Tetris Effect
{{Short description|2018 puzzle video game}}
{{For|the psychological effect that inspired this entry in the Tetris series|Tetris effect}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Tetris Effect
| image = Tetris Effect cover.jpg
| developer = {{ubl|Monstars|Resonair|Stage Games{{efn|Development on the Connected version}}}}
| publisher = Enhance Games
| director = Takashi Ishihara
| producer = {{ubl|Tetsuya Mizuguchi|Mark MacDonald}}
| programmer = {{ubl|Natsuki Nishimura|Takanori Uchida}}
| composer = Noboru Mutoh
| artist = Takashi Ishihara
| engine = Unreal Engine 4
Unreal Engine 5 (PS5)
| series = Tetris
| platforms = {{ubl|PlayStation 4|PlayStation 5|Windows|Xbox One|Xbox Series X/S|Nintendo Switch|Meta Quest}}
| released = {{Collapsible list|title={{Nobold|November 9, 2018}}|PlayStation 4|November 9, 2018|Windows|July 23, 2019|Meta Quest|May 14, 2020|Connected|Xbox One, Series X/S|November 10, 2020|Windows, PlayStation 4, Meta Quest|August 18, 2021|Nintendo Switch|October 8, 2021|Amazon Luna|August 26, 2022|PlayStation 5|February 22, 2023}}
| genre = Puzzle
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
Tetris Effect is a block-dropping arcade-styled puzzle video game developed by Japanese studios Monstars and Resonair and published by Enhance Games. The game was released worldwide exclusively for the PlayStation 4 on November 9, 2018, and features support for the PlayStation VR. A Microsoft Windows version, with support for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, was released exclusively on the Epic Games Store on July 23, 2019. A version for the Meta Quest standalone VR headset was released on May 14, 2020.
The game garnered high praise from critics and was named Game of the Year by several publications. An enhanced version, named Tetris Effect: Connected, was announced for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Windows 10 during Xbox Games Showcase on July 23, 2020, and was released on November 10, 2020. The expansion was made available for existing platforms in August 2021. Versions for Nintendo Switch and Amazon Luna were released in October 2021 and August 2022, respectively. A PlayStation 5 version, with support for the PlayStation VR2, was released on February 22, 2023.
Gameplay
File:Tetris Effect Gameplay.png
As in the original Tetris game, the player must place tetrominos into a playfield to create complete lines, which are then cleared from the playfield. Tetris Effect adds themes and music across thirty different stages with gameplay tied to the beat of the music.{{cite web | url = https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/06/tetris-meets-rhythm-gaming-in-trippy-mesmerizing-tetris-effect-reveal/ | title = The Tetris Effect is the trippy block-stacking game we didn't know we needed | first = Kyle | last = Orland | date = June 6, 2018 | access-date = June 6, 2018 | work = Ars Technica | archive-date = June 26, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220626063846/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/06/tetris-meets-rhythm-gaming-in-trippy-mesmerizing-tetris-effect-reveal/ | url-status = live }} A new "Zone" mechanic allows players to "stop time", allowing the player to clear more than four lines at once, not possible in conventional Tetris games.{{cite web | url = https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/06/25/tetris-effect-adds-a-new-strategic-layer-to-the-decades-old-game-and-it-works/ | title = Tetris Effect Adds A New Strategic Layer to the Decades-Old Game… And it Works | first = Justin | last = Massongill | date = June 25, 2018 | access-date = June 25, 2018 | work = PlayStation Blog | archive-date = February 7, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230207030511/https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/06/25/tetris-effect-adds-a-new-strategic-layer-to-the-decades-old-game-and-it-works/ | url-status = live }} The game also includes a meta-game leveling system that leads to new challenges for players as they progress.
Development
Tetris Effect has been in development since 2012, and is inspired by the phenomenon of the same name, where after playing Tetris for a long period of time, players would continue to see falling Tetris blocks for some time after quitting the game. Co-producer Tetsuya Mizuguchi had wanted for many years to produce a music-based game around Tetris, but its licensing had been held by Electronic Arts, making it difficult to use. Around 2012, Mizuguchi began discussing with Henk Rogers, the founder of The Tetris Company which now owns the rights to Tetris, about developing a version of Tetris set to music with a "zone" that players would achieve while playing, leading to the start of the game's development.{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/e3/2018/6/15/17465364/tetris-effect-preview-enhance-games-e3|title=Tetris Effect has been in development for 6 years|last=Stark|first=Chelsea|work=Polygon|date=June 15, 2018|access-date=June 15, 2018|archive-date=March 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306215110/https://www.polygon.com/e3/2018/6/15/17465364/tetris-effect-preview-enhance-games-e3|url-status=live}} The game was released on November 9, 2018 on PlayStation 4 compatible with the PlayStation VR headset.{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/17/tetris-effect-release-date/|title='Tetris Effect' drops a color bomb on your PS4 November 9th|first=Kris|last=Holt|work=Engadget|date=September 17, 2018|access-date=October 1, 2018|archive-date=December 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205181306/https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/17/tetris-effect-release-date/|url-status=live}} A Microsoft Windows version, with support for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive VR systems, launched exclusively on the Epic Games Store July 23, 2019,{{cite web | url = https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-07-16-tetris-effect-headed-to-pc-next-week-via-epic-games-store | title = Tetris Effect headed to PC next week via Epic Games Store | first = Tom | last = Phillips | date = July 16, 2019 | access-date = July 16, 2019 | work = Eurogamer | archive-date = July 16, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190716141614/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-07-16-tetris-effect-headed-to-pc-next-week-via-epic-games-store | url-status = live }}{{Cite web | url = https://www.polygon.com/ps4/2019/7/23/20707102/tetris-effect-ps4-discount-price-sale | title = Tetris Effect for PS4 discounted, out now on PC | first = Charlie | last = Hall | date = July 23, 2019 | access-date = July 23, 2019 | work = Polygon | archive-date = July 23, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190723160441/https://www.polygon.com/ps4/2019/7/23/20707102/tetris-effect-ps4-discount-price-sale | url-status = live }} followed by Oculus Quest on May 14, 2020.{{Cite web|title=Tetris Effect is out today on the Oculus Quest|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/14/21258435/tetris-effect-oculus-quest-release-review|last=Byford|first=Sam|date=2020-05-14|website=The Verge|language=en|access-date=2020-05-22|archive-date=2020-05-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514192635/https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/14/21258435/tetris-effect-oculus-quest-release-review|url-status=live}}
= ''Connected'' =
A version for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and Windows 10 via the Microsoft Store was announced on July 23, 2020. Titled Tetris Effect: Connected, it was released on November 10, 2020 and was also made available to Xbox Game Pass subscribers at launch. This version includes a new cooperative multiplayer mode, as well as the new competitive mode that pays homage to the first console versions of Tetris with its simplified visual style and stricter rules similar to those used during the Classic Tetris World Championship.{{cite web|last=McWhertor|first=Michael|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/10/28/21538025/tetris-effect-connected-classic-competitive-score-attack-nes|title=Tetris Effect: Connected pays homage to classic NES version|date=October 28, 2020|access-date=November 10, 2020|website=Polygon|archive-date=November 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110222343/https://www.polygon.com/2020/10/28/21538025/tetris-effect-connected-classic-competitive-score-attack-nes|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url = https://www.videogamer.com/news/tetris-effect-connected-dated-for-november-10-on-xbox-consoles--pc#:~:text=Tetris%20Effect%3A%20Connected%20is%20set%20to%20launch%20on,versions%20as%20a%20free%20update%20in%20Summer%202021.|title = Tetris Effect: Connected dated for November 10 on Xbox consoles & PC - Just in time for a certain next-gen Xbox launch|date = 10 September 2020|access-date = 1 October 2020|archive-date = 24 November 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201124213815/https://www.videogamer.com/news/tetris-effect-connected-dated-for-november-10-on-xbox-consoles--pc#:~:text=Tetris%20Effect%3A%20Connected%20is%20set%20to%20launch%20on,versions%20as%20a%20free%20update%20in%20Summer%202021.|url-status = live}} Connected was released on Steam on August 18, 2021, and was made available as the free multiplayer expansion for existing PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR, Epic Game Store and Oculus Quest versions on the same day.{{cite web|url=https://www.tetriseffect.game/support-faq/#faq|title=Tetris Effect: Connected FAQ|website=Tetris Effect Site|date=November 4, 2020|access-date=November 4, 2020|archive-date=January 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110022221/https://www.tetriseffect.game/support-faq/#faq|url-status=live}} The Nintendo Switch port was released on October 8, 2021, the same day the console’s OLED model was released.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDclD1QMmYM?t=2848 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/QDclD1QMmYM |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Indie World Showcase: Tetris Effect: Connected|website=Youtube|date=August 11, 2021|access-date=August 11, 2021}}{{cbignore}}
A physical release of Connected for Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch produced by Limited Run Games was made available for preorder on June 17, 2022 and preorders ended on July 31, 2022.{{cite web |title=Enhance Games, Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/enhance_exp/status/1533956536044691456 |website=Twitter |access-date=13 June 2022 |language=en |archive-date=13 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613095459/https://twitter.com/enhance_exp/status/1533956536044691456 |url-status=live }} The game was made available for Amazon Luna on August 26, 2022.{{Citation |title=New on Luna+: Tetris Effect: Connected | date=26 August 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9QzQ6Jh_Jg |language=en |access-date=2022-12-18 |archive-date=2022-12-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218172327/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9QzQ6Jh_Jg |url-status=live }} A PlayStation 5 version of the game was released on February 22, 2023. It was also upgraded to Unreal Engine 5 to take advantage of the PlayStation VR2.
Music
Tetris Effect utilizes a vast array of songs alongside its visuals, all of which were original compositions by Hydelic.{{Cite web |last=Hydelic |date=2020-05-28 |title=Inside the creation of Tetris Effect’s original soundtrack, out today |url=https://blog.playstation.com/2020/05/28/inside-the-creation-of-tetris-effects-original-soundtrack-out-today/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Playstation.blog}} The original soundtrack released in 2020,{{Cite web |last=Feltham |first=Jamie |date=2020-05-28 |title=Tetris Effect Soundtrack Is Now Available Online |url=https://www.uploadvr.com/tetris-effect-soundtrack-online/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=UploadVR}} and to coincide with the updated release with Connected, an additional album was released in 2021.{{Cite web |last=Yin-Poole |first=Wesley |date=2021-07-16 |title=Tetris Effect: Connected launches on Steam 18th August |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/tetris-effect-connected-launches-on-steam-18th-august |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Eurogamer}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Tetris Effect (Original Soundtrack)
| extra_column = Usage
| title1 = Connected (Yours Forever) [In-Game Mix]
| length1 = 5:27
| extra1 = The Deep
| title2 = Next Chapter
| length2 = 4:41
| extra2 = Pharaoh's Code
| title3 = Pulse
| length3 = 3:05
| extra3 = Karma Wheel
| title4 = Joy
| length4 = 4:20
| extra4 = Jellyfish Chorus
| title5 = Bright Shadow
| length5 = 4:15
| extra5 = Da Vinci
| title6 = Spring Field
| length6 = 5:19
| extra6 = Prayer Circles
| title7 = Flames
| length7 = 4:08
| extra7 = Ritual Passion
| title8 = Lunar Discourse
| length8 = 5:41
| extra8 = Deserted
| title9 = You and I
| length9 = 6:28
| extra9 = Dolphin Surf
| title10 = City Lights
| length10 = 2:30
| extra10 = Downtown Jazz
| title11 = New Beginnings
| length11 = 3:38
| extra11 = Spirit Canyon
| title12 = Temptation
| length12 = 5:06
| extra12 = Jeweled Veil
| title13 = Boscage
| length13 = 3:54
| extra13 = Forest Dawn
| title14 = 3 Senses
| length14 = 2:52
| extra14 = Kaleidoscope
| title15 = Around Me
| length15 = 3:02
| extra15 = Turtle Dreams
| title16 = All Nations
| length16 = 5:32
| extra16 = Celebration
| title17 = Moments
| length17 = 4:07
| extra17 = Sunset Breeze
| title18 = Snows
| length18 = 3:37
| extra18 = Aurora Peak
| title19 = Unfold
| length19 = 3:38
| extra19 = Zen Blossoms
| title20 = Chains
| length20 = 4:03
| extra20 = Yin & Yang
| title21 = 'Aumakua
| length21 = 3:28
| extra21 = Hula Soul
| title22 = Secrets
| length22 = 4:09
| extra22 = Starfall
| title23 = Look Up
| length23 = 4:13
| extra23 = Balloon High
| title24 = World of Colors (In-Game Mix)
| length24 = 3:30
| extra24 = Mermaid Cove
| title25 = Hometown
| length25 = 4:06
| extra25 = Orbit
| title26 = So They Say
| length26 = 3:22
| extra26 = Stratosphere (Night)
| title27 = Here
| length27 = 3:59
| extra27 = Stratosphere (Evening)
| title28 = Like Never Before
| length28 = 5:23
| extra28 = Stratosphere (Day)
| title29 = Always Been but Never Dreamed
| length29 = 4:21
| extra29 = Metamorphosis
| title30 = World of Colors
| length30 = 3:03
| extra30 = (Full Release)
| title31 = Connected (Yours Forever)
| length31 = 4:21
| extra31 = (Journey Credits)
| title32 = Morning Star
| length32 = 5:57
| extra32 = Space Sprint
| title33 = Two of Us
| length33 = 3:17
| extra33 = Gilded Horizon
| title34 = Walls
| length34 = 8:02
| extra34 = Mandala
| title35 = Drowning Valley
| length35 = 4:53
| extra35 = Rebirth
| title36 = Hope
| length36 = 3:02
| extra36 = Rose Horizon
| title37 = Deep Dream
| length37 = 3:16
| extra37 = Playlist: Sea
| title38 = All on You
| length38 = 3:21
| extra38 = Playlist: Wind
| title39 = Lion Garden
| length39 = 3:40
| extra39 = Playlist: World
| title40 = Mind Echoes
| length40 = 5:09
| extra40 = Space Race
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Vol. 2 (Connected Edition)
| extra_column = Usage
| title1 = Connected (Yours Forever) [Acoustic Mix]
| length1 = 2:06
| extra1 = Tetris Effect Connected Announce Trailer (Nintendo Switch)
| title2 = Connected (Yours Forever) [Obvious Sky Mix]
| length2 = 4:50
| extra2 = Tetris Effect Connected Announce Trailer
| title3 = Pusher
| length3 = 5:09
| extra3 = Connected Area 2
| title4 = Midnight Sky
| length4 = 3:44
| extra4 = Connected Area 3
| title5 = Roses
| length5 = 5:17
| extra5 = Connected Area 4
| title6 = Into the Darkness
| length6 = 6:03
| extra6 = Connected Area 5
| title7 = Falls
| length7 = 5:21
| extra7 = Zone Battle
| title8 = Deserve
| length8 = 4:00
| extra8 = Score Attack
| title9 = 1989, Pt. 2
| length9 = 5:06
| extra9 = Classic Score Attack
| title10 = Midnight Sky (Moon Lounge Mix)
| length10 = 3:07
| extra10 = (Full Release)
| title11 = 1984
| length11 = 3:51
| extra11 = 1984
}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = (NS) 94/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/tetris-effect-connected/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |title=Tetris Effect: Connected for Switch Reviews |work=Metacritic |access-date=April 19, 2022 |archive-date=April 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405191519/https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/tetris-effect-connected |url-status=live }}
(PC) 90/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/tetris-effect/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Tetris Effect for PC Reviews |work=Metacritic |access-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-date=September 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921194410/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/tetris-effect |url-status=live }}
(PS4) 89/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/tetris-effect/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=Tetris Effect for PlayStation 4 Reviews |work=Metacritic |access-date=November 9, 2018 |archive-date=November 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110113723/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/tetris-effect |url-status=live }}
(PS5) 93/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/tetris-effect-connected/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-5 |title=Tetris Effect: Connected for PlayStation 5 Reviews |work=Metacritic |access-date=March 4, 2023 |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304165558/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-5/tetris-effect-connected |url-status=live }}
(XONE) 80/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/tetris-effect-connected/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |title=Tetris Effect: Connected for Xbox One Reviews |work=Metacritic |access-date=January 30, 2021 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126132416/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/tetris-effect-connected |url-status=live }}
(XSXS) 88/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/tetris-effect-connected/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-series-x |title=Tetris Effect: Connected for Xbox Series X Reviews |work=Metacritic |access-date=June 6, 2021 |archive-date=May 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511135157/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-series-x/tetris-effect-connected |url-status=live }}
| Edge = 9/10{{Cite magazine|date=January 2019|title=Tetris Effect|magazine=Edge|publisher=Future Publishing|issue=327|pages=106}}
| EuroG = Essential{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-12-31-eurogamers-game-of-the-year-2018-is-tetris-effect|title=Eurogamer's game of the year 2018 is Tetris Effect|last1=Welsh|first1=Oli|last2=Donlan|first2=Christian|last3=Robinson|first3=Martin|last4=Yin-Poole|first4=Wesley|date=December 31, 2018|work=Eurogamer|access-date=January 3, 2019|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810053318/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-12-31-eurogamers-game-of-the-year-2018-is-tetris-effect|url-status=live}}
| OPMUK = 10/10{{Cite magazine|date=January 2019|title=Tetris Effect|magazine=PlayStation Official Magazine – UK|issue=157|pages=92}}
}}
Upon launch day, Tetris Effect was met with "critical acclaim" with many critics praising new game modes, the soundtrack, the visuals, and VR integration, with some critics calling it as a fitting love letter to Tetris.{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/9/18076140/tetris-effect-review-ps4-vr|title=Tetris Effect is a glorious love letter to Tetris|last=Webster|first=Andrew|date=November 9, 2018|work=The Verge|access-date=November 9, 2018|archive-date=November 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109203306/https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/9/18076140/tetris-effect-review-ps4-vr|url-status=live}}
The game won the award for "Best VR/AR Game" at the 2018 Game Critics Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/resident-evil-2-wins-top-honor-in-e3-game-critics-/1100-6460135/|title=Resident Evil 2 Wins Top Honor In E3 Game Critics Awards|first=Steve|last=Watts|work=GameSpot|date=July 5, 2018|access-date=December 8, 2018|archive-date=August 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803224106/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/resident-evil-2-wins-top-honor-in-e3-game-critics-/1100-6460135/|url-status=live}} It was nominated for the same category at The Game Awards 2018,{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/game-awards-tga/2018/12/6/18130000/the-game-awards-winners-2018|title=The Game Awards 2018: Here are all the winners|first=Christopher|last=Grant|work=Polygon|date=December 6, 2018|access-date=December 8, 2018|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107135730/https://www.polygon.com/game-awards-tga/2018/12/6/18130000/the-game-awards-winners-2018|url-status=live}} and won both the Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best Virtual Reality Game and the Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game at the New York Game Awards.{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/2018-new-york-game-awards-nominees/|title=2018 New York Game Awards Nominees Revealed|first=Rob|last=Keyes|work=Screen Rant|date=January 3, 2019|access-date=January 7, 2019|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812123109/https://screenrant.com/2018-new-york-game-awards-nominees/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dualshockers.com/the-new-york-game-awards-2019-winners/|title=The New York Game Awards Reveals 2019 Winners; God of War Earns the Top Prize|first=Ryan|last=Meitzler|work=DualShockers|date=January 23, 2019|access-date=January 23, 2019|archive-date=January 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123223437/https://www.dualshockers.com/the-new-york-game-awards-2019-winners/|url-status=live}} The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences also nominated Tetris Effect for "Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition" at the 22nd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/god-of-war-spider-man-lead-dice-awards-heres-all-t/1100-6464345/|title=God Of War, Spider-Man Lead DICE Awards; Here's All The Nominees|first=Eddie|last=Makuch|work=GameSpot|date=January 10, 2019|access-date=January 11, 2019|archive-date=January 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111065623/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/god-of-war-spider-man-lead-dice-awards-heres-all-t/1100-6464345/|url-status=live}} The game won the awards for "Game, Puzzle" and "Original Light Mix Score, Franchise" at the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards, whereas its other nomination was for "Graphics, Technical".{{cite web|url=http://navgtr.org/archives/3566/|title=Nominee List for 2018|work=National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers|date=February 11, 2019|access-date=February 14, 2019|archive-date=February 13, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190213220549/http://navgtr.org/archives/3566/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://navgtr.org/archives/3601/|title=Winner list for 2018: God of War breaks record|work=National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers|date=March 13, 2019|access-date=March 13, 2019|archive-date=March 14, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190314083147/http://navgtr.org/archives/3601/|url-status=dead}} It also won the award for "Excellence in Musical Score" at the SXSW Gaming Awards, whereas its other nomination was for "Excellence in SFX";{{cite web|url=https://gaming.sxsw.com/news/2019/2019-sxsw-gaming-awards-finalists/|title=Here Are Your 2019 SXSW Gaming Awards Finalists!|first=Logan|last=Trent|work=South by Southwest|date=February 11, 2019|access-date=February 15, 2019|archive-date=February 14, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190214234206/https://gaming.sxsw.com/news/2019/2019-sxsw-gaming-awards-finalists/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2019/03/17/sxsw-gaming-awards-winners-2019/#/slide/1|title=God of War Takes Home 'Game of the Year' at SXSW 2019 Gaming Awards|first=Zarmena|last=Khan|date=March 17, 2019|work=PlayStation LifeStyle|access-date=March 17, 2019|archive-date=September 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929125334/https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2019/03/17/sxsw-gaming-awards-winners-2019/#/slide/1|url-status=live}} in addition, it was nominated for "Best Audio", the "Innovation Award", and "Best VR/AR Game" at the Game Developers Choice Awards,{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2019/1/4/18168931/gdc-choice-awards-2019-nominees-red-dead-redemption-2-spider-man-god-of-war-celeste|title=Red Dead Redemption 2 tops list of Game Developers Choice nominees|first=Owen S.|last=Good|work=Polygon|date=January 4, 2019|access-date=January 7, 2019|archive-date=January 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105145410/https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2019/1/4/18168931/gdc-choice-awards-2019-nominees-red-dead-redemption-2-spider-man-god-of-war-celeste|url-status=live}} for "Best Interactive Score" at the 2019 G.A.N.G. Awards,{{cite web|url=http://www.audiogang.org/2019-g-a-n-g-awards-finalists/|title=2019 G.A.N.G. Awards Finalists|first=Emmanuel|last=Lagumbay|work=Game Audio Network Guild|date=February 14, 2019|access-date=February 17, 2019|archive-date=February 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216212135/http://www.audiogang.org/2019-g-a-n-g-awards-finalists/|url-status=live}} and for "Audio Achievement" and "Music" at the 15th British Academy Games Awards,{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/british-academy-games-awards-2019-nominees-1203163369/|title='God of War,' 'Red Dead 2' Lead BAFTA Game Awards Nominations|first=Stefanie|last=Fogel|work=Variety|date=March 14, 2019|access-date=March 14, 2019|archive-date=March 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315105757/https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/british-academy-games-awards-2019-nominees-1203163369/|url-status=live}} and won the award for "Best Audio" at the Develop:Star Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.mcvuk.com/shortlist-for-developstar-awards-2019-revealed/|title=Shortlist for Develop:Star Awards 2019 revealed|first=Vikki|last=Blake|work=MCV|date=May 16, 2019|access-date=June 19, 2019|archive-date=June 19, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190619114943/https://www.mcvuk.com/shortlist-for-developstar-awards-2019-revealed/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mcvuk.com/here-are-this-years-developstar-awards-winners/|title=Here are this year's Develop:Star Awards winners|first=Vikki|last=Blake|work=MCV|date=July 11, 2019|access-date=July 11, 2019|archive-date=July 13, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190713061536/https://www.mcvuk.com/here-are-this-years-developstar-awards-winners/|url-status=live}} The game was also nominated for "Best Audio", "Best VR/AR Game", and "PlayStation Game of the Year" at the 2019 Golden Joystick Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2019/09/days_gone_rides_off_with_three_nominations_in_this_years_golden_joystick_awards|title=Days Gone Rides Off with Three Nominations in This Year's Golden Joystick Awards|first=Stephen|last=Tailby|work=Push Square|date=September 20, 2019|access-date=September 21, 2019|archive-date=September 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920222955/http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2019/09/days_gone_rides_off_with_three_nominations_in_this_years_golden_joystick_awards|url-status=live}} During the 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards in April 2021, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated the Connected version for "Online Game of the Year".{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/games/video_game_details.asp?idAward=2021&idGame=1751 |title=D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details Tetris Effect: Connected |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |website=interactive.org |access-date=1 December 2023}}
Eurogamer named Tetris Effect its game of the year for 2018, writing "It's a game of utter purity, a contemporary take on a timeless classic, and a genuinely inspiring and uplifting experience. It doesn't care about the zeitgeist, because it is, in itself, the history and the future of video games rolled into one. It's Tetris Effect." The game was also deemed the best game of 2018 by Giant Bomb.{{Cite web|url=https://www.giantbomb.com/articles/heres-what-won/1100-5847/|title=Here's What Won|first=Jeff|last=Gerstamann|work=Giant Bomb|date=December 28, 2018|access-date=April 2, 2020|archive-date=May 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511004540/https://www.giantbomb.com/articles/heres-what-won/1100-5847/|url-status=live}}
Tetris Effect sold 4,372 units in Japan during its first week of release.{{cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=November 14, 2018 |url=https://gematsu.com/2018/11/media-create-sales-11-5-18-11-11-18 |title=Media Create Sales: 11/5/18 – 11/11/18 |publisher=Gematsu |access-date=June 18, 2019 |archive-date=August 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801085034/https://gematsu.com/2018/11/media-create-sales-11-5-18-11-11-18 |url-status=live }}
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