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{{hatnote|This is a list of Tetris games that were officially licensed. For a list of all games including official and unofficial, see [[List of games]]}} | {{hatnote|This is a list of Tetris games that were officially licensed. For a list of all games including official and unofficial, see [[List of games]]}} | ||
Officially licensed [[Tetris]] games have been released on a variety of platforms, and standalone products. It is the most ported game series, having been ported to over | Officially licensed [[Tetris]] games have been released on a variety of platforms, and standalone products. It is the most ported game series, having been ported to over 70 unique platforms as of 2023.<ref>https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-ported-computer-game</ref> Over 70 million physical copies have been sold, and an additional 100 million paid digital downloads as of 2010.<ref>https://www.gamespot.com/articles/tetris-sells-100-million-on-mobile-devices/1100-6246722/</ref> By 2014, the Tetris franchise had over 425 million paid downloads on mobile platforms, making it one of the most sucessful video game franchises by number of sales.<ref>https://venturebeat.com/2014/04/07/mr-tetris-explains-why-the-puzzle-game-is-still-popular-after-three-decades-interview/</ref> | ||
The first Tetris games released were [[Alexey Pajitnov|Alexey]]’s [[Tetris ( | The first Tetris games released were [[Alexey Pajitnov|Alexey]]’s [[Tetris (Electronika 60)|Electronika 60 version]] and [[Vadim Gerasimov]]’s [[Tetris (IBM PC)|IBM PC port]]. The first commercial games released in North America and Europe were [[Tetris (Spectrum HoloByte)]] for IBM PC and [[Tetris (Mirrorsoft)]] for Commodore 64; and in Japan [[Tetris (BPS)]]. The best selling Tetris game is [[Tetris (Game Boy)]] with over 35 million copies sold, the majority being bundled with the Game Boy.<ref>http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2009/06/68024593/1</ref> | ||
[[Legal disputes]] make the term ''official'' unclear for some early titles. To clarify, this list includes both licensed games and those developed under the pretense of having a license. | [[Legal disputes]] make the term ''official'' unclear for some early titles. To clarify, this list includes both licensed games and those developed under the pretense of having a license. | ||
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! {{Abbr|Region(s)|Region(s) released}} | ! {{Abbr|Region(s)|Region(s) released}} | ||
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! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Tetris ( | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Tetris (Electronika 60)|''Tetris'' (Electronika 60)]] | ||
|[[1985 in Tetris|1985]] | |[[1985 in Tetris|1985]] | ||
|[[Alexey Pajitnov]] | |[[Alexey Pajitnov]] | ||
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|[[BPS]]<br/>Sharp | |[[BPS]]<br/>Sharp | ||
|[[BPS]]<br/>Sharp | |[[BPS]]<br/>Sharp | ||
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|JP | |||
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! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Tetris (Rupo)|''Tetris'' (Rupo)]] | |||
|[[1990 in Tetris|1990]] | |||
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|ASCII Corporation | |||
|JP | |JP | ||
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|JP | |JP | ||
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! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris For Windows CE]]'' <!-- https://web.archive.org/web/19981207040114/http://www.tetris.com:80/FR_BOce.html, https://web.archive.org/web/19980123114620/http://www.mobilesoft.com:80/software/packages/games/tetris.html https://www.thefreelibrary.com/MobileSoft+Announces+Tetris+on+Windows+CE+Platform+for+Handheld+PCs%3b...-a019760897 --> | ||
|[[1997 in Tetris|1997]] | |[[1997 in Tetris|1997]] | ||
|MobileSoft | |MobileSoft | ||
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|[[1998 in Tetris|1998]] | |[[1998 in Tetris|1998]] | ||
|[[Arika]] | |[[Arika]] | ||
|Capcom | |Capcom, HAMSTER Co. | ||
|JP | |JP, WW | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Kids Tetris]]'' | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Kids Tetris]]'' | ||
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|[[Radica Games]] | |[[Radica Games]] | ||
|[[Radica Games]] | |[[Radica Games]] | ||
|NA, PAL | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Tetris Classic (Pocket Express)|''Tetris Classic'' (Pocket Express)]] | |||
|[[2000 in Tetris|2000]] | |||
|[[Pocket Express]] | |||
|[[Pocket Express]] | |||
|NA, PAL | |NA, PAL | ||
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|AQ Interactive | |AQ Interactive | ||
|JP | |JP | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Tetris (iPod)|''Tetris'' (iPod)]] | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Tetris (iPod)|''Tetris'' (iPod)]] | ||
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|KR | |KR | ||
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! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | '' | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Tetris Online (Japan)|''Tetris Online'' (Japan)]] | ||
|[[2007 in Tetris|2007]] | |[[2007 in Tetris|2007]] | ||
|[[Tetris Online Japan, Inc.]] | |[[Tetris Online Japan, Inc.]] | ||
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|EA Mobile | |EA Mobile | ||
|NA, PAL | |NA, PAL | ||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris World Tour]]'' | |||
|[[2007 in Tetris|2007]] | |||
| Ed Logg & Spencer Ray | |||
|[[TAG]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Arcade Bank 3 Minute Tetris]]'' | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Arcade Bank 3 Minute Tetris]]'' | ||
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|Hashy Top-In | |Hashy Top-In | ||
|Hashy Top-In | |Hashy Top-In | ||
|JP | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Stardust]]'' | |||
|[[2009 in Tetris|2009]] | |||
|[[Tetris Online Japan, Inc.]] | |||
|[[Tetris Online Japan, Inc.]] | |||
|JP | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Time]]'' | |||
|[[2009 in Tetris|2009]] | |||
|Hashy Topin | |||
|Hashy Topin | |||
|JP | |JP | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[EA Mobile]] | |[[EA Mobile]] | ||
|NA, PAL | |NA, PAL | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris: Axis]]''<br />•''Tetris'' <sup>JP, PAL</sup> | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris: Axis]]''<br />•''Tetris'' <sup>JP, PAL</sup> | ||
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|EA | |EA | ||
|NA, PAL | |NA, PAL | ||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Nano]]'' | |||
|[[2011 in Tetris|2011]] | |||
|Basic Fun! | |||
|Basic Fun! | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Illuminated Mega Screen]]'' | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Illuminated Mega Screen]]'' | ||
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! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Effect]]'' | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Effect]]'' | ||
|[[2018 in Tetris|2018]] | |[[2018 in Tetris|2018]] | ||
|Monstars Inc.<br />Resonair | |Monstars Inc.<br />Resonair<br />Stage Games | ||
|Enhance | |Enhance | ||
| | |WW | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Arcade Classics Tetris]]'' | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Arcade Classics Tetris]]'' | ||
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|[[2019 in Tetris|2019]] | |[[2019 in Tetris|2019]] | ||
|Fusion Studio | |Fusion Studio | ||
| | |Tencent | ||
|CN | |CN | ||
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|NA, PAL | |NA, PAL | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Tetris ( | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Tetris (2020 mobile game)|''Tetris'' (2020 mobile game)]] | ||
|[[2020 in Tetris|2020]] | |[[2020 in Tetris|2020]] | ||
|N3TWORK | |N3TWORK | ||
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|N3TWORK | |N3TWORK | ||
|WW excluding CN | |WW excluding CN | ||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Arcade Classics Tetris (2020)|''Arcade Classics Tetris'' (2020)]] | |||
|[[2020 in Tetris|2020]] | |||
|Basic Fun! | |||
|Basic Fun! | |||
|NA | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Tilt]]'' | |||
|[[2020 in Tetris|2020]] | |||
|Super Impulse | |||
|Super Impulse | |||
|NA | |||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Puyo Puyo Tetris 2]]'' | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Puyo Puyo Tetris 2]]'' | ||
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|WW | |WW | ||
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! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Beat]]'' | ||
| | |[[2021 in Tetris|2021]] | ||
|N3TWORK | |N3TWORK | ||
|N3TWORK | |N3TWORK | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Keyring Arcade]]'' | |||
|[[2022 in Tetris|2022]] | |||
|Fizz Creations | |||
|Fizz Creations | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Arcade in a Tin]]'' | |||
|[[2022 in Tetris|2022]] | |||
|Fizz Creations | |||
|Fizz Creations | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Story]]'' | ||
| | |[[2022 in Tetris|2022]] | ||
| | |Playstudios | ||
| | |Playstudios | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Tetris (Mercedes-Benz EQS)|''Tetris'' (Mercedes-Benz EQS)]] | ||
|[[2022 in Tetris|2022]] | |||
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|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Tetris World Tour (Playstudios)|''Tetris World Tour'' (Playstudios)]] | |||
|[[2023 in Tetris|2023]] | |||
|Playstudios | |||
|Playstudios | |||
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|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris E60]]'' | ||
|[[2023 in Tetris|2023]] | |||
|[[TTC]] | |||
|[[TTC]] | |||
|WW | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Tetris (McDonald's)|''Tetris'' (McDonald's)]] | |||
|[[2023 in Tetris|2023]] | |||
|[[McDonald's]] | |||
|[[McDonald's]] | |||
|CN | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Tetris (My Arcade)|''Tetris'' (My Arcade)]] | |||
|[[2023 in Tetris|2023]] | |||
|[[My Arcade]] | |||
|[[My Arcade]] | |||
|WW | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris 1991]]'' | |||
|[[2024 in Tetris|2024]] | |||
|Immersive Gamebox | |||
|Immersive Gamebox | |||
|NA, EU | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Forever]]'' | |||
|[[2024 in Tetris|2024]] | |||
|Digital Eclipse | |||
|Digital Eclipse | |||
|WW | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Tetris (ModRetro)|''Tetris'' (ModRetro)]] | |||
|[[2024 in Tetris|2024]] | |||
|ModRetro | |||
|ModRetro | |||
|WW | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris The Grand Master 4 Absolute Eye]]'' | |||
|[[2025 in Tetris|2025]] | |||
|[[Arika]] | |||
|[[Arika]] | |||
|WW | |||
|} | |||
=== Unknown release date === | |||
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" id="softwarelist" style="width:auto;" | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris (GTV Plus)]]'' | |||
|Unknown year | |||
|CoolGames Studio | |||
|GTV | |||
|VN | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris I.Q.]]'' | |||
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! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Quiz]]'' | ||
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! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris | |} | ||
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=== Unreleased games === | |||
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" id="softwarelist" style="width:auto;" | |||
|- | |||
! Title(s) | |||
! Developer(s) | |||
! Publisher(s) | |||
! {{Abbr|Region(s)|Region(s) released}} | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Tetris (Mega Drive)|''Tetris'' (Mega Drive)]] | |||
|Sanritsu Denki | |||
|[[Sega]] | |||
|JP | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Tetris (Famicom Network System)|''Tetris'' (Famicom Network System)]] | |||
|[[BPS]]? | |||
|[[Nintendo]] | |||
|JP | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Tetris Jr. (Game and Watch)|''Tetris Jr.'' (Game and Watch)]] | |||
|[[Nintendo]] | |||
|[[Nintendo]] | |||
| | | | ||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Tetris (iPod, 2003)|''Tetris'' (iPod, 2003)]] | |||
|[[Apple]] | |||
|[[Apple]] | |||
| | | | ||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Tetris DS (THQ)|''Tetris DS'' (THQ)]] | |||
|TOSE | |||
|THQ | |||
|JP, NA, PAL | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris The Grand Master 4 The Masters of Round]]'' | |||
|[[Arika]] | |||
| | | | ||
|JP | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Royale]]'' | |||
|N3TWORK | |||
|N3TWORK | |||
|WW excluding CN | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Dimensions]]'' | |||
|Play Mechanix | |||
|ICE Games | |||
|NA | |||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
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! {{Abbr|Region(s)|Region(s) released}} | ! {{Abbr|Region(s)|Region(s) released}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Tetris (boardgame, Milton Bradley)|''Tetris'' (boardgame, Milton Bradley)]] | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Tetris (boardgame, Milton Bradley)|''Tetris'' (boardgame, Milton Bradley)]] <!-- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/34278/tetris --> | ||
|[[1989 in Tetris|1989]] | |[[1989 in Tetris|1989]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Tetris (boargame, Tomy)|''Tetris'' (boargame, Tomy)]] | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Tetris (boargame, Tomy)|''Tetris'' (boargame, Tomy)]] <!-- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6902/tetris --> | ||
|[[1991 in Tetris|1991]] | |[[1991 in Tetris|1991]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Tower 3D]]'' | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Tower 3D]]'' <!-- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13126/tetris-tower-3d --> | ||
|[[2004 in Tetris|2004]] | |[[2004 in Tetris|2004]] | ||
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! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris: The Card Game]]'' | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris: The Card Game]]'' <!-- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/93522/tetris-the-card-game --> | ||
|[[2011 in Tetris|2011]] | |[[2011 in Tetris|2011]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Matrix]]'' | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Matrix]]'' <!-- Note: Single player puzzles (physical blocks). --> | ||
|[[2011 in Tetris|2011]] | |[[2011 in Tetris|2011]] | ||
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! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Link]]'' | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Link]]'' <!-- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/93185/tetris-link --> | ||
|[[2011 in Tetris|2011]] | |[[2011 in Tetris|2011]] | ||
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! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Jenga Tetris]]'' | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Jenga Tetris]]'' <!-- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/145259/jenga-tetris --> | ||
|[[2013 in Tetris|2013]] | |[[2013 in Tetris|2013]] | ||
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! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Dual]]'' | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Dual]]'' <!-- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233308/tetris-dual --> | ||
|[[2017 in Tetris|2017]] | |[[2017 in Tetris|2017]] | ||
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|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Puzzles]]'' <!-- Note: Single player puzzles (sudoku style). --> | |||
|[[2019 in Tetris|2019]] | |||
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|- | |||
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Shake]]'' <!-- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/328229/tetris-shake --> | |||
|[[2019 in Tetris|2019]] | |||
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! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Speed]]'' <!-- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/276817/tetris-speed --> | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Speed]]'' <!-- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/276817/tetris-speed --> | ||
|[[2019 in Tetris|2019]] | |[[2019 in Tetris|2019]] | ||
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! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris (boardgame, Buffalo Games)]]'' <!-- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342016/tetris --> | |||
|[[2021 in Tetris|2021]] | |||
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! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Table Tetris]]'' <!-- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/404949/table-tetris --> | |||
|[[2023 in Tetris|2023]] | |||
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! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[Tetris Stax]]'' <!-- Note: Single player puzzles (physical blocks). --> | |||
|[[2023 in Tetris|2023]] | |||
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! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | ''[[World's Smallest Tetris Board Game]]'' <!-- https://superimpulse.com/worlds-smallest/tetris/ --> | |||
|[[2024 in Tetris|2024]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:33, 17 December 2024
- This is a list of Tetris games that were officially licensed. For a list of all games including official and unofficial, see List of games
Officially licensed Tetris games have been released on a variety of platforms, and standalone products. It is the most ported game series, having been ported to over 70 unique platforms as of 2023.[1] Over 70 million physical copies have been sold, and an additional 100 million paid digital downloads as of 2010.[2] By 2014, the Tetris franchise had over 425 million paid downloads on mobile platforms, making it one of the most sucessful video game franchises by number of sales.[3]
The first Tetris games released were Alexey’s Electronika 60 version and Vadim Gerasimov’s IBM PC port. The first commercial games released in North America and Europe were Tetris (Spectrum HoloByte) for IBM PC and Tetris (Mirrorsoft) for Commodore 64; and in Japan Tetris (BPS). The best selling Tetris game is Tetris (Game Boy) with over 35 million copies sold, the majority being bundled with the Game Boy.[4]
Legal disputes make the term official unclear for some early titles. To clarify, this list includes both licensed games and those developed under the pretense of having a license.
Official Tetris games
Unknown release date
Tetris (GTV Plus) | Unknown year | CoolGames Studio | GTV | VN |
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Tetris I.Q. | ||||
Tetris Quiz |
Unreleased games
Title(s) | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Region(s) |
---|---|---|---|
Tetris (Mega Drive) | Sanritsu Denki | Sega | JP |
Tetris (Famicom Network System) | BPS? | Nintendo | JP |
Tetris Jr. (Game and Watch) | Nintendo | Nintendo | |
Tetris (iPod, 2003) | Apple | Apple | |
Tetris DS (THQ) | TOSE | THQ | JP, NA, PAL |
Tetris The Grand Master 4 The Masters of Round | Arika | JP | |
Tetris Royale | N3TWORK | N3TWORK | WW excluding CN |
Tetris Dimensions | Play Mechanix | ICE Games | NA |
Tabletop games
Amusement games
Title(s) | Year | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Region(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tetris Payout | 1990 | BWB | Barcrest | UK |
Tetris (Mazooma) | 2003 | |||
Tetris Super Jackpot | 2018 | SG Digital | SG Interactive | |
Tetris Extreme | 2019 | SG Digital | SG Interactive |
References
- ↑ https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-ported-computer-game
- ↑ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/tetris-sells-100-million-on-mobile-devices/1100-6246722/
- ↑ https://venturebeat.com/2014/04/07/mr-tetris-explains-why-the-puzzle-game-is-still-popular-after-three-decades-interview/
- ↑ http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2009/06/68024593/1