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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Monstars Inc.}}
 
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==Availability==
 
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|dualshock 4 notes        = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Tetris/comments/cgwb16/no_native_ds4_ps4_controller_support_in_pc_tetris/|title=No Native DS4 / PS4 Controller Support in PC Tetris Effect : /r/Tetris/|date=2019-12-20}}</ref>
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|dualshock 4 notes        = Added in patch 1.02.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://twitter.com/enhance_exp/status/1154667720534704128|title=Tetris Effect PC Patch 1.02 - 7/26/2019|date=2022-02-09}}</ref>
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|tracked motion controllers notes = All tracked motion controllers (ex. Oculus Touch, Valve Index Knuckles, any Windows Mixed Reality controllers) are given the bindings for Vive wands if the game is running in SteamVR mode. The controls cannot be rebound.
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|tracked motion controllers notes = As of patch 1.3.0<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://twitter.com/enhance_exp/status/1501712258992205826|title=Tetris Effect PC Patch 1.3.0 - 3/9/2022|date=2022-04-29}}</ref>, Vive wands, Index knuckles, Oculus Touch, and Windows Mixed Reality controllers can be used in SteamVR mode. Oculus controllers also work in Oculus mode.
 
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|play area room-scale notes  =  
 
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{{ii}} The Microsoft Store version is set to include VR support in a future update.<ref name="faq">{{Refurl|url=https://www.tetriseffect.game/2020/11/04/tetris-effect-connected-faq/|title=Tetris Effect: Connected FAQ|date=2020-11-10}}</ref>
 
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
 
===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
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Revision as of 08:11, 15 December 2023

Tetris Effect: Connected
Tetris Effect: Connected cover
Developers
Monstars Inc.
Resonair
Stage Games
Publishers
Enhance
Engines
Unreal Engine 4[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows July 23, 2019
Reception
Metacritic 93
OpenCritic 89
IGDB 89
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Side view
Controls Direct control
Genres Falling block, Puzzle
Art styles Abstract
Series Tetris
Tetris Effect: Connected on HowLongToBeat
Tetris Effect: Connected on IGDB
Tetris Effect: Connected on MobyGames
Tetris Effect: Connected on Wikipedia
Tetris (AcademySoft) 1986
Tetris (Spectrum Holobyte) 1987
Tetris (MacOS) 1988
Welltris 1989
Tetris (1990) 1990
Faces... Tris III 1991
Super Tetris 1991
Super Tetris 2 + Bombliss 1994
Tetris Jr. 1996
Kids Tetris 1999
The Next Tetris 1999
Tetris Worlds 2001
Tetris Elements 2004
Tetris Zone 2007
Tetris Online Japan 2007
Tetris Blitz 2013
Tetris Ultimate 2015
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2018
Tetris Effect: Connected 2019
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 2021
Tetris Beat 2021

Tetris Effect: Connected is a singleplayer and multiplayer side view falling block and puzzle game in the Tetris series.

General information

Tetris Effect subreddit
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
Can be run DRM-free when launched directly from the executable with -EpicPortal command line argument.
Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Xbox Play Anywhere
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\TetrisEffect\Saved\Config\
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\48710EnhanceIncorporated.TRIP2.0_63vy8jfbpt4dt\LocalCache\LocalSaveGames\CONF.json
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1003590/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\TetrisEffect\Saved\SaveGames\
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\48710EnhanceIncorporated.TRIP2.0_63vy8jfbpt4dt\SystemAppData\wgs\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1003590/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Added in patch 1.3.2.[1]
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game graphics settings.
In-game graphics settings.
In-game graphics settings.
In-game graphics settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
[2]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Up to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA up to 6x, SSAA up to 200% through Rendering Scale.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
When enabled, framerate is capped at up to 200 FPS.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Uncapped framerate (with Vsync disabled).
High dynamic range display (HDR)
HDR must be enabled in Windows.[3]
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Input

Controller input mapping menu.
Controller input mapping menu.
Keyboard input mapping menu.
Keyboard input mapping menu.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Negative mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Additional controllers can be connected for secondary "trance" vibration.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Standard gamepads can be freely rebound, tracked VR controllers are locked to one preset.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Added in patch 1.02.[4]
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
Tracked motion controllers
As of patch 1.3.0[5], Vive wands, Index knuckles, Oculus Touch, and Windows Mixed Reality controllers can be used in SteamVR mode. Oculus controllers also work in Oculus mode.
Button/gesture prompts
Generic/other controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
"Non-Active Window: Sound" check box.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Spanish
Thai

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Versus
LAN play
Online play
3 Versus, Co-op

Connection types

VR support

Headsets State Notes
SteamVR
Oculus VR (LibOVR)
Windows Mixed Reality
Works with WMR Headsets through the SteamVR mode.
Devices
Tracked motion controllers
As of patch 1.3.0[5], Vive wands, Index knuckles, Oculus Touch, and Windows Mixed Reality controllers can be used in SteamVR mode. Oculus controllers also work in Oculus mode.
See Input for details.
Traditional controller
See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse
Play area
Seated
Standing
Room-scale

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11, 12 Direct3D 12 can be enabled using the -d3d12 command line argument. Microsoft Store version uses D3D12 exclusively.
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Audio Wwise
Multiplayer Epic Online Services

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-4340
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti
DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 or greater is recommended for VR.


Notes

  1. Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.26.2.0
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Tetris Effect PC Patch 1.3.2 - 2022-06-28 - last accessed on 2022-10-21
  2. Tetris Effect - last accessed on July 26, 2019
    "Unlocked resolution and uncapped framerate if Vsync is disabled, increased texture and particle effect options, support for super high-resolution and ultrawide monitors, and more."
  3. Verified by User:Rose on 2020-11-10
    The option is grayed out otherwise. Tested on an HDR TV.
  4. Tetris Effect PC Patch 1.02 - 7/26/2019 - last accessed on 2022-02-09
  5. Tetris Effect PC Patch 1.3.0 - 3/9/2022 - last accessed on 2022-04-29