Every Tetris game on one page
Every Tetris mode on Tetris.now lives on this page, all playable instantly in your browser with no downloads, no signups and no limits. From the endless climb of Marathon and the head-to-head speed of Sprint to memory-bending Invisible runs and chain-reaction Cascade combos, there is a version of the falling blocks for every mood and every skill level.
Not sure where to begin? Skim the comparison table to see how the eleven modes differ, use the mood picker to match a game to how you feel right now, or jump straight into today's daily challenge or a live multiplayer race. Every run you play, guest or signed in, counts toward the leaderboards.
All eleven modes side by side
One shared core, eleven different challenges. This table sorts every mode by category, board size, difficulty and its signature twist so you can pick at a glance.
| Mode | Category | Board | Difficulty | Signature twist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon | Endless | 10 × 20 | Easy to learn | The endless classic - Survive as gravity speeds up every ten lines. |
| Zen | Endless | 10 × 20 | Relaxing | No top-out, ever - Stack, clear and unwind at your own pace. |
| Sprint | Timed | 10 × 20 | Fast & precise | Clear the line goal as fast as your fingers allow. |
| Ultra | Timed | 10 × 20 | Frantic | Bank the biggest score you can before the clock hits zero. |
| Master | Expert | 10 × 20 | Expert | 20G gravity - Every piece slams to the floor the instant it spawns. |
| Invisible | Expert | 10 × 20 | Brutal | Pieces vanish the moment they lock - Play the whole board from memory. |
| Cheese | Garbage | 10 × 20 | Tricky | Dig through a wall of garbage and punch out every hole. |
| Survival | Garbage | 10 × 20 | Relentless | Garbage keeps rising from the floor - Clear fast or drown. |
| Classic | Retro & Big | 10 × 20 | Old-school | Retro rules: 3-piece preview, no hold, no hard drop, just nerve. |
| Big | Retro & Big | 6 × 12 (chunky double blocks) | Chunky | Double-size tetrominoes on a chunky well - Every move counts double. |
| Cascade | Retro & Big | 10 × 20 | Chain-reaction | Floating blocks fall after each clear, setting off cascading combos. |
Which Tetris mode should you play?
Match the game to your mood - Here is a quick steer toward the right well.
When you want to unwind
Play Zen. There is no top-out, no timer and no score chasing you, so you can stack and clear at whatever calm pace suits you.
When you want a quick race
Fire up Sprint. Clear a 20, 40 or 100-line goal as fast as you can and watch your personal best fall as your finesse sharpens.
When you want pressure
Take on Ultra for a frantic two-minute score dash, or Master if you want 20G gravity to test your nerve from the first piece.
When you want a puzzle to solve
Dig through Cheese to punch out every hidden hole, or engineer collapsing chains in Cascade for the biggest combo.
When you want the pure classic
Start with Marathon for the modern endless climb, or try Classic for retro rules with no hold and no hard drop.
When you want to test your memory
Brave Invisible, where every piece vanishes the moment it locks and the whole board lives only in your head.
If you want a change of shape
Falling blocks are not the only way to spend twenty minutes. These six are the closest in feel to Tetris - free, fast-loading and playable in one click - and the full shortlist of 19 is on the other games page.
A whole shelf of browser puzzles for when you want a change of shape.
Play free puzzle games →Endless modes
Modes with no built-in ending, where you keep clearing lines until you top out or simply until you have had your fill.
Timed modes
Two mirror-image races against the clock - One clears a line goal for pure speed, the other banks the biggest score inside a fixed time.
Expert modes
The unforgiving end of the lineup, built around instant gravity and a board you can no longer fully see.
Garbage modes
Digging challenges that start you buried in junk, whether a fixed wall to excavate or an endless rising tide.
Retro & Big modes
Familiar Tetris with one rule rewritten - Retro console constraints, oversized blocks, or chain-reaction gravity.
Ways to compete
Ready to measure yourself against everyone else? These three are where the falling blocks get competitive.
All Tetris games FAQ
How many Tetris modes can I play here?
Tetris.now offers eleven modes, all free in your browser with no download: Marathon, Zen, Sprint, Ultra, Master, Invisible, Cheese, Survival, Classic, Big and Cascade. Six of them - Marathon, Sprint, Ultra, Cheese, Master and Cascade - Also run head-to-head in real-time multiplayer on an identical piece sequence.
Which Tetris mode is best for beginners?
Marathon is the friendliest starting point: the rules never change and the early levels are slow enough to think. Zen is gentler still because you cannot lose, which makes it ideal for practice. Once stacking feels natural, Sprint is a great way to measure your progress against the clock.
Are all the Tetris games really free?
Yes. Every mode, the daily challenge, the leaderboards and online multiplayer are completely free with no signup required. An optional free account only saves your best times and stats across devices, so you can play everything as a guest.
What is the hardest Tetris mode?
Master, Invisible and Survival are the toughest. Master runs at instant 20G gravity, Invisible hides your locked pieces so you stack from memory, and Survival buries you under an ever-faster rising floor of garbage. Classic is punishing too, thanks to its no-hold, no-hard-drop retro rules.
Want the rules behind each mode? The Tetris rules hub explains them all, or open the Tetris FAQ for more common questions.