Tetr.io

TETR.IO
Developer(s)osk
Artist(s)
  • Dr Ocelot
  • Garbo
  • GlitchyPSI
  • largeonions
  • S. Zhang
  • Lauren Sheng
  • ricman
Platform(s)
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

Tetr.io (stylised in all caps)[1] is a free-to-play block stacking puzzle game played in the web browser, with solo and multiplayer modes. It is a clone of the 1985 puzzle game Tetris, and is part of the Tetris variants and .io games genres.

Gameplay

Tetr.io is a puzzle game played in the web browser, with solo and multiplayer modes.[2][3] The game is often described as a Tetris clone,[2][4] and is part of the .io games genre.[5] Tetr.io is free to play.[4][5][6]

Tetr.io has solo modes like 40 lines, where players race to clear 40 lines as fast as possible, and Blitz, competing to attain the highest score within two minutes.[7] The game has leaderboards for the fastest times on these modes.[8] For multiplayer, there is a ranked leaderboard played in 1v1 matches (Tetra League) where a player must stack and clear blocks faster than the other, while extra blocks obstruct gameplay.[5][3][9] There is also a battle royale mode, similar to Tetris 99.[3][4][9]

The game offers a high level of customisability, such as with "soft drop factor" or "delayed auto shift".[2][6] Its gameplay differs from similar games due to its combo system (which gives extra points for successive line clears) making quads and T-spins (more difficult moves) more favourable than 4-wides (an oft-used setup for combos).[4]

History

The game was released in Infdev on 1 February 2020, with limited beta testing. The game went into a public Alpha on 21 March 2020. In August 2021, the game had around 2.6 million active players.[8] As of 10 December 2024, Tetr.io is in beta, with a new mode titled “Quick Play 2.”[10]

Reception

Publications have noted the sizeable and stable player base,[4][3] as well as the competitive nature of the multiplayer modes.[3][5] The game has received praise for its high customisability[2] and low barrier of entry.[3][2]

References

  1. ^ "Branding — osk knowledge base". txt.osk.sh. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e Vaz, Christian (10 December 2024). "Best browser games 2024". PCGamesN. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Colp, Tyler (20 October 2023). "10 quietly popular games on PC". PC Gamer. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e Sprinks, Harry Ted (2 September 2023). "8 Great Indie Games (That Aren't On Steam)". Game Rant. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d Vaz, Christian (21 June 2023). "The best io games 2024". PCGamesN. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b Skenandore, Logan (25 March 2024). "Free Online Fun with Friends". University Wire. Carlsbad.
  7. ^ TETR.IO, TETRA CHANNEL-. "TETRA CHANNEL - TETR.IO". ch.tetr.io. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  8. ^ a b Fleury, Geoffrey. "Chagny. À 16 ans, Merlin Marchand est un crack mondial de Tetris® (+ vidéo)". Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire (in French). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  9. ^ a b "12 melhores jogos de navegador para curtir com amigos sem baixar nada". TechTudo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 October 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  10. ^ "PATCH NOTES - TETR.IO". tetr.io. Retrieved 10 December 2024.