Genre

Falling-block puzzle

Pieces fall into a well, and the player arranges them to clear lines or matches before the stack reaches the top.

draftAlso: falling block, tetris-likeUpdated 2026-10-21
On this page
  1. Mechanics
  2. Techniques
  3. History
  4. Timeline
  5. Games
  6. Related

Mechanics

Piece randomizer · Delayed auto shift · Drop speed · Clearing · Entry delay · Chain · Garbage · Lock delay · Piece preview · Playfield · Rotation system · Top out · Virus placement

Techniques

Demo playback

#History

Timeline

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The genre's games read here, by year of first release

Games

The catalog lists 22 games in the genre. Those on the most Wikipedias without a page here: Tetris 1984, Columns 1990, Dr. Mario World 2019, Bomberman: Panic Bomber 1994, Cleopatra Fortune 1997, Tricky Towers 2016, Trioncube 2006, Tetris DX 1998, Emeraldia 1993, Panic Bomber 1995, Puzzled , Cosmo Gang the Puzzle 1992.