Tetris Ultimate

Tetris Ultimate

Developers
	Ubisoft San Francisco
	SoMa Play
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	Unity 4
Release dates
Windows	December 10, 2015
Taxonomy
Modes	Multiplayer
Series	Tetris

Key points

All DLC is included in the base game installation.

Local multiplayer is broken as second controller also controls first player.

General information

Official forums (Not PC-specific)

Tetris Ultimate on Hard Drop

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam (unavailable)

This game is no longer available digitally.

All versions require Steam and Ubisoft Connect DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

All DLC is included in the base game installation.

Name	Notes
Time's Up	Included with the base game.
Landslide	Included with the base game.
Haunted	Included with the base game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\SoMa Play Inc\Tetris Ultimate\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/316750/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\316750\remote\tetrisUltimateSave.dat
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/316750/pfx/

Game does create %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\SoMa Play Inc\Tetris Ultimate\ but it's not used by the game.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video

Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Can be forced via the configuration file.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Always enabled.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Lowest preset called fastest only. Higher presets enable 60 FPS cap.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

General settings.

Input settings.

Key rebinding.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Included with March 11, 2016 update. Default and three customizeable presets.
Mouse acceleration		Mouse not used outside of menus.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput and DirectInput. Designed for XInput controllers.
Full controller support		Has to be toggled from options menu if using for first player. Cursor stays at screen in menus and may highlight items making navigating with controller impossible.
Controller remapping		Renders most DirectInput controllers unuseable.
Controller sensitivity		Digital movement.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, music (game and menu) and effects (game and menu).
Surround sound
Subtitles		No speech.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		4	Versus, Co-op First player can use keyboard or controller according to settings. Other players require controller. XInput controller order isn't respected. Online has to be disabled (Tetris Live).
LAN play
Online play		4	Versus Can include up to three local players.
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues unresolved

Crash at launch

Following fixes seems to work in some cases, but may not fix the crashing issue.

Play with both Steam and Uplay online[citation needed]

Start game as administration[citation needed]

Play either windowed or borderless windowed[citation needed]

Second controller doesn't work

March 11, 2016 update fixed the controllers working in multiplayer, however it introduced another bug where playing multiplayer makes first player to control both first and second player.

It's possible to use specific workaround if first player is playing with keyboard.

Issues fixed

Controller constantly moving to right/left

This issue seems to be specific to Unity engine and Xbox One Controller under Windows 10. As game doesn't feature button rebinding, currently only workaround is by installing older version of the driver.

Install older driver
Download and install older version of Xbox One controller drivers. 32-bit or 64-bit. Notes This is not advisable as it may break other games compatibility with the controller, which requires updating driver to latest version.

Crash when starting certain modes

Start and quit Marathon mode before playing other modes

Play with both Steam and Uplay offline[citation needed]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9	DirectX 11 is also supported.[citation needed]
OpenGL

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Wwise
Multiplayer	Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1, 8, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 @ 2.5 GHz AMD Athlon II X2 240 @ 2.8 GHz	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	511 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTS450 AMD Radeon HD5670	Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 AMD Radeon HD5850
Sound (audio device)	DirectX Compatible Sound Card