Developer posts and news about this game.
Today's update is a very small maintenance update to fix an issue with running the game under Linux using Proton. When running under Proton, minimizing or alt tabbing out of the window could cause increased memory or GPU usage as the game continued to render. Now the game stops r
Today's update adds a new Cheat Code screen! On the Difficulty Selection Screen, press Down four times while on the bottom row to reveal the Cheat Code menu. This hidden screen lets you enable or disable gameplay modifiers that can dramatically change how the game plays. Note: pl
Today's update adds some new quality of life features, with the biggest being new support for custom soundtracks. Thanks for your continued feedback and support! Update: There were a couple bugs and unexpected corner cases with the custom soundtrack feature, but I think these are
Today's update adds a new mechanic specific to ARCADE mode called synchro moves (also just called synchros). Synchros are an advanced high gravity technique originally found in classic arcade stacker games. An 'auto synchro' is used to 'skip' the I piece over the small gap. Backg
Just a quick update to address a scoring bug and some other minor fixes. Happy stacking and thanks for the support! Changes Bug Fix : Fixed a bug where line clears greater than 4 didn't count for back to back Minor Fixes : Fixed a bug that caused the spin sound effect to incorrec
This update adds the ability to play any of the game's 8 modes with the "sound style" from another mode. I also added a new extra sound style! Thanks for the support and feedback! Changes: Sound Style Preferences : Sound styles can now be selected from the preferences screen simi
I'm working on bigger update but wanted to push this small gameplay bug fix out before then. Thanks to Kero for spotting this! Changes Fixed a bug affecting spin detection which caused detection to be too lenient in certain cases, especially with "mini" spins.
Today's update adds a new default ghost piece behavior along with some small changes. I think this new ghost piece design gives a noticeable improvement to game feel, especially in the CONSOLE and ARCADE modes, but if you'd prefer the old behavior there's an option for that as we
Just a small update fixing a compatibility issue with display scaling and a bug. Thanks for the reports and support, and let me know if you run into any issues. Keep on stacking! Changes Changed the game process to be "DPI aware" which should fix compatibility issues with Windows
Medium sized update adding some new control options along with some miscellaneous fixes. The biggest new feature is the ability to edit control handling on a per mode basis. Let me know in the Steam forums if you encounter any issues. Thanks for your continued feedback and suppor
Another smaller update fixing some gameplay bugs. I appreciate the reports! I'm planning another update this week to add some new control options--this was originally planned for today but I wanted to get theses fixes out first. During the busy launch period I'll also be maintain
This is another small update fixing a couple of bugs. Thanks for reporting them! I'm planning a slightly larger update in a couple of days which will add some new control options based on community feedback. Changes Fixed a crash when using SDR setting of 0 and playing the Monoch
After last nights hot fix correcting a bug in the ARCADE rotation system I went through and double checked the other "classic" rotation systems and found some more inaccuracies / bugs. These have been corrected. Sorry these slipped through! Please let me know if you find anything
This is a quick fix to correct a bug in the ARCADE mode's rotation system. The S and Z pieces rotated incorrectly in this mode. Thank you to Kero for reporting this issue!
I'm excited to announce the full release of Tetrachroma! Compared to the demo version, the full release adds 7 new modes, 25 more puzzles, the ability to play the game in a single stage SPECTRUM style, and bunch of unlockable color palettes and blocks. There's a lot of new modes
I'm excited to announce that the full version of TETRACHROMA releases October 25! The full version of the game includes 5+ more gameplay modes to try. New modes: WILD mode: an easier mode that introduces wild colored blocks at stage 1 of the marathon CONSOLE mode: "retro" mode wi
This update fixes some minor bugs and adds the option to turn off the game's spawn delay canceling mechanic. Turning off spawn delay canceling makes the gameplay slower, but also gives more time to charge DAS as the pieces spawn. Changes: Replaced "Repeats Cancel Spawn" option wi
A new visual effect option has been added to the game that highlights which lines will be cleared before a piece is placed. This helps new players learn the core mechanics and experienced players play faster. Changes: Added "Line Clear Preview" option to "Visual Options". This op
This update makes balance changes to the game over condition with the goal of making the game feel a little more forgiving. The change makes it easier for new players to play the game for longer and for expert players to get larger line clears. Changes Reworked game over conditio
Changes Added a feature which draws 'wild' colored blocks with a 'jewel'. Select the jewel appearance or turn it off in the Preferences menu. Added an option "Repeats Cancel Spawn" to the "Controls Handling" menu. When "On", holding soft drop or shift can be used to quickly cance