Choose Puyo Puyo™Tetris®
Choose Puyo Puyo™Tetris® if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. 2,154 Steam reviews back the pick.
Puyo Puyo™Tetris® vs Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2
Puyo Puyo™Tetris® and Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2 both land in Action, 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 share Action, Casual on Steam. Puyo Puyo™Tetris® (2018) is 3 years older than Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2 (2021). Both sit near 90% positive on Steam (Puyo Puyo™Tetris®: 2,154 reviews, Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2: 1,183). 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 Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2
Choose Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2 if you want the Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,183 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Puyo Puyo™Tetris® and Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2 sit in Action and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (89.3% vs 89.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Puyo Puyo™Tetris® |  Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Casual | Action, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 13.99 USD | 15.19 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.3% positive (2,154 reviews) | 89.9% positive (1,183 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Sonic Team, Bitbaboon | SEGA |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Casual on Steam.
- Puyo Puyo™Tetris® (2018) is 3 years older than Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2 (2021).
- Both sit near 90% positive on Steam (Puyo Puyo™Tetris®: 2,154 reviews, Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2: 1,183).
- Puyo Puyo™Tetris® is currently ~8% cheaper on Steam than Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2 (13.99 USD vs. 15.19 USD).
- Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2 has co-op; Puyo Puyo™Tetris® does not.
- Steam Deck: Puyo Puyo™Tetris® is Deck Playable, Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2 is Deck Verified.
Puyo Puyo™Tetris® vs Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Puyo Puyo™Tetris® or Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Puyo Puyo™Tetris® sits at 89.3% positive (2,154 reviews), Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2 at 89.9% (1,183). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Puyo Puyo™Tetris® or Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Puyo Puyo™Tetris® (2018) came out before Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2 (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 Puyo Puyo™Tetris® and Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2 similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.