First, to explain, I’m a huge fan of games like Tetris Worlds, Bombliss, and Tetris Effect.
I played the PS2 version of Tetris Worlds and the PlayStation “wobbly” version of The Next Tetris for many years.
Magnet, Scanner, Freeze, Zone Battle, Square, Cascade, Countdown, Purify, Mystery, etc are all very fun modes to me.
So I tried searching online for a dedicated list of “odd rule” Tetris games, but I haven’t actually had much luck in my search.
Most lists give a vague description at best, nor is there a decent compilation of these modes that I’ve seen. Most people are just giving their opinions on favorites, but I haven’t seen a full dedicated list of Tetris variants (cursed or otherwise).
I figure this place would be a good place to start looking, so please help me!
Tetris Rule Variants?
Tetris Rule Variants?
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Re: Tetris Rule Variants?
Good question, I would just check out every Tetris game and it's wiki as it might explain the modes it has. There's also tetris wiki I think. Most Tetris games have cool modes.
To name a few
Mickey Tetris
TGM1, 2, 3, 4
Tetris Kiwamemichi
Tetris Card Captor
Pokemon Tetris Mini
To name a few
Mickey Tetris
TGM1, 2, 3, 4
Tetris Kiwamemichi
Tetris Card Captor
Pokemon Tetris Mini
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Re: Tetris Rule Variants?
"Tetris but you're on drugs" variant: https://harddrop.com/wiki/Tetripz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WLTRqDV6pQ
It was nifty as an MS-DOS game not just because of the game itself but because they also managed to make it rather small in terms of filesize, a neat achievement for its time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WLTRqDV6pQ
It was nifty as an MS-DOS game not just because of the game itself but because they also managed to make it rather small in terms of filesize, a neat achievement for its time.
Re: Tetris Rule Variants?
Tetris Effect has a lot of weird variant modes. I also like the NES homebrew game From Below.

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Re: Tetris Rule Variants?
You mentioned Tetris Wiki twice, so I imagine you put a lot of faith in the accuracy of their information?D wrote: ↑Wed Aug 06, 2025 12:52 pm Good question, I would just check out every Tetris game and its wiki as it might explain the modes it has. There's also tetris wiki I think. Most Tetris games have cool modes.
To name a few
Mickey Tetris
TGM1, 2, 3, 4
Tetris Kiwamemichi
Tetris Card Captor
Pokemon Tetris Mini
I tend to not have luck when it comes to Wikis having reliable information.

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Re: Tetris Rule Variants?
Oh, how could I forget Sandtris?

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Re: Tetris Rule Variants?
I remember playing Blockout a bit (along with Chip's Challenge and Age of Empires) on a Windows 95 laptop I bought off of a friend when I was in high school. Didn't realize it had versions on a few other personal computer platforms.
It's basically 3D tetris.
EDIT: I also had Wetrix+ on the Dreamcast. That might be a bit too far from OG Tetris to count, though.
It's basically 3D tetris.
EDIT: I also had Wetrix+ on the Dreamcast. That might be a bit too far from OG Tetris to count, though.
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Re: Tetris Rule Variants?
Flash Point
Tetris Flash/Tetris 2
Tetris Plus 1&2
Tetrisphere (if it qualifies)
Tetris Flash/Tetris 2
Tetris Plus 1&2
Tetrisphere (if it qualifies)
Re: Tetris Rule Variants?
Puzzled/Joyjoykid?
Re: Tetris Rule Variants?
Latest official version I heard about is Tetris Time Warp, which is part of the Tetris Forever compilation.
They also have Hatris, Welltris, and there’s a DOS variant called Faces-tris 3 (though I hear it could use a revision).
Yoshi is supposed to be a variant of Hatris, and I guess Wario’s Woods as well.
They also have Hatris, Welltris, and there’s a DOS variant called Faces-tris 3 (though I hear it could use a revision).
Yoshi is supposed to be a variant of Hatris, and I guess Wario’s Woods as well.
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Jesus' BE ATTITUDE FOR GAINS:
1. Pure, Mournful, Humble Heart
2. Merciful Peacemaker
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2. Merciful Peacemaker
3. Suffer for Righteous Desire