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24 alternatives to Hardcore Tetris

Tetris but faster every time you complete a line

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hardcore Tetris launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

  1. 1LT

    Hello all, About a month or so ago, you were all so nice as to put Lazy Tetris on your front page, and I've never felt so popular. More than 30,000 people have played the game all over the world. I'm truly happy if anyone is enjoying this fun project. So yes, I'm re-posting this, sorry if it's too soon, but I wanted to thank you for your amazing feedback in the comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44103839 I've added the following features since we last spoke: - iOS app (why? Of course Monetization, but Haptics are also cool) - translations into a few languages -…

    2025 · lazytetris.com · its alternatives →

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  3. 3TB

    Hello HN! You can read this [1] blog post if you want to know more about some ideas that I have for this thing. This is just an experiment right now, there isn't any real game (yet). Any feedback would be appreciated, do you think this could become something that would be fun to play? [1] https://unit520.net/posts/dead-trees-an-absurdist-block-layi...

    2022 · unit520.net · its alternatives →

  4. 4
    Tetris▲7

    a simple browser based tetris

    2025 · its alternatives →

  5. 5

    Tetris is now a battle royale game

    2019 · nintendo.com · its alternatives →

  6. 6
    Twitris▲91

    Twitter plays Tetris

    2022 · twitter.com · its alternatives →

  7. 7

    An aesthetic game of Tetris

    2019 · tetris.arrenberg.studio · its alternatives →

  8. 8

    Play Tetris in word puzzle style

    2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

  9. 9

    A game of daily meetings juggling got real

    2021 · hyperlance.io · its alternatives →

  10. 10
    Dropu▲71

    Tetris meets Sudoku

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  11. 11
    Hextris▲68

    An open-source addictive puzzle game inspired by Tetris.

    2015 · its alternatives →

  12. 12
  13. 13

    A colorful reimagining of Tetris

    2015 · its alternatives →

  14. 14

    My keyboard fell apart. Now it's your problem.

    Jun 2026 · its alternatives →

  15. 15IG
  16. 16BG

    I made this 10 level Game. Excited for people to try it. :) Stay Balanced :)

    2024 · balanc3dgame.com · its alternatives →

  17. 17

    Tetris brick game is an free, super lightweight puzzle game

    2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

  18. 18

    Tetris with words

    2018 · abhishekcode.github.io · its alternatives →

  19. 19TW
  20. 20

    Fun Stuff

    2024 · plugins.jetbrains.com · its alternatives →

  21. 21

    Built a quick version of Tetris. Contribute to sacert/Quick-Tetris development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

  22. 22
    Balls▲65

    Simple and Fun Tetris-like game with rotating balls

    2014 · its alternatives →

  23. 23TI
  24. 24

    Mixture of Tetris, thought-provoking puzzles & playing field

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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