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Gamedev.js Jam 2025

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A jam submission

Balance of TrisView game page

Place the blocks to make lines while maintaining balance so as not to touch the top boundary.
Submitted by PatBGames — 12 minutes, 22 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#513.8853.885
Gameplay#1083.2693.269
Innovation#1443.0773.077
Overall#1533.0853.085
Audio#2742.4622.462
Graphics#2742.7312.731

Ranked from 26 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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exedexes1Submitted154 days ago

Good job.  I liked the sneakiness that you can't rotate.  Also noticed belatedly you can move the single-tiny-square under the overhangs.  So folks look out for differences-from-Tetris as well as similarities.


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Star Shooter Deluxe III
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Layn679Submitted154 days ago

Good game

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Balance inside
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PGadSubmitted155 days ago

Pretty fun take on the theme!

Use of tetris blocks is interesting too! Loved how the sound provides some cue about the height of the tower.

I liked that there is a chill mode as well.

Thanks for making this! 

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President's red cap (open source)
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PatBGamesDeveloper150 days ago

Thanks for your comment. I was very happy to be able to provide two modes, and the chill mode made debugging a lot much easier ðŸ¤«

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Mira MusicSubmitted156 days ago

Cool take on Tetris that incorporates the theme superbly. My favorite sound effect was the buzzing sound that progressively became louder as blocks approached near the top of the screen. Background music would have greatly enhanced the experience.

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High Up
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FredDDSubmitted156 days ago

Nice and original, good job!

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BalanZ - a puzzle game
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SawkheSubmitted158 days ago

i like the idea, tetris always work

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Dallin TGSubmitted158 days ago

the 2 Tetris towers is a cool concept

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TOPPLE
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PatBGamesDeveloper150 days ago

Thanks, I enjoyed your submission too.

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videojamsSubmitted158 days ago

Overall solid submission, well done! One thing I wasn't sure was intended is placing blocks underneath other blocks whereas in Tetris everything has to enter from the top so it's harder to get underneath blocks unless there is a large enough gap to squeeze through

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Marty vs Machine
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Tarius DamonSubmitted159 days ago

really enjoyed this split scale tetris idea

I can’t put my finger on what’s missing but it feels like an important gameplay aspect is missing. recorded me just learning how to play here - https://x.com/tariusdamon/status/1917048879909838891

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GameDevJs 2025 Jam - Ramen Tycoon
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Valentino_CollazoSubmitted159 days ago

Great twist on Tetris! very creative approach to playing a similar and known game! I really missed being able to rotate the pieces, but maybe the game would have been way to easy that way. Congrats!

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Elemental Delivery
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PatBGamesDeveloper150 days ago

Thanks for your comment. You point it, rotate the pieces will be a rare and consumable bonus in post-jam version (earned by making double/triple/quadruple lines).

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groobaSubmitted160 days ago

As an avid tetris fan , it saddens me that the pieces cannot be rotated, although nice concept and fairly straightforward game nice work!

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Burgerpunk
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PatBGamesDeveloper150 days ago

Thanks for your comment, despite the appearance the game is very different from Tetris, what is a bad piece placement in Tetris can be trivial here, and vice versa.

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addNothing160 days ago

Nice game!
Interesting concept (might benefit from a few hints regarding pieces behaviour), pretty polished overall, good job! 
Like others said, I wish I could rotate pieces but I guess the fact you can place them underneath the others + the 3 different options justify this design choice.

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PatBGamesDeveloper150 days ago

Thanks for your comment. Like you guess it, the ability to freely rotate piece added to the fact they can be placed underneath would make the game too easy. It's why I'll add it as consumable bonus in the post jam version.

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OlexandrChSubmitted160 days ago

Great game! I like it. It would be nice to have such a nice sound in the background.

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My Castle
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PatBGamesDeveloper150 days ago

Thanks for your comments. I've looking at music for the post-jam version.

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redfengSubmitted160 days ago

Really interesting twist on tetris idea! The animation of the pieces moving up is very clean, and the sound effects are super on point!

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Jazz Jazz Revolution
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PatBGamesDeveloper150 days ago

I implemented the audio a few hours before the deadline. I'm glad you like it.

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raptor9999Submitted160 days ago

Pretty fun game and great concept. Just wish the pieces could rotate also! Great project and submission overall though!

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Idle Hands
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PatBGamesDeveloper150 days ago(+1)

I'm happy you've got fun.
Ability to rotate blocks is planned on the post-jam version as a bonus.

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sublevelgamesSubmitted161 days ago

What an innovative game! Playing it, I found myself desperately wanting the ability to rotate blocks, and for disconnected blocks to fall downwards by physics :)

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Frontline
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PatBGamesDeveloper150 days ago(+1)

Ability to rotate blocks is planned as a consumable bonus earned when making double/triple/quadruple lines.
About disconnected blocks, I'm thinking about it.

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SnapplersSubmitted161 days ago

Fun twist on tetris. Nice entry for the jam

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Vaults & Volleys
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PatBGamesDeveloper150 days ago

Thank you, I've got fun with your entry too 🙂

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NihdaoSubmitted161 days ago

Very cool way to do Tetris, great game!

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Noodle Huslte
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BadankanSubmitted161 days ago

interesting gameplay! I really like the tetris twist. 👌

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Block Out!
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