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These Innovative Tetris-Inspired Games Reinvent the Classic Formula

by Jerald Hart
January 25, 2025
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There’s a solid argument to be made for Tetris being the quintessential game. Born in 1985, it has gracefully traversed through generations and found its place on nearly every conceivable platform. With its straightforward yet enduring gameplay, players tackle falling blocks—comprising familiar shapes like L-blocks, squares, and z-shaped squiggles—by strategically interlocking them to clear horizontal lines and create space for more.

Tetris is a game that you can savor in many ways. Some folks find it a soothing way to unwind, while others take on the challenge with zeal. And then there are those versions that take Tetris to new heights of intensity and excitement.

Take Tetris 99 on the Nintendo Switch, for example—it transforms the classic into a frenetic battle royale. Players dive into individual games that ramp up in speed, battling it out until only one emerges victorious. It’s a high-stakes melee where early eliminations are common, yet an easy win is far from guaranteed. You’re not just competing; you’re actively being sabotaged by opponents who sling extra blocks your way at the most inconvenient times. Pulling off a win in Tetris 99 is no small feat—every victory feels like a triumph.

Much like its modern counterparts, classic Tetris also ramps up its difficulty, swiftly piling blocks toward an inevitable game-over. In an impressive feat back in January 2024, a 13-year-old achieved what many thought was impossible: conquering NES Tetris. Its simplicity belies its capacity to serve as a foundation for some truly imaginative—and chaotic—gameplay variations.

Take, for instance, the intriguingly named Schwerkraftprojektiongerät by Stephen Lavelle, a fan-made rendition that’s challenging both to play and pronounce. This iteration juggles four concurrent games of Tetris at varying angles, complete with gravity shifts that cause blocks to cascade into different playfields. There’s also the imaginative experiment known as Terrible Tetris Tuesday, where a solo creator spun off new, wild twists on the classic each week, such as versions with sticky blocks or ominous fog.

Enter Reaktor, which hit the scene in October 2024. At first, it might seem like just another Tetris variant, but it throws a major curveball. In this game, gravity doesn’t just pull the blocks down—it rotates around a central hub, urging players to stack blocks into a cube rather than forming lines. The dizzying task of controlling this central cube can be daunting, but conquering the initial chaos presents a captivating mental puzzle.

Playing Reaktor made me rethink those trusty Tetris pieces I thought I knew so well, betraying trusted blocks as they dash my strategies against the rocks. Developers continue to surprise and delight with fresh takes on this beloved classic. If you’re up for a brain-teaser and want to experience a new twist on Tetris, Reaktor might just be the game for you. And as long as creative minds are drawn to game development, we’ll continue to see thrilling new takes on Tetris, whether from large studios like Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, the beautifully immersive Tetris Effect, or ingenious indie projects that upend the comforting puzzle into a complex, mind-bending adventure.

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