Choose Freefall
Choose Freefall if you want an Action and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's currently about 88% cheaper on the Steam Store. Freefall launched in 2017.
Freefall vs Tetris® Effect: Connected
Freefall and Tetris® Effect: Connected both land in Indie, 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 Indie, Casual on Steam. Freefall (2017) is 4 years older than Tetris® Effect: Connected (2021). Freefall is currently ~88% cheaper on Steam than Tetris® Effect: Connected (4.99 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 the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 5,472 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Freefall and Tetris® Effect: Connected sit in Indie and Casual on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Supported, 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
 Freefall |  Tetris® Effect: Connected | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual, Early Access | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 9 reviews | 94.4% positive (5,472 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Shockk | Monstars Inc., Resonair, Stage Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Freefall (2017) is 4 years older than Tetris® Effect: Connected (2021).
- Freefall is currently ~88% cheaper on Steam than Tetris® Effect: Connected (4.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Tetris® Effect: Connected has co-op; Freefall does not.
- Tetris® Effect: Connected is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Freefall has no Deck rating yet.
Freefall vs Tetris® Effect: Connected — FAQ
- Should I play Freefall or Tetris® Effect: Connected first?
- If you want chronology, Freefall (2017) 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 Freefall and Tetris® Effect: Connected similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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.
- Does Freefall have multiplayer like Tetris® Effect: Connected?
- No. Tetris® Effect: Connected supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Freefall is listed as single-player only.