Tetris (2020 mobile game)

Tetris
App icon
Developer(s)	N3TWORK
Publisher(s)	N3TWORK (2020-2021) PlayStudios (2022-present)
Director(s)	Mari Burns
Producer(s)	Ethan Levy - Executive Producer Emeritus Lawrence Clark - Executive Producer John Lin - Co-Executive Producer Noriko Wada - Tetris General Producer
Platform(s)	iOS, Android
Release	WW: January 22, 2020
Latest release	5.0.2 / June 9, 2022
Gameplay info
Next pieces	3
Playfield size	10 × 20
Hold piece	Yes
Hard drop	Yes
Rotation system	SRS

Tetris is an official game for mobile devices developed and published by N3TWORK (later by PlayStudios since 2022). It was released shortly after EA's Tetris and Tetris Blitz were delisted from app stores on January 22, 2020.

The look and feel of the game is very similar to N3TWORK's other game Tetris Royale, and includes similar customization options.

Gameplay

Tetris features standard Tetris Guideline rules. The player uses either swipe or on-screen button controls to manipulate and place tetrominoes.

Six visual themes are available by default: Back to Basics, Monstris, Shooting Stars, Neon Future, Toytris, and 8-Bits. Additional themes are available during monthly themed Seasons; these themes can be purchased with Season Coins earned through Lucky Boxes and Season Pass rewards (as of version 4.3.0).

As of version 4.0.0, players can also join Teams to complete shared goals and earn extra rewards during 5-day Team Tournaments.

Modes

As of version 5.0.2, Tetris has the following game modes:

Solo Marathon

Endless fixed-goal Marathon mode with a level cap of 15. The player can review their scores on the weekly leaderboards. As of version 3.2.0, the player can choose the starting level between 1, 5, 10, or 15.

Quick Play

Ultra mode with fixed-goal level system. Score as many points as possible within a 3-minute time limit.

Theme Challenge

A special variant of Quick Play where a player can play for high scores and unlocking special items via Goals. Two versions of Theme Challenge are available: one having a different random piece generator; the other in which the game level increases every two line clears (up to a cap of Level 29).

Royale

A battle-based multiplayer mode. Up to 100 players can compete in a single lobby, similarly to Tetris 99, until the last player standing wins. Level increases every 30 seconds.

Garbage targeting starts with Random; however, the player can also select one of their attackers to send garbage lines back to, or tapping the Target section cycles through the active players which the player mainly sends garbage lines to.

Previously, Royale matches use a score attack format, where players compete for the highest possible score. The top 5 players are shown at the top of the screen. Once there is only one player left, Royale Mode begins as the matrix is cleared. The game ends once all players have blocked out.
The attack table:

Clear	Attack
Single	1
Double	2
Triple	3
Tetris	5
TSS	3
TSD	5
TST	7
mini TSS	1
mini TSD	2
B2B	1
PC	11

The combo table:

Combo	attack
0	0
1	1
2	1
3	2
4	2
5	3
6	3
7	4
8	4
9	4
10	5
11	5
12	5
13	5
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19+	7+

The latest update replaces the score attack format with a skill battle format, similar to Puyo Puyo Tetris 2. Boosters are also available for gaining advantage in matches. Unlike the previous format, the game ends once there is only one player left. The game contains the following boosters:

• Laser — instantly clears 8 lines at the bottom of the playfield.
• Power — sends 3 additional garbage lines to your opponent and increases the garbage attack amount for a brief time period.
• Shield — instantly clears all garbage and reduces the incoming garbage queue for a brief time period.

Tetris Together

Using the Royale mechanics, the player can create a custom room to invite friends to play using the app. Real-time voice chat is also available for each custom room.

Four Gravity options are available: Zen (constant Level 1 speed throughout), Normal (standard Royale level increase), Hard (starting on Level 10), and Champion (starting on Level 15).

This mode is removed from the game as of version 4.5.9.

Primetime

A nightly tournament, hosted by Millen Baird, which takes place at 9:00pm local time and is available in select countries and during certain time periods; currently discontinued as of version 2.12.3.

During each Primetime tournament, players have 5 minutes to join the in-game lobby to participate. Unlike Royale mode, Primetime isn't restricted to just 100 players, and potentially thousands can compete simultaneously.

The Primetime tournament is composed of timed rounds. Each round has a score goal, but only survival is required to pass. If a player reaches the score goal, they enter a Frenzy Time mode—signified by a glowing rainbow frame around the playfield—which gives the player a 2x score multiplier until the end of the round. If the player does not reach the score goal, garbage is added to their playfield. The amount is based on the player's score at the end of the round. Topping out is the only way to be eliminated. The last round adds unclearable garbage if the player did not reach the score goal. Finishing the final round allows the player to appear on the leaderboard at the end with all other winners, and are ranked by their final score.

Each night has different round configurations, with varying lengths, score goals, and speed levels, which can change scoring potential.

Development

On November 29, 2021 the rights to develop and publish Tetris mobile were handed over from N3TWORK to PLAYSTUDIOS.

External links

• Official website
• Tetris on Google Play
• Tetris on the App Store