Tetris Effect
Named after a real-world phenomenon where players' brains are so engrossed that images of the iconic falling Tetrimino blocks linger in their vision, thoughts, and even dreams, Tetris Effect amplifies this…
Tetris Effect is a music developed by Monstars Inc., released 9 November 2018 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift. The main story takes about 10 hrs to finish.
What Tetris Effect is
Tetris Effect is a music game developed by Monstars Inc. and released in 2018. It was published by Enhance. It is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, PC (Microsoft Windows) and SteamVR. It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Tetris Effect 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. Fully playable on either a standard display—with unlocked resolution and uncapped framerate (with Vsync disabled)—or optionally in mind-blowing 3D on Oculus Rift and HTC VIVE. As the ultimate version of Tetris Effect, the PC version is capable of running at resolutions of 4K or more, with an uncapped framerate (if Vsync is disabled), and includes ultra-wide monitor support as well as other…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Tetris series
Tetris Effect is the 118th of 145 entries we hold in the Tetris series. It arrived 8 months after Tetris: Featuring Madilyn Bailey. The next entry was Tetris 99 in 2019. Its critic score of 88 is 19 points above the series average of 69. The highest-rated entry is Tetris Effect: Connected at 89.
How it was received
Tetris Effect holds a critic score of 88 out of 100. That places it above 90% of the 483 rated music games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 19 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 87, across 98 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 10 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 200 hrs, roughly 20 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Tetris Effect launched on 9 November 2018, within three weeks of Red Dead Redemption 2, Battlefield V, Hitman 2 and Spyro Reignited Trilogy. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Red Dead Redemption 2, Battlefield V, Hitman 2, Spyro Reignited Trilogy.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Tetris Effect yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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