List of fan games

In the context of Tetris, fan games are computer tetromino games unaffiliated with Elorg, The Tetris Company, or any current or past licensor of the Tetris brand.

Straight tetromino games

The following games more or less faithfully replicate the rules of some version of Tetris, either pre-Guideline or post-Guideline:

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• 2600tris - Homebrew for the Atari 2600.
• 4-Tris - Homebrew game cartridge by Joe Zbiciak for the Mattel Intellivision game console
• 4-Wide Trainer - A single player online tool to train users with the "4 Wide" combo strategy.
• 7*Ris - TGM fan game for the 3DS game SmileBASIC
• 9T Lines
• A Gnowius' Challenge
• A Tribute to Tetris
• Abandoned Bricks
• ACiD Tetris (later renamed Super ACiD Block Attack)
• Aint - free software for MS-DOS, possibly the first copylefted tetromino game
  • EGAint - successor to Aint
• Alizarin Tetris - features colour gravity similar to The Next Tetris.
• Alleytris - 4-wide well
• Apotris - A Tetris clone for the Gameboy Advance
• Astris
• Atomic Tetris - clone for MS-DOS, focusing on versus play with items
• Brian Caos Tempting Music Player (versions Beta 1 and Beta 2 previously known as "Brian Caos Tetris Music Player"), IT/MOD/S3M/XM music player with a built-in Tetris game
• Bedter by Andrew Bednarz - freeware for Windows and Linux, famously targeted by TTC which alleged "look and feel" copyright violation
• Beebris - A game for Atari Jaguar
• BiTRIS - clone focusing on doubles play
• Blockbox - A web based Java TGM clone
• Blocks A Java version of the game.
• Block Star - Integrated Facebook Tetris, featuring comparison leaderboard to your circle of friends, or all users. Subsequently taken over by The Tetris Company.
• Blockdrop - A browser game with several modes.
• Blocktrix - A derivative of TetriNET.
• Blocks from Hell - A DOS game
• Blox - An online clone with multiplayer, singleplayer modes and an opener practice mode.
• Bocus
• BombStepper - A game featuring Tetris Battle-style bombs.
• Brash Point II - A Flash Point clone for PC-88
• Breakris by Jürgen Müller - freeware for Windows. It has a very good single and multiplayer-Tetris, plus Breakris - Breakout and Tetris at the same time.
• Bricks '2000
• Cambridge - A TGM-style fan game developed on the LOVE platform by JoeZeng and SashLilac
• catboiquatro
• Challenger Tetris
• Chetiry - Homebrew for the Atari 2600.
• Commin 5 in 1, 1993, a Mega Duck game, includes a Tetris clone/variant called Store Tris 1 and Store Tris 2.
• Crowley: World Tour - Tetris clone for the ZX Spectrum Next
• CRTetris
• Crystal Cubes
• Cubemaster Gold
• Cultris - A game focusing on combo-based play.
• Cultris II - Sequel to Cultris.
• Cursed Blocks
• Cytroxia
• dcQuad - Homebrew for Dreamcast.
• Dergoris 99k
• Detris Gold
• Ditris (Amiga)
• Ditris (Commodore 64)
• DMGTRIS
• Double Blocks - A clone for DOS. Features multiplayer via modem.
• DTET - archive.org
• Duell-Tris (Commodore 64) - Published in 64'er 1992-07 pg. 46
• DuelTris, 1992
• Dúshlán - Homebrew game for NES. A port of Falling Blocks with extra features.
• Edtris 2600 - Homebrew for the Atari 2600.
• Eirstt
• Eitrix - Successor to Varmint's EITtris. Has 8-player play.
• Emlith - A clone for Windows 3.x. Later ported to 32-bit Windows.
• enable Netris32
• Eqtris - Clone for Windows. Incorporates Tetris 2 (Fuxoft) levels into its Challenge Mode.
• Example Block Game
• Ezoris - Clone for x68000.
• F-Tetris
• Face to Face (決戰俄羅斯) - a 1990 Taiwanese Tetris/Bloxeed clone focusing on versus play, apparently popular in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
• Falling Blocks - Game for ZX Spectrum. Stage-based.
• Falling Down - Features many gimmicks and the ability to add user-created courses.
• Falling Lightblocks - A Tetris (NES, Nintendo) game with T-Spin bonuses
• Falling Up - a "twist" on Tetris (freeware/open source for Windows, OS X, linux)
• Falling Kwadrats
• FanTris
• Fightttris VR
• four-tris - Open source and practice focused client built on the AutoIt scripting language.
• Freefall - An implementation in the Inform language designed for text adventures.
• From Below - A homebrew game for NES.
• From Below Pocket - Port of From Below to Game Boy.
• Full HD Tetris - A series of games with Full HD resolution and large playfields.
• Geo - A game for 8-bit Atari.
• GinT - Falling Tetromino game within the 3D world of Second Life.
• GTET - A clone of Tetris The Grand Master.
• HaCKeR
• Hakairis
• Heboris - A clone inspired by the TGM series. Has many unofficial expansions.
• Heboris Unofficial Expansion
• Heboris (FM Towns)
• Hubricks - Homebrew for NES
• InfidHells
• Infinitris (infinitris.net)
• Jagtris - Homebrew for Atari Jaguar
• Java Duel Tetris
• Java Tetris v2.11 - Nice Java applet Tetris clone by Andreas Ludwig that supports multi-player and computer AI players
• Jester
• Jstris - An online clone with multiplayer.
• Just Stack - Simplistic web fan game with unique cooperative modes.
• King of Stackers - Turn based strategy tetris
• Klotz - Game for Windows 2.x.
• Kralizec Tetris - Tetris game for the MSX
• L2Stack
• LJ65 (formerly Tetramino) - a homebrew game for NES.
• Lockjaw - primarily a guideline simulator, with dozens of options to change behavior
• Lockjaw: The Overdose (formerly Tetanus On Drugs) - free software for Game Boy Advance, inspired by Tetripz
• LTris
• Master of Blocks series:
  • The Master of Blocks
  • Master of Blocks: The Complete DX
  • Master of Blocks: Horror-Reflex
  • Master of Blocks: Apotheosis
  • Master of Blocks 5: Desperation
  • Master of Blocks 5-X: Devastation
• MASTERS LINE
• MaTris - A game written using pygame. Has been used in academia.
• Megatris (DOS, Adam Cohen and Brian Cohn)
• MegaTris (DOS, Roman Macionczyk) - Polish clone.
• Megatris (Uzebox) , 2008, runs on a Uzebox custom game console
• Minetris , 2025, runs on Android mobiles phones and tablets
• MisaMino
• Modular Tetris - Tetris clone with highly customizable playing grid as well as pentominoes
• MultiMino
• Multitet
• Multris (Spogg.com) - A multiplayer game.
• N-Blox - Tetris clone by Neave Games. Later acquired by The Tetris Company.
• Neitris - A multiplayer clone inspired by EITtris.
• Neotris - A game for the Neo-Geo featuring 4-player support.
• Netris (Brian E. Lemoff)
• Netris for Windows
• netris (Trevor Slocum) - A game playable over SSH.
• Nishisansou Tetris - Tetris clone for the Sharp X68000.
• Notrus
• Novalight Tetris
• Nuclear Insanity
• Nuketris
• NullpoMino - highly customisable clone with many modes.
• Nyet - one of the earliest Tetris clones, dating from 1988.
• Nyet II - game by Proline Software for DOS
• NYET III - sequel to Nyet II
• OpenBlok
• Petris - A terminal-based clone.
• PhantomTris
• PhantomTris 2
• Picoris - A game for the PICO-8 fantasy console.
• Picoris 2: Absolute Zero
• Pokittris - talk.pokitto.com Tetris for the Pokitto
• Pufftris
• Puzzle Trial
• PVP Blocks
• Q2Tetris - Mod for Quake 2.
• Quadra - Open source clone with cascade gravity, successor to Remtris 2. Features very fast-paced online play.
• Quadrapassel (formerly Gnometris)
• Quinn - Described as an arcade-style tetromino puzzle game written and designed specifically for macOS
• Radon
• Remtris - Freeware clone with cascade gravity.
• Remtris 2 - Sequel to Remtris, focusing on multiplayer.
• Retromino
• Rheolism - A Tetris game in one line of BBC Basic.
• Rotris - Homebrew for GBA, inspired by Pufftris
• Rotris (vdweller
• S.T.A.C.K.E.R., inspired by both Tetris and S.T.A.L.K.E.R., scored 6th on TIGSource.com demake competition. 2008
• Startris - A game on king.com where you can win real money
• Shiromino - possibly the most accurate PC-based simulator of the TGM series
• Simpletris
• Sirtet Voyager - A game for Mac OS.
• Small Tetris - A game with a 2 KiB executable.
• Solaris
• Sonic Tetris
• Spirit Drop - A block-stacking puzzle game with emphasis on control and self-improvement.
• Stackfuse
• Super Puzzler - A game for 8-bit Atari.
• Super Retriss - A game with the goal of clearing a target "flicking" block.
• Syoboris - A SDL-based game for Mac probably inspired by Heboris, now apparently lost.
• TBlocks - 2024 Fully featured game, that runs in a Linux Terminal (text mode).
• T-C v4
• T3tr0s - A Tetris game that has 10 themes based on various Tetris games that can be changed on the fly.
• Team Tetris - A clone based on the Atari arcade version for Commodore 64.
• Techlogica TechTris
• Techmino - Professional, Multi-platform game with many modes and custom options.
• Tet42 - A clone based on the Atari arcade version for DOS.
• Tetra Blocks
• Tetra Legends
• Tetra Online
• Tetracycline - Homebrew for the Sega Master System.
• Tetreml
• Tetriculis — Tetris as Google Gadget.
• TetriNET
• TetriNET 2
• TETR.IO
• Tetrio - tetrio.io - A versus game where both players share a field.
• Tetripz by Mute Fantasies - freeware for MS-DOS, with visual distortions of the playfield
• Tetris (Flash, Gavin Ward) - A game inspired by TGM.
• Terminal Tetris - github.com A recreation of the Electronika 60 version that runs in a terminal window.
• TETRIS (ytiurin) - github.com A recreation of the Electronika 60 version.
• Tetris (Pixel Prophecy) - pixelprophecy.itch.io A recreation of the Electronika 60 version.
• Tetris (Galaksija)
• Tetris (Jupiter Ace)
• Tetris (Philips VG5000)
• Tetris (Smaky)
• Tetris 2 (Fuxoft) - Game for ZX Spectrum.
• Tetris 3
• Tetris 4
• Tetris 2000 - artem-volkov.chat.ru
• Tetris 3000 - artem-volkov.chat.ru
• Tetris 4000
• Tetris Adventure - users.volja.net
• Tetris Arena - terminalstudio.com
• Tetris Building, 1995, 2000, 2002
• Tetris Deluxe (Todd S. Lehman) - A game inspired by Atari's arcade version of Tetris.
• Tetris-EX
• Tetris Lite - Game for Windows 9x. Uses an AI for its demo mode.
• Tetris Max, 1992
• Tetris Pro (Amiga)
• Tetris Pro (Craig Rothwell) - A DOS game inspired by the Amiga game.
• Tetris Pro (Michiel Ouwehand)
• Tetris Queen
• Tetris Revolution (Terminal Studio)
• ТЕТРИС SEMIPRO-68k (aka Shimizu Tetris) - clone for the X68000, notable for the first use of 20G
• Tetris Slide
• Tetris to the Max - Clone for DOS. 38 wide playfield.
• Tetris Unlimited (Yuri Balagurov) - Clone for DOS. Has many performance statistics and customisation options.
• Tetris Unlimited (Oscar Giner)
• Tetris V - a Sega Tetris clone for the X68000.
• Tetris Weightlifting - A modified version of Tetris using exercise equipment as the control mechanism.
• Tetris (ZX Spectrum, Andic Software), 1986
• Tetris (ZX Spectrum, V.A. Baliasov), 1986
• Tetroblox - Beta Roblox-based stacker with a focus on accurate, solid mechanics and speed.
• Tetroid 2012
• Tetrominoes A light and fast Javascript version of the game
• TETRUX: Online, 2019
• Tetr.js - A guideline compliant web based client with 40L and Dig modes
• Tetyis - A game for the PICO-8 fantasy console.
• Texmaster - contains almost every mode from the TGM series except for Sakura from Ti and code specific game modes
• Textris (rsninja) - A recreation of the Electronika 60 version, but with modern Guideline rules.
• Textris DS - A homebrew game for the Nintendo DS.
• Textmode Tetris
• NDS_TGM - Tetris the Grand Master 3: Terror Instinct (DS version) meraman.dip.jp, 2008
• T-Game 4 - homebrew for the MSX.
• The Minetris , 2025, runs on IOS mobiles phones and tablets
• Tiny Tetris
• Tommy's Nyet - shareware clone for DOS. Has a hot-seat "tournament mode" where multiple players are given the same piece sequence and need to get as high a score as possible.
• Touhou Battle Gaiden - A Tetris Battle Gaiden-style game with Touhou Project characters.
• Touhoumino
• Tromi
• TRS - Easter egg/bonus game inside the Tetris For Windows CE patcher from Retronerd.
• Twintris
• Twintris (Digital Marketing) - A clone for Amiga, programmed by Svein Berge
• TwitchTetris - A game written in JavaScript.
• Ultris: The Ultimate Tetris
• UGM - TGM clone with art and music by Simon Stålenhag.
• UNO Free Fall gameboy.gamezone.comconcretesoftware.com, 2007
• Varmint's EITtris - A multiplayer clone with powerups.
• Vertris - A simple cross-platform clone.
• VGATetris
• Vitetris - A terminal-based clone.
• Wesleyan Tetris, 1989
• WinTris - Clone for Windows 3.x. Includes extended pieces.
• WorldWide Combos, 2017
• Yet Another Tetris - Clone for Windows 3.x. Had a piece editor and adjustable playfield size.
• Yetris - A terminal-based clone.
• Zentris - by Robert J. Sundling
  • Super Zentris
  • Zentris 3000
• Zetrix
• ZTetris - Game for Texas Instruments graphing calculators.

1-key finesse games

These are games that assign a key to each combination of rotation and horizontal movement, which in a 10-column playfield would require 40 keys.

• Finesse (XaeL)
• KeyBlox
• Keyboard Falling Blocks - One key finesse 40L game
• Typomino
• TypingTetromino

Malicious piece generation

Variants that attempt to give the player the worst possible piece.

• Bastet - fph.altervista.org Literally, Bastard Tetris. Made to be as annoying and frustrating as possible.
• Birdris - DOS game by Andrew Bird.
• Hatetris - qntm.org Variation by Sam Hughes of Things of Interest. Has a replay system.
• Stacked Odds - rrrrthats5rs.com Uses an 8-wide playfield.
• Tetrevil - Incorporates a system to balance piece distribution (choose between weights, 7-bag and 21-bag).
• Worst Piece Piece Game - Hold is available. Has six levels of difficulty.

In addition, the following games previously listed have game modes that attempt to do this:

• Abandoned Bricks in Bastet mode (using the algorithm from v0.41 of Bastet)
• Cultris II during the WTF challenge
• F-Tetris in Bastard! mode
• Java Duel Tetris in Nightmare mode
• LTris with Expert Mode on (with the constraint that piece generation still acts as a bag randomiser in this mode)
• NullpoMino when using the Tetrevil mode mod (also part of Blitz's mod pack)
• Quadrapassel
• Zeromeaner when using the Eviline randomiser (successor to Tetrevil)

Other piece sets

These games have similar gameplay to Tetris but change the piece set, most commonly by adding pentominoes, but also other larger or smaller polyominoes, or pseudo-polyominoes, or sometimes even quasi-polyominoes.

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• Combinos - Successor to ntris.
• Egapet
• FÜNEF - Game for Windows 2.x. Uses pentominoes.
• Heptrix - Uses a selection of heptominoes.
• Infinitris - Game with many options, including input recording.
• Multris (RustyMonster)
• nlith - A game for PC-9801, possibly the first Japanese Tetris derivative game.
• ntris - A game that gives larger pieces as the player progresses.
• N-Tris (Diamond Games) - A Flash game with a similar idea.
• Penta
• Pentis - DOS game. Uses pentominoes. Has customisable keys.
• Pentis (Tony Raugas) - ZX Spectrum game.
• Pentix - DOS game. Adds pentominoes as well as smaller polyominoes. Possibly the first ever Tetris derivative game.
• Pentix (Andrei Gorianov) - Remake of the DOS Pentix. Includes touch input.
• Pentix++ - Online pentomino game. Has leaderboards.
• Pentix Unlimited
• Pentominovich - Game for Android and Windows, with considerable inspiration from Atari Tetris.
• Pentris (Hunter Freyer)
• Pentris (Patrick Fournier)
• Pentrix (Cathelius) - Has cascade gravity.
• Pent-up
• PROTO (PROgressive Tetris Outline) - Game for Windows 9x. Uses pentominoes.
• Rammer - Playfield is rotated 90 degrees for landscape play. Has large pieces.
• TERIAS WIN - A game that uses pseudo-trominoes.
• The Son of Tetris Project - adds pieces to the piece set starting from level 3.
• Tototris - Apparently lost.

In addition, the following games previously listed have the option to play with a non-standard piece set:

• Cambridge
• EGAint
• Emlith
• Super Retriss
• Tetris Deluxe (Todd S. Lehman)
• WinTris
• Yet Another Tetris

Non-2D variants

These games correspond to attempts to take the gameplay of Tetris into higher (or lower) dimensions. See also List of games#Other_.22-tris.22_games.

• Humorous versions#1D Tetris - Various 1D variants.
• 3D Tetris (online game) - 3dtetris.com 3D variant of the classic Tetris game. You can play the game: online, offline and mobile. The game use the Java virtual machine.
• 3DTRIS - 3dtris.de A clone of Blockout (3D variant of Tetris) in Macromedia Flash. Its gameplay is very smooth, just like original Blockout. Online high score list with growing competitions.
• 3Tris - pangoo.it A Blockout clone.
• 4D-Tris - A 4D variant where the aim is to fill 2 × 2 × 2 layers.
• BlockOut II - blockout.net The best clone of Blockout (3D Tetris) for Windows using DirectX. Online high score list, forum, wiki.
• BlockOut - blockout.nu An online browser version in HTML5 and JavaScript, with global scoreboard.
• Frac - A 3D variant for DOS and Macintosh.
• Frac4d - classicdosgames.com A 4D variant derived from Frac. Released as freeware in 2006.
• HyperTetris - Another 4D variant with a 4 × 4 × 4 × 10 playfield.
• oti3 - www7.plala.or.jp A Blockout-like 3D variant.
• Polycubes
• Polytope Tetris - A variant with a configurable number of dimensions (though playability suffers at 5D and above).
• SDLBlock - A Blockout-like 3D variant.
• Takalith - A Blockout-like game for the PC-9801.
  • Wakataka - A clone of Takalith for Windows 3.1.
  • Takalith EX - A Takalith-inspired game for Windows 9x.
• T^3 - A 3D variant.
• Welltris - worldofspectrum.org
  • XWelltris - github.com A clone of Welltris.

Other variants

These games have game play rules inspired by Tetris, such as rotation of shapes to form complete lines, but introduce rule variations that change the game play greatly.

See also Humorous versions for games too short or not playable enough to have their own page.

• 3D-Stereogram Tetris
• BEATris - A combination of rhythm game and Tetris.
• Bomblin - A Bombliss clone, taking inspiration from the TGM series.
• Bombrite - Another Bombliss-type game.
• Bomb'n Blast - A homebrew game for ColecoVision.
• Chextris - A combination of rhythm game and Tetris.
• Confusetris - Overlays another piece shape over the active piece.
• CubeStorm Planets
• Da - merges Tetris gameplay and Columns gameplay
• Diatris
• Dream of Pixels - A game where the player has to remove tetromino-shaped pieces from a cloud mass.
• Equadrix - Form expressions matching the target number.
• Factris - A game where pieces are rectangles with different areas, and "rotating" involves changing the dimensions of the rectangle.
• First-Person Tetris - the player's viewpoint is centred on the falling piece, and rotates when the piece is rotated.
• Futilitris
• Go-Tet - Move the playfield around to collect blocks.
• Go Tetris! - Merges Tetris gameplay with the capturing rules of Go.
• Gravytris
• Heaven - Based on the xkcd strip of the same name; regularly drops "heavenly" blocks that cover the entire stack.
• Hell Tetris - Based on another xkcd strip; gives the playfield a rounded bottom.
• Hexlis - A Flash game where the rows are expressed as hexadecimal numbers.
  • Tetris16 - A terminal game with the same idea.
  • Hextris (taichino) - A JavaScript game with the same idea.
• Java Tetris - A Java Tetris game that follows the gameplay rules of the original, but has more than 30 shape types and a few new game modes, including a "Hardcore" mode where the game is played on a 125x125 grid.
• Kowaris - Introduces a mechanic where blocks can break.
  • Kowaris Kai
• Kowaris EX - Remake of Kowaris (created with permission by the original creator)
• Kuzuris - Online game inspired by Kowaris. Apparently defunct.
• MagBlocks - Cooperative with physics.
• Magic Eye Tetris
• Monotris - Flash game. Drop pieces to form tetrominoes.
• Multris (Commodore 64) - A game in which up to four pieces are active at the same time.
• Not Tetris - Incorporates a physics engine. The aim is to stack as many pieces as possible on the playfield before topping out.
  • Not Tetris 2 - Adds a game mode where lines can be cleared.
• Pentominon
• Phystris - Incorporates a physics engine. Has modes based on clearing horizonal lines, clearing colour lines, and making groups of blocks of the same colour.
• Plummet Equilibrium
• Puzzle Juggle Trouble - two pieces fall simultaneously, clear lines or 5x5 squares
• Quatris (DOS, Eugene Kim) and its sequels
• Quatris (Zimond)
• Reaktor - Make rings around a nuclear core. Inspired by Chernobyl nuclear reactor.
• Retris - Has a gimmick on every alternate piece.
• RougeRis: Trials of Dungeonfall - A roguelike-Tetris hybrid for Pico-8.
• Soft-body Tetris
• Structris - Game for Apple II. Dodge falling tetrominoes that are fired at the player.
• Tetrachroma
• Tetratris
• Tetratris True
• Tetrex - A game that uses tetrahexes.
• Tetriller
• [[Tetris<45]] - A game where pieces fall at a 45-degree angle.
• Tetris'D: The Game - Dodge falling tetrominoes.
• Tetrisweeper - Combines Tetris and Minesweeper. Apparently lost.
• Tetron - A game on a cylinder.
• Textris - A Wordtris-type game.
• Texttris - A Wordtris-type game.
• Torus - Another game on a cylinder.
• Tuper Tario Tros. - Combines Super Mario Bros. and Tetris.
• Uehara Tetris
• Untris - A Tetris game played in reverse.
• Xyonix, 1989
• Yukidoke no Kaze

Pieces made out of non-rectangular shapes

These games have similar gameplay to Tetris but use pieces made out of other polygons such as hexagons.

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• A-1 Geo-Fit Game Pack - A Windows 9x game. Uses polyabolos.
• Angularis - Uses polyabolos.
• BeeTris (Philippe Basciano) - A Windows 9x game. Uses polyhexes, similar to Hex Tetris.
• Beetris (Simsalabim Software) - A DOS game. Uses polyhexes and a hexagonal playfield. Lines are cleared in two directions.
• Bikaka - A Macintosh game. Uses polyhexes.
• Blockz! - A Flash game. The player can select between polyominos, polyhexes and polyiamonds.
• BricksFix
• Crazy Tetris
• Hex Tetris - A Windows 3.x game. Uses polyhexes.
• Hextris A game for UNIX later ported to Mac and DOS. Uses polyhexes. It was later licensed by Konami and released for arcades as Hexion.
• MultiMino 2 - The player can select between polyominos, polyhexes and polyiamonds.
• Pyramid - An unlicensed game for NES. Uses polyabolos.
  • Pyramid 2 - Sequel. Supports two players.
• TAZ A Windows 3.x game. Uses polyiamonds.
• Triangle Tetris A game for DOS. Uses polyiamonds.

See also

• List of official Tetris games

External links

• Fangame on English Wikipedia
• Tetris and Tetris Clones - nearly 200 games covered