Tricky Blocks is a classic Tetris-style game with expanded gameplay. Players progress through levels by completing various objectives. These can include destroying a specific shape or clearing a certain number of lines – single, double, triple, or even quadruple.
The game is inspired by the original Tetris from Fuxoft. Below are a few screenshots of the original game running on the ZX-Spectrum.
On mobile devices, the game is controlled via gestures, while on the web and desktop, you can use a keyboard.
Tricky Blocks is available on iOS, Android, Facebook Instant Games, Yandex.Games, and the web. The game is built on my custom C++ engine, which I use for all of my projects. Since development was done on macOS, a version for this platform is also available.
The game includes a level editor, allowing you to create and edit levels and test them immediately. The editor is only accessible in the developer version; it is not included in the public release.
One unique feature of Tricky Blocks is that shapes move smoothly across the grid, rather than snapping abruptly from cell to cell, as in most Tetris games.
The most challenging part of development was iterating on the game design and interface layout to make it look good across different aspect ratios. I solved some of these issues, but I believe there’s still room for improvement. Designing and balancing the levels was also difficult – and unfortunately, the balance isn’t perfect yet.
Tricky Blocks for Web browser.