Choose Puzzle Showdown 4K
Choose Puzzle Showdown 4K if it's currently about 85% cheaper on the Steam Store. Puzzle Showdown 4K launched in 2017.
Puzzle Showdown 4K vs Tetris® Effect: Connected
Puzzle Showdown 4K 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. Puzzle Showdown 4K (2017) is 4 years older than Tetris® Effect: Connected (2021). Puzzle Showdown 4K is currently ~85% cheaper on Steam than Tetris® Effect: Connected (5.99 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 Steam Leaderboards, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 5,472 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Puzzle Showdown 4K and Tetris® Effect: Connected sit in Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen 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
 Puzzle Showdown 4K |  Tetris® Effect: Connected | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2021 |
| Genres | Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 94.4% positive (5,472 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Kingdom Games | Monstars Inc., Resonair, Stage Games |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Puzzle Showdown 4K (2017) is 4 years older than Tetris® Effect: Connected (2021).
- Puzzle Showdown 4K is currently ~85% cheaper on Steam than Tetris® Effect: Connected (5.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Tetris® Effect: Connected is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Puzzle Showdown 4K has no Deck rating yet.
Puzzle Showdown 4K vs Tetris® Effect: Connected — FAQ
- Should I play Puzzle Showdown 4K or Tetris® Effect: Connected first?
- If you want chronology, Puzzle Showdown 4K (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 Puzzle Showdown 4K 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.
- Do both Puzzle Showdown 4K and Tetris® Effect: Connected have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Puzzle Showdown 4K ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Tetris® Effect: Connected ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.