# List of Tetris variants

This is a list of variants of the game Tetris. It includes officially licensed Tetris sequels, as well as unofficial clones. In 2017 Guinness World Records reported Tetris to be the game with most official versions released at 220, over 65 different platforms.

## Official games

| Title | Year | Platform | Publisher | Description |
| Tetris | 1988 | Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Amiga, Atari ST, BBC Micro/Acorn Electron, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum | Mirrorsoft | Ports developed by Rowan Software. |
| Tetris | 1988 | Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Apple IIGS, IBM PC, MS-DOS, Mac OS | Spectrum HoloByte | Included in the compilation Tetris Gold. |
| Tetris | 1988 | PC-9800 series, X68000, FM-7, PC-88, MSX2 | Bullet-Proof Software | |
| Tetris | 1988 | Famicom | Bullet-Proof Software | This version is also available on AtGames' Legends Flashback console. |
| Tetris | 1988 1989 2019 | Arcade Mega Drive | 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 the arcade version was released on the Sega Genesis Mini in 2019. |
| Tetris | 1988 | Arcade | Atari Games | |
| Tetris | 1988 | TRS-80 CoCo | Tandy | Developed by ZCT Systems. |
| Tetris | 1989 | NES | Tengen | Pulled from shelves following a court ruling. |
| Tetris | 1989 | Game Boy | 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 | 1989 | NES | Nintendo | |
| Welltris | 1989 | PC | Spectrum HoloByte | Designed by Alexey Pajitnov and developed by Doka. Pieces (including tetrominoes and occasionally pentominoes) 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 (1990, Infogrames [Europe], Spectrum HoloByte [US]) ZX Spectrum, CPC, C64 (1991, Infogrames) Arcade (1991, Video System) |
| Tetris | 1990 | Microsoft Windows | Microsoft | Part of the Microsoft Entertainment Pack. |
| Hatris | 1990 | NES, Game Boy | Bullet-Proof Software | Designed by Alexey Pajitnov. A variety of hats must be made to fall into stacks of five identical hats. Other versions: Arcade (1990, Video System) PC-Engine (1991, Microcabin) |
| Faces...tris III | 1991 | Amiga, MS-DOS | 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 | 1991 | MS-DOS, Amiga, Mac OS | 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 | CD-i | Philips | Notable for its soundtrack. |
| Tetris 2 + Bombliss | 1991 | Famicom | Bullet-Proof Software | Originally developed by Chunsoft, Tetris 2 + Bombliss (テトリス2+BOMBLISS) was directed by Koichi Nakamura and produced by Tsunekazu Ishihara. 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, Bullet-Proof Software) 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, Bullet-Proof Software) All Japan Super Bombliss Cup '95 (All Japanスーパーボンブリスカップ'95) (1995, Super Famicom, Bullet-Proof Software) Satellaview (1995, Blue Planet Software) |
| Tetris Classic | 1992 | MS-DOS | Spectrum HoloByte | Includes background graphics depicting scenes from Ruslan and Ludmila, a soundtrack based on Russian folk melodies, and a number of cooperative and competitive two-player modes |
| Tetris 2 | 1993 | NES and Game Boy | 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 (1994, Nintendo) |
| Tetris Battle Gaiden | 1993 | Super Famicom | Bullet-Proof Software | Similar to 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 | Nintendo | Compilation of Tetris and Dr. Mario with enhanced graphics and sound. |
| Super Tetris 3 | 1994 | Super Famicom | 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 in Japan on 17 March 1995, in North America in January 23, 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 | 1996 | Super NES and Game Boy | 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, and Planet Puzzle League for the Nintendo DS. |
| 3D Tetris | 1996 | Virtual Boy | 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 | Released only in Japan |
| Tetris Plus | 1995 1996 1997 | Arcade, PlayStation, Saturn, Game Boy | 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 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 | |
| Tetris 64 | 1998 | Nintendo 64 | SETA Corporation | Includes Normal Tetris, Giga Tetris that has tetriminoes of different sizes, and Bio Tetris that determines the shape and complexity of falling pieces based on feedback from a heartbeat measuring clip that attaches to the play'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 | Hasbro Interactive | 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 | Ericsson | |
| The Next Tetris | 1999 2001 | PlayStation, PC Nuon | Hasbro Interactive Crave Entertainment | 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 Activision SCEE | Story mode with Disney 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. |
| The Next Tetris: On-line Edition | 2000 | Dreamcast | Crave Entertainment | Version of The Next Tetris with overhauled presentation and visuals and online play added. Released in Europe in 2001 as The Next Tetris with online functionality removed. |
| 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-themed Tetris game. It presents puzzles in which the player (as Sakura Kinomoto) has to transform the Clow Cards into Sakura Cards by defeating Eriol's Tetris style Puzzles. The game also features player vs CPU and contains hidden extras based on the anime series. |
| Tetris | 2001 | Ericsson T68m | Ericsson | |
| Tetris Worlds | 2001 | PC, Playstation 2 | THQ | 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) |
| Tetris | 2002 | WonderSwan Color, SwanCrystal | Vanguard | |
| Pokémon Tetris | 2002 | Pokémon mini | | Released only in Japan and Europe, a tiny keychain Tetris game with a Pokémon theme. Features the ability to flip pieces horizontally in addition to standard rotation. |
| Tetris Advance | 2003 | Game Boy Advance | Success | Tetris Advance is a Tetris game published only in Japan. |
| Tetris Elements | 2004 | Windows PC, Mac OS | THQ | 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 | 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 | THQ | First seventh generation Tetris game to be released in the United States. Includes play over Xbox Live. |
| Tetris Zone | 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 | 2007 | Xbox 360 | Tetris Online | First Xbox Live Arcade 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 | Official online game for Japanese region. |
| Tetris | 2008 | N-Gage 2.0 | Electronic Arts | Features several modes: Marathon (classic Tetris), Ultra, Versus (against an AI opponent), Clash, and Challenge (local multiplayer). |
| 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 Friends permanently shut down on May 30, 2019. |
| Tetris Party | 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. |
| Tetris Blockout | 2008 | Mobile | Electronic Arts Mobile | Officially licensed crossover between Tetris and Blockout. Includes three variations: Marathon, Ultra, and 20 Planes. |
| 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 | 2010 | Wii, Nintendo DS | Tetris Online / Majesco / Hudson Soft | Expanded retail version of Tetris Party. Online players can compete with players of original Tetris Party and Tetris Party Live |
| Tetris Party Live | 2010 | Nintendo DSi | 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, 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, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry | 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 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 | 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 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 | 2013 | iOS, Android, Windows Phone, 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 | 2014 | Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch (2017), Microsoft Windows PC | Sega | Tetris versus 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 | 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, Ouya | 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 | 2014 | Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows | Ubisoft | To coincide with the franchises' 30th Anniversary and in partnership with The Tetris Company and SoMa Play. |
| Tetris Effect | 2018 | PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Oculus Quest | Enhance | Includes support for Virtual reality (PlayStation VR, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Oculus Quest) 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+) | Gameloft | |
| Tetris 99 | 2019 | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo | A multiplayer Battle Royale variant of Tetris exclusive to Nintendo Switch Online 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, Android | N3TWORK | |
| Tetris Effect: Connected | 2020 | Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S; PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Oculus Quest, 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 | 2020 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, 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. |
| Tetris Beat | 2021 | Apple Arcade | N3TWORK Inc. | A mobile Tetris game exclusive to Apple Arcade. A new twist to the formula that introduces songs from real life artists and rhythm based gameplay. |
| Tetris Forever | 2024 | PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows | Digital Eclipse | A compilation release commemorating the 40th anniversary of Tetris. Includes playable emulations of multiple Tetris games, an all-new version called Tetris Time Warp, and 90 minutes of documentary footage. Part of Digital Eclipse's Gold Master Series. |
| Tetris | 2024 | iOS, Android | PlayStudios | Tetris mobile app including Tetris Levels, Tetris Marathon, and Puzzle Your Way |
| Tetris | 2024 | Game Boy Color | ModRetro | Published by ModRetro and originally bundled with the Chromatic, the company's Game Boy Color clone console. |

## Unofficial games

| Title | Year | Platform | Developer | Description |
| Tetris | 1986 | ZX Spectrum | Andic Software (UK) | Tetris clone. |
| Tetris | 1986 | ZX Spectrum | V.A. Baliasov (Russia) | Tetris clone. |
| Nyet | 1988 | PC, MS-DOS | David Howorth | Freeware clone of Tetris |
| Tetris | 1988 | ZX Spectrum | Mirrorsoft Ltd (UK) | Tetris clone. |
| Tetris | 1988 | ZX Spectrum | Rafii Soft (Poland) | Tetris clone. |
| 3D-Tetris | 1989 | ZX Spectrum | Antic Software (Czech) | 3D-Tetris. |
| EGAint | 1989 | PC, MS-DOS | Eric Ng | Like "Standard Tetris" but with options of more/less complex dropping figures (Polyominoes). Easiest level included 1-square figures (also known as Monominoes). Hardest level included figures of up to 8-square figures (octominoes), including "holes". |
| Tetris | 1989 | ZX Spectrum | Milan Vosika (Czech) | Tetris clone. |
| Tetris 3Z | 1989 | ZX Spectrum | Zdeno & Peter | Tetris clone. |
| KUBIS | 1989, 1996 updated | Atari ST series up to TT and Falcon | Julian F. Reschke | GEM accessory which can be started out of any GEM application through the DESK menu. First release was in 1989, enhanced version in 1996. |
| Tetris 2 | 1990 | ZX Spectrum | Fuxoft | Designed by František Fuka. 8-bit ZX Spectrum game for two players. |
| Frac4D | 1990 | MS-DOS | Per Bergland, Max Tegmark | A version in which the falling pieces are tesseracts that can be rotated in four dimensions. |
| Tetris | 1990 | ZX Spectrum | Fuxoft (Czech) | Tetris clone. |
| 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. |
| TERTIS | 1991 | Acorn Archimedes | SICK | Unofficial version of Tetris for Acorn Archimedes from Irish developer SICK. Heavily leans into the game's origins to the Soviet Union, with the cursor even being represented by a hammer and sickle. Appears to use the BBC Micro release as a base, as it includes the block statistics bar, but adds graphical features such as simple polygonal models for both high score letters and current block in play. Only features single player score attack and interestingly is labelled as both TETris and TERtis in-game, in multiple menus, at the same time. |
| Tetris | 1991 | ZX Spectrum | AcademySoft (Russia) | Tetris clone. |
| Tetris | 1991 | ZX Spectrum | Tera Software (Russia) | Tetris clone. |
| Tetris Max | 1992 | Mac OS Classic | Steve Chamberlin | A shareware Tetris game. In 1993, Tetris Max received an honorable mention in the MacUser shareware awards. |
| Block Buster | 1992 | Watara Supervision | Bon Treasure Co., Ltd. | |
| Tetris | 1992 | ZX Spectrum | Shop for Games (Slovakia) / Borec Software (Slovakia) | Tetris clone. |
| Bomb Tetris | 1993 | ZX Spectrum | Micro ART (Russia) | Tetris clone. |
| Night Tetris | 1993 | ZX Spectrum | Chemist Soft (Russia) | Tetris clone. |
| Russian Tetris | 1993 | ZX Spectrum | THD (Russia) | Tetris clone. |
| Super Tetris | 1993 | ZX Spectrum | Yunior Soft (Russia) / TK Ltd (Russia) | Tetris clone. |
| Tetris 1.4 | 1993 | ZX Spectrum | Pavel Foltán (Czech) | Tetris clone. |
| Tetris 4 | 1994 | ZX Spectrum | Viktor Drozd (Belarus) | Tetris clone. |
| Edtris 2600 | 1994 | Atari 2600 | Ed Federmeyer | Tetris clone. |
| 5 in 1 Tetris | 1995 | ZX Spectrum | Mortal Kombat Hackers Group (Russia) | Tetris clone. |
| Ammytris | 1995 | ZX Spectrum | Gomel Belarius | Simple Tetris clone. |
| Sextris | 1995 | ZX Spectrum | Silicon Brains Group | Tetris with a female face on the background. |
| Tetris | 1995 | ZX Spectrum | R&S Compani (Belarus) | Tetris clone. |
| Tiny Tetris | 1995 | ZX Spectrum | Oleg N. Cher (Ukraine) | Tetris clone. |
| T-Tris | 1996 | Atari Lynx | B.Schick/L.Baumstark | Adaptation with save game option and up to 16 players. First Lynx homebrew game. |
| Digital Tetris | 1996 | ZX Spectrum | Smash (Russia) | Tetris with faces appearing on the left of the screen. |
| Double Tetris | 1996 | ZX Spectrum | MAS (Lithuania) | Full screen tetris. |
| Tetris II | 1996 | MSX2, MSX2+, MSX turbo R | Renegade, Artic Soft, MicroTec | |
| Home Tetris | 1996 | ZX Spectrum | Russian Bear Group (Russia) | Tetris clone. |
| Super Tetris 2 | 1996 | ZX Spectrum | Accept Corp (Russia) | Tetris clone. |
| Bubble Tetris | 1997 | ZX Spectrum | P.O.V. (Russia) | Tetris clone with screen distortion. |
| Wordtris | | Windows PC Super NES Game Boy | | Players try to complete words found in the dictionary file. |
| Mega Tetris 2000 | 1999 | ZX Spectrum | Push & DGMS (Russia) | Tetris clone. |
| Super Tetris | 1999 | ZX Spectrum | Alex Art (Russia) | Tetris clone. |
| La Bastille | 2000 | Linux | 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 | Simon Haertel | Recreation of Tetris with network capability through TCP/IP 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." |
| Mockatetris | 2008 | ZX Spectrum | Rafal Miazga (Poland) | Tetris clone. |
| Tris | 2008 | Mac OS X | Witherspoon | Removed from Mac App Store 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 | Windows PC Linux Mac OS X | 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 | iOS | 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 Tetris Company's copyrights because it had replicated a combination of visual elements from the official Tetris. |
| Color Tetris | 2010 | ZX Spectrum | Perspective Group (Russia) | Tetris clone. |
| Not Tetris | 2010 | PC | Maurice Guegan | Adds free rotation and physics engine behavior to the falling blocks. |
| Tetris 2 Returns | 2011 | ZX Spectrum | Hippiman (Russia) | Tetris clone. |
| Jstris | 2014 | Web Browser | jezevec10 | A free-to-play online multiplayer block game. Jstris is a simple online multiplayer block game built in JavaScript, HTML5, and Python (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. |
| Tetris | 2018 | ZX Spectrum | Howard Price (UK) | Tetris clone. |
| Tetris | 2019 | ZX Spectrum | Ozzyoss Software (Czech) | Tetris clone. |
| Tetris Championship Edition | 2020 | ZX Spectrum | Fitosoft | Simple Tetris clone. |
| TETR.IO | 2020 | Web Browser | osk | An online multiplayer stacker game with global leaderboards, worldwide matches, and a "battle royale" style gamemode comparable to Tetris 99. In 2021, TETR.IO had 2.6 million active players worldwide. |
| Tetris | 2021 | ZX Spectrum | Rui Martins | Simple Tetris clone. |
| TEMU GB Tetris Emulator | 2021 | ZX Spectrum | 40crisis | Tetris clone. |
| Tetris | 2021 | ZX Spectrum | Bubu (Spain) | Tetris clone. |
| Brick Gang World | 2022 | Android | Blackjack Company | Features 29 different shapes of puzzle tiles with options such as Invisible mode and is designed for skilled Tetris players. |
| Fitris | 2023 | ZX Spectrum | Bubu | Arcade Tetris clone. |
| Kuatris | 2023 | ZX Spectrum | MrRancio | Simple Tetris clone. |
| Tetris4px | 2023 | ZX Spectrum | Ignacobo | Small screen Tetris clone. |
| Zetrix | 2023 | ZX Spectrum | Retroteam | Illegal copy of Ammytris. |

## Clones and unofficial variants

* Ultimate Tetris is a Tetris game that has more than 20 block types, a few new game modes, and a "Hardcore" mode where the game is played on a 125x125 grid.
* PicTiles is a variant of Tetris in which the tetrominoes are used to fill in pictures. The game is available as shareware for OS X (PPC and Intel) and was originally released in 2004 by Charcoal Design (website).
* California Dreams released a Tetris variant called Blockout (website) in 1989. It is played in three dimensions from a top-down perspective. The basic mode uses standard tetrominos, which can be manipulated with three different degrees of rotation, in two directions (requiring six separate keys for rotating, in addition to the four movement keys and a key to drop a tetromino). Further modes in the game introduce extra dominos composed of blocks set above and below each other, and may have more or less than four blocks. www.blockout.de international championships
* Eqtris is a clone with numerous gameplay variations, including competitive and co-operative two-player modes, editable game pieces, and a mission-based Challenge Mode.
* Gravytris (www.gravytris.de) is a freeware implementation of Tetris in OpenGL that implements the "chain-reaction" variant of gravity. Furthermore, it has a contemplative puzzle mode with complex tiles and no time pressure. Another game mode is color tetris where a strategic twist is introduced by adding colored subblocks to the tetris tiles effectively combining the games Columns and Tetris into one game. Other features: Online Highscorelist, 1-hour soundtrack, windows and Linux binaries, no installation required (single self-contained executable)
* Bastet, short for Bastard Tetris, is a Tetris clone created by Federico Poloni. Running on the Linux platform, Bastet increases the game's challenge by using a mathematical formula to choose the worst possible tetromino to give the player, rather than selecting one randomly.
* Vertris, is a simple cross-platform Tetris clone created by Andrés Rassol. It is covered under the GNU General Public License.
* TetriNET is a popular variant playable on Internet with up to 6 players. On clearing lines the player receives special blocks that can be used to damage the field of the opponent or help a teammate. This imitation uses general Tetris inferences, but the main differential is its 12 by 22 play field dimensions.
* Duotris is a Tetris clone produced by team Magnetics, which was released on Commodore 64. It featured classic 2D tetrominos and included a standard singleplayer mode, a two-player split-screen mode as well as a unique team mode in which both players filled up the same playing area.
* Tetripz is also a freeware game for the PC, written by Mute Fantasies. It has a number of levels that alter the appearance of the game board (by spinning, warping or otherwise changing the traditional board). It is, according to the game designers, "playing Tetris under influence of LSD, but without the LSD." The row width is 11 blocks wide.
* Tetanus On Drugs is a free software game for Windows and Linux, and it is also ported to Game Boy Advance ROM. The game was developed by Pin Eight, and, while not stated by its website, it is probably based on the earlier game Tetripz. Tetanus On Drugs plays on more traditional restrictions with a mode similar to The New Tetris.
* Tetris Worlds (NHN Corp, 2005) is a Korean interpretation of THQ's original Tetris Worlds. In NHN Corp's game, a player can rotate floored tetriminoes up to 15 times. The game includes modes of play similar to THQ's Tetris Worlds but also includes Tetris clear, where users compete in terms of time to clear lines containing "star" mino; survival, where users compete against each other like in other versus mode games; Sticky; Cascade; and Rush mode. Rush mode uses Cascade gravity and has 100 to 150 unfilled rows that a player needs to "dig down" using line clears and attack or defend items. The first player to clear the bottom row wins. The game also features Single Player puzzle mode and has multiplayer support for up to 6 players in Tetris/Sticky/Cascade and a maximum of 10 players in Rush mode. It is playable at http://tetris.hangame.com/.
* Emacs has a Tetris easter egg available by typing ESC-x then tetris (or pong)
* Phony Ring two:five is a variant of Tetris in which the playing field is a ring. It is a PC game released in 2006 by Volatile Assembly (website) with the music highly integrated with the game flow.
* Lockjaw is an open-source Tetris clone designed to accurately play like a range of popular Tetris games. It is largely customizable by the player.
* "Triz" is a Tetris clone made for Symbian OS. One important note is that it does not show you the next piece.
* Quadrapassel (Formerly Gnometris) is a part of Gnome Games, and is installed by default with the Ubuntu distribution of Linux.
* Scrablet is a variant where the basic game of Tetris is combined with Scrabble. The game feature an inbuilt dictionary of over 20,000 words. Scrablet won the Champion (Games Category) in National Software Competition held in Singapore in 1991.