Choose Puyo Puyo™Tetris®
Choose Puyo Puyo™Tetris® if you want an Action game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.3% positive across 2,154 reviews.
Puyo Puyo™Tetris® vs Puyo Puyo Champions
Puyo Puyo™Tetris® and Puyo Puyo Champions 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. Puyo Puyo™Tetris® (2018) is 1 year older than Puyo Puyo Champions (2019). Puyo Puyo™Tetris® scores higher on Steam reviews (89.3% positive) than Puyo Puyo Champions (86.9% positive). 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 Champions
Choose Puyo Puyo Champions if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Puyo Puyo Champions launched in 2019.
Both Puyo Puyo™Tetris® and Puyo Puyo Champions sit in Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, 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
 Puyo Puyo™Tetris® |  Puyo Puyo Champions | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Casual | Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 13.99 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.3% positive (2,154 reviews) | 86.9% positive (367 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Sonic Team, Bitbaboon | Sonic Team |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Puyo Puyo™Tetris® (2018) is 1 year older than Puyo Puyo Champions (2019).
- Puyo Puyo™Tetris® scores higher on Steam reviews (89.3% positive) than Puyo Puyo Champions (86.9% positive).
- Puyo Puyo Champions is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Puyo Puyo™Tetris® (6.99 USD vs. 13.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Puyo Puyo™Tetris® is Deck Playable, Puyo Puyo Champions is Deck Verified.
Puyo Puyo™Tetris® vs Puyo Puyo Champions — FAQ
- Which is better, Puyo Puyo™Tetris® or Puyo Puyo Champions?
- On Steam reviews Puyo Puyo™Tetris® scores higher (89.3% positive) than Puyo Puyo Champions (86.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Puyo Puyo™Tetris® is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Puyo Puyo™Tetris® or Puyo Puyo Champions first?
- If you want chronology, Puyo Puyo™Tetris® (2018) came out before Puyo Puyo Champions (2019). 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 Champions 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.