Tetris® Effect: Connected

Buy94%

Very Positive · 9k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Monstars Inc. · Puzzle · Aug 18, 2021

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$39.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
43
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio1 of 10
Subtitles0 of 10

Should I buy Tetris® Effect: Connected?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 96 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Steam Deck: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 9k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise16% are divided42% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
96 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Where many Tetris games focus almost exclusively on gameplay, Tetris Effect embraces music and visuals as equally important components of the experience.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Tetris Effect: Connected is an outstanding achievement in both gameplay and presentation.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
From the music to the sound effects, the creative intention behind this game (in my view) was achieved in spades.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The Journey mode encourages repeated playthroughs as you improve your scores and rankings, while the online multiplayer modes, including Score Attack, Zone Battle, Connected, and Connected VS, continue to provide engaging competition.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
➕Lots of different play modes - campaign, multiplayer vs, multi coop, vibe mode, ect

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Graphics96 reviews
Gameplay44 reviews
Audio44 reviews
Multiplayer41 reviews
Co-op13 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
100% still recommend
Interface
20% still recommend
Players complain
Steam Deck
40% still recommend
Difficulty
83% still recommend
Controls
86% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
67% still recommend
Performance
80% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op

Controller

  • Full controller support
  • Tracked Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • VR Supported

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$39.99

The lowest we've tracked is $19.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $39.99

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