Battle royale games have been all the rage for the last few years, with major games likeForniteandPUBGradically shaking up the games industry, for better or for worse. However,Tetris 99is often overlooked, even though the battle royale formula lends itself perfectly toTetris. This may be due to theTetris 99’s Nintendo Switch exclusivity, but luckily, a new game dubbedTetris Royalewill soon be making its way to mobile devices, hopefully to an even broader audience.
The game is being created by mobile development studio N3twork for IOS and Android as part of a multi-year agreement with the Tetris Company. N3twork didn’t go so far as to release any gameplay or screenshots of the title in action, but it does sound as though it will be similar toTetris 99at its core. There will be a 100-player competitive mode, just like almost every other battle royale game, a solo marathon mode, and daily challenges that will support thousands of players. There will also be seasonal leaderboards and challenges, though it’ll be more interesting to see if the game featurestournaments, asTetris 99has in the past.
The game is set to have a beta later this year, but only in select territories, which N3twork did not announce. The game will likely be similar toTetris 99but better suited to smaller displays. It also has the perk of being playable on mobile networks, making it even more portable thanTetris 99.
It’ll be interesting to see howTetris Royaleturns out, but it’s nice to see anotherTetrisgame come to mobile. Other games on the platforms have failed to capture what makes the franchise so great, so, hopefully, this one fares better.
Tetris Royalewill have a beta later this year on mobile platforms.
