Tetris (1985)

All time rank: 2 of 1,000
1980s rank: 1 of 109
1985 rank: 1 of 13
List appearances: 94 lists
Developer: Alexey Pajitnov
Platforms: AmigaApple IIAtari ST/STEBBC MicroCommodore 64/128DOSElectronika 60Game BoyMSXNintendo Entertainment SystemZX Spectrum
Genre: Puzzle
Series: Tetris
Wikipedia: Wikipedia
IGDB: IGDB
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Main: ~3h
Main+Extra: ~5h
100%: ~13h
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Tetris

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All time 91
2025 Dexerto
These are the 100 best games of all time #22
2025 Multiplayer.it
I 100 migliori videogiochi della storia #13
2025 Rolling Stone
The 50 Greatest Video Games of All Time #2
2024 Dexerto
These are the 100 best games of all time #21
2024 Moustique
On a classé les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo depuis la sortie de Pong en 1972 #5
2024 Screen Rant
Screen Rant's Best Games Of All Time #19
2023 British GQ
The 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts #3
2023 Digital Trends
The 50 best video games of all time #1
2023 GameStar
Die 300 besten PC-Spiele: Das große Ranking #47
2023 GLHF
The best 100 games of all time, ranked #18
2023 Parade
We Ranked the 25 Best Video Games of All Time #4
2023 The Times
20 best video games of all time — ranked by an expert jury #4
2022 Gamereactor
Best Ever: Spel #38
2022 GLHF
The 100 best video games of all time, ranked #19
2022 IGN
The Top 100 Video Games of All Time #28
2021 GamesRadar+
The 50 best games of all time #1
2020 Collider
The Greatest and Most Influential Video Games of All Time #1
2020 Esquire
The 15 Best Video Games of All Time, Ranked #3
2020 GAMINGbible
The Greatest Video Games Of All Time #11
2020 GQ Spain
Los 100 mejores videojuegos de la historia #11
2020 Slant Magazine
The 100 Best Video Games of All Time #5
2019 IGN
Top 100 Video Games of All Time #7
2019 Popular Mechanics
The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time #35
2018 Esquire
The (Real) Greatest Video Games of All-Time #1
2018 Game Informer
The Top 300 Games of All Time #3
2018 GameStar
Die 250 besten PC-Spiele aller Zeiten - Das große GameStar-Ranking #39
2018 GamesTM
The 200 Greatest Games of All Time #10
2018 Hyper
The 200 Games You Must Play #1
2018 IGN
Top 100 Video Games of All Time #7
2018 Slant Magazine
The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time #10
2017 Edge
The 100 Greatest Videogames #7
2017 Gamereactor
Gamereactor's Top 100 bedste spil nogensinde #26
2017 Jeuxvideo
Top 100 des meilleurs jeux de tous les temps #97
2017 Polygon
The 500 best games of all time #1
2017 Stuff
Stuff's Best Games Ever: The 50 greatest games of all time #5
2016 Digitally Downloaded
The top 100 of all time! #56
2016 Time
The 50 Best Video Games of All Time #1
2015 Edge
The 100 Greatest Videogames #6
2015 GamesRadar+
The 100 Best Games of All-Time #23
2015 GamesTM
100 Greatest Games of All Time #1
2015 IGN
Top 100 Games of All Time #10
2015 Power Unlimited
Top 100 Beste Video Games Aller Tijden #3
2014 Popular Mechanics
The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time #33
2014 Slant Magazine
100 Greatest Video Games of All Time #31
2013 EP Daily
Top 100 Games & Movies Of All Time! #14
2013 NA
1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die #1
2013 PC and Tech Authority
100 games to play before you die #1
2013 The Irish Times
The 50 best videogames of all time #3
2012 G4
Top 100 Video Games of All Time #5
2012 GamesRadar+
The 100 best games of all time #2
2012 Gameswelt
Gameswelt Top 100 #49
2012 Time
All-TIME 100 Video Games #1
2011 Gamereactor
Game Reactor top 100 #40
2011 GamesRadar+
The 100 best games of all time #2
2011 Jeuxvideo
Les 100 meilleurs jeux de tous les temps #25
2011 Stuff
Countdown of top 100 games #9
2010 FHM
FHM's 100 Greatest Games of All Time #21
2010 GamesTM
100 Greatest Games Of All Time #1
2010 The Phoenix
Top 50 Games of All Time #9
2009 Benchmark.pl
100 najlepszych gier XX wieku #1
2009 Edge
The 100 Best Games To Play Today #7
2009 Empire
The 100 Greatest Games #28
2009 Game Informer
The Top 200 Games Of All Time #3
2009 Jeux Video Network
Les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo de tous les temps #9
2008 Stuff
100 Greatest Games #26
2007 Edge
Edge's Top 100 Games of All Time #9
2007 IGN
The Top 100 Games of All Time #2
2006 NA
Game On! The 50 Greatest Video Games Of All Time #1
2005 IGN
IGN's Top 100 Games #3
2005 Nintendo Power
Nintendo Power's Top 200 Games #32
2005 The Age
The 50 best games #40
2005 Yahoo! UK
The 100 Greatest Computer Games of All Time #1
2003 Entertainment Weekly
We rank the 100 greatest early video games #3
2003 GameSpot
The Greatest Games of All Time #1
2003 IGN
IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time #4
2002 Electronic Gaming Monthly
100 Best Games Ever #2
2002 The Sydney Morning Herald
Top 50 video games of all time #16
2001 GameSpy
GameSpy's Top 50 Games of All Time #19
2000 Edge
The 100 best games of all time #4
2000 GameSpot
GameSpot's 100 Games of the Millennium #39
1999 Hyper
The Top 50 Games of All Time #11
1999 Next Generation
The Fifty Best Games of All Time #2
1997 Electronic Gaming Monthly
100 Best Games of All Time #1
1997 Hyper
The 50 Best Games Ever! #1
1997 Nintendo Power
Nintendo Power's 100 Best Games of All Time #3
1996 Computer Gaming World
150 Best Games of All Time #14
1996 GamesMaster
Top 100 Games of All Time #7
1996 Next Generation
Top 100 Games of All Time #2
1995 Flux
The Top 100 Video Games #30
1995 Hyper
Top 100 Video Games of All Time #1
1994 GamesMaster
The All Time Top 100 Ever #18
Decade 2
2024 Edge
The 50 best games of the '80s #2
2009 GameSpy
GameSpy's 50 Favorite Console Games of the '80s #9
Miscellaneous 1
2017 IGN
Top 100 NES Games #48

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