Choose Inventioneers
Choose Inventioneers if it's currently about 83% cheaper on the Steam Store. Inventioneers launched in 2015.
Inventioneers vs Tetris® Effect: Connected
Inventioneers and Tetris® Effect: Connected both land in Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Casual games on Steam. Inventioneers (2015) is 6 years older than Tetris® Effect: Connected (2021). Inventioneers is currently ~83% cheaper on Steam than Tetris® Effect: Connected (6.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Tetris® Effect: Connected
Choose Tetris® Effect: Connected if you want an Indie game with Shared/Split Screen, Steam Leaderboards, and Online PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 5,472 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Inventioneers and Tetris® Effect: Connected sit in Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Inventioneers |  Tetris® Effect: Connected | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2021 |
| Genres | Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 8 reviews | 94.4% positive (5,472 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Filimundus | Monstars Inc., Resonair, Stage Games |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Inventioneers (2015) is 6 years older than Tetris® Effect: Connected (2021).
- Inventioneers is currently ~83% cheaper on Steam than Tetris® Effect: Connected (6.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Tetris® Effect: Connected has co-op; Inventioneers does not.
- Steam Deck: Inventioneers is Deck Playable, Tetris® Effect: Connected is Deck Verified.
Inventioneers vs Tetris® Effect: Connected — FAQ
- Should I play Inventioneers or Tetris® Effect: Connected first?
- If you want chronology, Inventioneers (2015) came out before Tetris® Effect: Connected (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Inventioneers and Tetris® Effect: Connected similar?
- They overlap on Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.