Casual · August 17, 2021
Tetris® Effect: Connected (2021)
Tetris® Effect: Connected is Tetris like you've never seen it, or heard it, or felt it before—an incredibly addictive, unique, and breathtakingly gorgeous reinvention of one of the most popular puzzle games of all time, from the people who brought you the award-winning Rez Infinite and legendary puzzle game Lumines. Music, backgrounds, sounds, special effects—everything, down to the Tetriminos themselves—pulse, dance, shimmer, and explode in perfect sync with how you're playing, making any of the game's 30+ stages and 10+ modes something you'll want to experience over and over again. Plus cross-platform multiplayer modes for competitive and cooperative play! An exhilarating single-player experience full of surprises. Over 30 different stages, each with its own music, sound effects, graphical style and background that all evolve and change as you play through them. Enter the Zone, a mechanic unique to Tetris Effect: Connected Players can stop time (and Tetriminos falling) by entering “the Zone” and either get out of a sticky situation that could otherwise lead to “Game Over,” or rack up extra Line Clears for bonus rewards. Cross-platform multiplayer lets you play with players from all over the world! Players on different platforms can easily join Friend Match rooms with the Room ID feature. A wide variety of competitive and co-op modes! Test your skills in 'CONNECTED' where three players can team up and literally connect their Tetris Matrices to fight against A.I.-controlled Bosses; 'Zone Battle,' a one-on-one match of standard competitive Tetris, but with a twist: the time-stopping Zone mechanic; and 'Score Attack' and 'Classic Score Attack,” two single-player versus modes where two players compete separately to see who can get the best score. Join in on the fun in Spectator mode! Spectator mode is available in Friend Matches. A room can contain up to 8 total people. Spectators can use emotes during the match to liven up the competition. Uncapped framerate and ultra-wide monitor support Tailored for Steam, capable of running at resolutions of 4K or more with an uncapped framerate (with Vsync disabled) and includes ultra-wide monitor support as well as other expanded game and graphical options not found in the console release for both 2D and VR play (including adjustable particle volume and size, texture filtering, and more).
Casual releases from 2021
35 Casual titles launched in 2021 — top 6 by review volume.
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Puzzle · 265
- Family Friendly · 258
- Singleplayer · 254
- Multiplayer · 254
- Competitive · 247
- Indie · 231
- Online Co-Op · 227
- Music · 227
- Arcade · 224
- Casual · 224
- Local Co-Op · 220
- Score Attack · 215
- Psychedelic · 214
- Tutorial · 214
- Atmospheric · 211
Peer Casual titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Position in Casual
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 7.9k Steam reviews | Top 30% in Casual |
| Positive rating | 95% positive | Genre average: 88% — this title sits in top 32% |
| Metacritic | 93/100 | Genre average 76 — top 1% of Casual titles |
| Engagement hours | 9 h average | Top 44% for session depth among Casual |
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Online PvP
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
- Co-op
- Online Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Community
- Steam Achievements
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (10)
- English volume_up
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Japanese
- Korean
- Simplified Chinese
- Thai
- Traditional Chinese volume_up
Full audio (2)
- English
- Traditional Chinese
Reception Metrics
Steam community
95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 7.9k reviews
7.5k positive · 397 negative
Metacritic
93/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
8.5/10
Curator recommendations
7.9k
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
9h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
4h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
3h
Current engagement
Achievements
43
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Aug 17, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Monstars Inc., Resonair, Stage Games |
| Publisher | Enhance |
| Base price | $19.99 -50% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 2 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support |
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