The History of Tetris Effect

Enhance’s Tetsuya Mizuguchi and The Tetris Company’s Henk Rogers officially agree to partner on making Tetris Effect.

The world was introduced to Tetris Effect via PlayStation’s Countdown to E3 presentation in 2018. Tetris like you’ve never seen, heard, or experienced it before.

Tetris Effect took center stage at the 2018 Classic Tetris World Championship, where it was featured as a premier playable demo that allowed the world’s most elite Tetris players to experience Tetris Effect before release.

Tetris Effect debuts on PS4 and PS VR. Critics and fans alike praised the title as a sensory triumph, solidifying it as a modern classic and one of the highest-rated entries in the franchise’s history.

Tetris Effect garnered many Game of the Year awards and nominations from outlets like Eurogamer, Giant Bomb, EDGE Magazine, Shacknews, IGN, Gamespot, Game Informer, Polygon, and many more.

Producers Tetsuya Mizuguchi and Mark MacDonald, and director Takashi Ishihara detail their attempts to take Tetris, a game with dozens and dozens of iterations over 40 years, and make it feel fresh again.

Hydelic’s transformative Tetris Effect soundtrack earns two BAFTA nominations in Audio Achievement and Music.

PC players get their first taste of Tetris Effect via its initial launch on the Epic Games Store. 4K ultra widescreen support and optional VR compatibility were included!

Tetris Effect is released on Meta Quest—bringing the synesthetic Journey to a mass VR audience.

Players’ ears are forever changed as Hydelic’s soundtrack for Tetris Effect is released on digital platforms.

Tetris Effect: Connected, an all-new multiplayer expansion to Tetris Effect, was announced during the Xbox Games Showcase as a console launch exclusive for Xbox Series X.

Tetris Effect: Connected launches exclusively for the Xbox Series X, Series S and Xbox One on the same day as the new Series consoles are released.

The Connected update hits all platforms Tetris Effect had previously been released on, allowing cross-platform multiplayer. Tetris Effect: Connected hits Steam for the very first time.

Tetris Effect: Connected was released on Nintendo Switch. Now, wherever you are, you can enjoy a synesthetic getaway—in handheld or docked modes.

Tetris Effect: Connected comes to Amazon’s Luna game streaming platform, allowing a wider audience to experience it for the first time.

A PS5 and PS VR2 specific version of Tetris Effect: Connected is released—featuring improved graphic fidelity whether you play on a display or Sony’s VR headset.

EDGE Magazine names Tetris Effect #29 on its list of the 100 greatest games of the past 30 years.

Eurogamer ranks Tetris Effect: Connected as the #1 game of all time in the Eurogamer 100.

A multiplayer-only edition of Tetris Effect: Connected allows players to compete against each other in the modes from the standalone release and a new Mystery Battle mode.