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Tetris Effect: Connected

2018 · Monstars / Resonair · ~10h to finish

A lullaby until the drop speed crosses whatever your reading threshold happens to be, at which point it becomes a pure reflex test with a very good soundtrack.

puzzlerhythmPCPlayStation 5Xbox SeriesNintendo SwitchSteam DeckMetacritic 93
GlobalUNRATED
Baseline difficulty3.4MODERATE

You will lose sometimes. You will not mind.

Price on Steam

$39.99

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The fingerprint

12.55.07.510
Reaction
4.6
Execution
3.8
Strategy
3.0
Learning Curve
2.2
Puzzle
2.0
Grind
1.9
Punishment
1.4
Obscurity
1.2
PUBLISHEDHARDEST DEMAND FIRST
  • Execution drops 0.7 points — you handle this better than most.
  • Reaction drops 0.6 points — you handle this better than most.
  • Assist options shave roughly 1.5 points off, if you use them.

These are generic numbers. Calibrate and this whole page re-scores around you.

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Screenshots

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Where it bites

SPOILER-SAFE BY DEFAULT
START25%HALFWAY75%CREDITS
  1. 70% · ~5hReaction

    the stage where the pieces fall faster than you can read the next queue

    9

Assists & accessibility

0/2 SOURCED

CHALLENGE RELIEF

  • Difficulty modes [unsourced]Beginner, Normal and Expert Journey runs; Beginner caps the speed.

MOTOR & INPUT

  • Fully remappable controls [unsourced]

Claims marked unsourced have not been checked against a published accessibility review. Nothing here is inferred from genre — where we do not know, we say nothing.

What it is

Tetris rebuilt as an audiovisual experience, where the music and background react to your play, plus a co-op and versus suite. The Zone mechanic freezes time to clear extra lines.

Where to go from here

Argue with these asks

The same shape with the volume down, for when that one took it out of you.

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