PC,
MS-DOS MS-DOS ( ; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few ope ...
, Eric Ng , Like "Standard ''Tetris''" but with options of more/less complex dropping figures. Easiest level included 1 box figures. Hardest level included figures of up to 8 boxes, including "holes". , - , '' Blockout'' , 1989 , Mega Drive/Genesis
Commodore 64
Arcade Arcade most often refers to: * Arcade game, a coin-operated game machine ** Arcade cabinet, housing which holds an arcade game's hardware ** Arcade system board, a standardized printed circuit board * Amusement arcade, a place with arcade games * ...

Apple IIGS The Apple IIGS (styled as II), the fifth and most powerful of the Apple II family, is a 16-bit personal computer produced by Apple Computer. While featuring the Macintosh look and feel, and resolution and color similar to the Amiga and Atari ST ...

PC
Atari Lynx The Atari Lynx is a hybrid 8/16-bit fourth generation handheld game console released by Atari Corporation in September 1989 in North America and 1990 in Europe and Japan. It was the first handheld game console with a color liquid-crystal disp ...
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California Dreams ''California Dreams'' is an American teen sitcom that aired on NBC. It was part of the network's Saturday morning block, TNBC, premiering on September 12, 1992. Created by writers Brett Dewey and Ronald B. Solomon, and executive produced by P ...
, Object is to move and rotate
polycube upAll 8 one-sided tetracubes – if chirality is ignored, the bottom 2 in grey are considered the same, giving 7 free tetracubes in total A puzzle involving arranging nine L tricubes into a 3×3 cube A polycube is a solid figure formed by j ...
s falling into a well, viewed from the top, to make complete planes. , - , '' Tetris 2'' , 1990 ,
ZX Spectrum The ZX Spectrum () is an 8-bit home computer that was developed by Sinclair Research. It was released in the United Kingdom on 23 April 1982, and became Britain's best-selling microcomputer. Referred to during development as the ''ZX81 Colou ...
, Fuxoft , Designed by František Fuka. 8-bit ZX Spectrum game for two players. , - , ''Twintris'' , 1990 , Amiga , Digital Marketing , Dual version of Tetris originally designed for the Commodore Amiga, with less known ports to other platforms. , - , ''Super Twintris'' , 1991 , Amiga , Big Brother Copy (BBC) , Supposed sequel to Twintris with nothing but minor improvements. , - , ''T-Tris'' , 1996 ,
Atari Lynx The Atari Lynx is a hybrid 8/16-bit fourth generation handheld game console released by Atari Corporation in September 1989 in North America and 1990 in Europe and Japan. It was the first handheld game console with a color liquid-crystal disp ...
, B.Schick/L.Baumstark , Adaptation with save game option and up to 16 players. First Lynx homebrew game. , - , ''Frac4D'' , 1990 , ,
Max Tegmark Max Erik Tegmark (born 5 May 1967) is a Swedish-American physicist, cosmologist and machine learning researcher. He is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the president of the Future of Life Institute. He is also a scienti ...
, A version in which the falling pieces are
tesseract In geometry, a tesseract is the four-dimensional analogue of the cube; the tesseract is to the cube as the cube is to the square. Just as the surface of the cube consists of six square faces, the hypersurface of the tesseract consists of e ...
s that can be rotated in four dimensions. , - , ''Tetris Max'' , 1992 , Mac OS Classic , Steve Chamberlin , A shareware ''Tetris'' game. In 1993, ''Tetris Max'' received an honorable mention in the
MacUser ''MacUser'' was a monthly (formerly biweekly) computer magazine published by Dennis Publishing Ltd. and licensed by Felden in the UK. It ceased publication in 2015. In 1985 Felix Dennis’ Dennis Publishing, the creators of MacUser in the UK, l ...
shareware awards. , - , ''Block Buster'' , 1992 , Watara Supervision , Bon Treasure Co., Ltd. , , - , ''Tetris II'' , 1996 ,
MSX2 MSX is a standardized home computer architecture, announced by Microsoft and ASCII Corporation on June 16, 1983. It was initially conceived by Microsoft as a product for the Eastern sector, and jointly marketed by Kazuhiko Nishi, then vice- ...
,
MSX2+ MSX is a standardized home computer architecture, announced by Microsoft and ASCII Corporation on June 16, 1983. It was initially conceived by Microsoft as a product for the Eastern sector, and jointly marketed by Kazuhiko Nishi, then vice- ...
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MSX turbo R MSX is a standardized home computer architecture, announced by Microsoft and ASCII Corporation on June 16, 1983. It was initially conceived by Microsoft as a product for the Eastern sector, and jointly marketed by Kazuhiko Nishi, then vice- ...
, Renegade, Artic Soft, MicroTec , , - , ''Quadrapassel (Formerly Gnometris)'' , ,
Linux Linux ( or ) is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged as a Linux distribution, w ...
, , A part of GNOME Games, and comes with the GNOME desktop environment. , - , '' Wordtris'' , ,
Windows Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for ser ...
PC
Super NES The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), commonly shortened to Super NES or Super Nintendo, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in ...

Game Boy The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on April 21, 1989, in North America later the same year, and in Europe in late 1990. It was designed by the same t ...
, , Players try to complete words found in the dictionary file. , - , ''La Bastille'' , 2000 ,
Linux Linux ( or ) is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged as a Linux distribution, w ...
, Tech House, Brown University , A version implemented on the 10-story tall science library building at Brown University, using Linux. , - , ''Tetris 1D'' , 2002 , , Ziga Hajdukovic , A joke version with a single column. The player is repeatedly given only the long piece, and only has one control key (to increase the falling rate.) ''1D Tetris'' was included in the "Zero Gamer" Exhibition as a "game that tests the viewers' endurance in meditative inaction." , - , ''Quinn'' , 2006 ,
Mac OS X macOS (; previously OS X and originally Mac OS X) is a Unix operating system developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2001. It is the primary operating system for Apple's Mac computers. Within the market of desktop and la ...
, Simon Haertel , Recreation of Tetris with network capability through
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and Bonjour. The Tetris Company requested removal in 2006, but it was available as of 2008 with a disclaimer that it is not "affiliated with or sponsored by The Tetris Company or part of their Tetris line of products." , - , ''Tris'' , 2008 ,
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at the request of The Tetris Company. , - , ''Tetris Grand Master 3'' , 2008 , Nintendo DS , MeRAMAN , A remake of the arcade game '' Tetris: The Grand Master'' with additional features such as invisible blocks. , - , ''NullpoMino'' , 2008 ,
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, NullNoname , Open-source ''Tetris'' fan game notable for its variety of gameplay modes and customizability. The ''Nullpomino League Edition'' allowed for tournament play and sprint training. ''NullpoMino'' gameplay videos of Mario and Luigi patterns were shown in the Yoasobi Sanshimai show. , - , ''Mino'' , 2009 ,
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, Xio Interactive, Inc. , A game with the same mechanics as ''Tetris''. ''Mino'' also featured multiplayer support for up to four players. In a 2012 U.S. District Court ruling, ''Mino'' was found to have infringed on the
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's copyrights because it had replicated a combination of visual elements from the official ''Tetris''. , - , ''Not Tetris'' , 2010 , PC , Maurice Guegan , Adds free rotation and
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behavior to the falling blocks. , - , ''Jstris'' , 2014 , Web Browser , jezevec10 , A free-to-play online multiplayer block game. Jstris is a simple online multiplayer block game built in
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(server), comparable to "battle royale" game such as Tetris 99. , - , ''Tetraminos'' , 2016 , PC, Xbox One, PS4, Wii U , Sanuk Games , Adds 5 non-default tetramino shapes, combos and extra point for single color lines. , - , ''TETR.IO'' , 2020 , Web Browser , osk , An online multiplayer stacker game with global leaderboards and worldwide matches, a "battle royale" style game comparable to Tetris 99. In 2021, TETR.IO had 2.6 million active players worldwide.


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List of puzzle video games This is a partial list of notable puzzle video games, sorted by general category. Tile matching Tile-matching video games are a type of puzzle video game where the player manipulates tiles in order to make them disappear according to a matchi ...


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Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...
Tetris ''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appro ...