Tetris® Effect: Connected

Developer: Monstars Inc., Resonair, Stage Games
Publisher: Enhance
Released: Aug 17, 2021
Steam reviews: 94% of players recommend it, from 9,062 reviews — Steam calls that “Very Positive”
Tags: CasualIndie

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Proton: PlatinumDeck VerifiedSteam Machine: VerifiedSteam Frame: PlayableSteamOS Compatible

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Valve rates it Verified on Steam Machine. Valve rates it Playable on Steam Frame. Valve marks it SteamOS Compatible.

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Features

Full controller support

Single-player
Multi-player
PvP
Online PvP
Shared/Split Screen PvP
Co-op
Online Co-op
Shared/Split Screen Co-op
Shared/Split Screen
Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Tracked Controller Support
VR Supported
Steam Cloud
Steam Leaderboards
Remote Play Together
Family Sharing

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Languages

English · full audio
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Japanese
Korean
Simplified Chinese
Thai
Traditional Chinese

Steam lists 10 languages, 1 with full audio.

Age rating & content

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About this game

The developer's description, from the game's Steam store page.

Tetris® Effect: Connected 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.

Music, backgrounds, sounds, special effects—everything, down to the Tetriminos themselves—pulse, dance, shimmer, and explode in perfect sync with how you're playing, making any of the game's 30+ stages and 10+ modes something you'll want to experience over and over again.

Plus cross-platform multiplayer modes for competitive and cooperative play!

An exhilarating single-player experience full of surprises. Over 30 different stages, each with its own music, sound effects, graphical style and background that all evolve and change as you play through them.

Enter the Zone, a mechanic unique to Tetris Effect: Connected Players can stop time (and Tetriminos falling) by entering “the Zone” and either get out of a sticky situation that could otherwise lead to “Game Over,” or rack up extra Line Clears for bonus rewards.

Cross-platform multiplayer lets you play with players from all over the world! Players on different platforms can easily join Friend Match rooms with the Room ID feature.

A wide variety of competitive and co-op modes! Test your skills in "CONNECTED" where three players can team up and literally connect their Tetris Matrices to fight against A.I.-controlled Bosses; "Zone Battle," a one-on-one match of standard competitive Tetris, but with a twist: the time-stopping Zone mechanic; and "Score Attack" and "Classic Score Attack,” two single-player versus modes where two players compete separately to see who can get the best score.

Join in on the fun in Spectator mode! Spectator mode is available in Friend Matches. A room can contain up to 8 total people. Spectators can use emotes during the match to liven up the competition.

Uncapped framerate and ultra-wide monitor support Tailored for Steam, capable of running at resolutions of 4K or more with an uncapped framerate (with Vsync disabled) and includes ultra-wide monitor support as well as other expanded game and graphical options not found in the console release for both 2D and VR play (including adjustable particle volume and size, texture filtering, and more).