Tetris with a plumbing twist. Clear blocks and gain points by forming closed pipe networks.

Controls

AMove left
DMove right
SIncrease fall speed
QRotate anticlockwise
ERotate clockwise
RReset game
SpacePause/Unpause
EscapeExit (for executable builds)

Note: The game starts paused. Unpause after the splash screen to start.

Tips

  • Walls do not count as part of networks. Pipes should not be connected to walls otherwise they would get stuck. (This might change in future patches)
  • Every pipe matter. Think ahead before placing a pipe.
  • You don't have to always complete a network before building a second one.
  • Pipes in secondary networks need not be connected as long as they are connected after falling down after the primary network has been cleared.
  • You generally want to reduce the number of end points for each network. For example, pipes with a single end reduce this number by 1 when connected to a network, whereas pipes with 3 open ends generally increase this number in a network which you need to watch out for.

Game Jam

This game was made during the GMTK Game Jam 2021.

Gameplay

Patch notes:

v0.0.2

  • Fixed music pitch not being reset when starting a new game.
  • Fixed next block blinking when changed.
  • Fixed clearing multiple pipe networks at once not working correctly.
  • Added quick reset button.
  • Added macOS and Linux builds.
  • Removed obsolete game elements.

v0.0.1

  • Released game.
StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Android, HTML5
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Authoralphageneric
GenrePuzzle
Tags2D, Difficult, Pixel Art, Singleplayer, Tetris
Average sessionA few seconds
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard

Download

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PipeTetris v0.0.2 - Windows 22 MB
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PipeTetris v0.0.2 - macOS 31 MB
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PipeTetris v0.0.2 - Linux 36 MB

Comments

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This is cool! And difficult! Did you come up with any improvement ideas for how the player might clear the pipes that can't be closed?

Thank you! Yes I was toying with ideas like spending points to spawn special blocks that can clear open networks but they didn't make it because I was short on time.