Choose LUMINES REMASTERED
Choose LUMINES REMASTERED if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's currently about 63% cheaper on the Steam Store. LUMINES REMASTERED launched in 2018.
LUMINES REMASTERED vs Tetris® Effect: Connected
LUMINES REMASTERED 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. LUMINES REMASTERED (2018) is 3 years older than Tetris® Effect: Connected (2021). LUMINES REMASTERED scores higher on Steam reviews (95.5% positive) than Tetris® Effect: Connected (94.4% 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 Tetris® Effect: Connected
Choose Tetris® Effect: Connected if you want the Shared/Split Screen, Online PvP, and Online Co-op 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 LUMINES REMASTERED and Tetris® Effect: Connected sit in Indie and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (95.5% vs 94.4% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 LUMINES REMASTERED |  Tetris® Effect: Connected | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.5% positive (515 reviews) | 94.4% positive (5,472 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Resonair | Monstars Inc., Resonair, Stage Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- LUMINES REMASTERED (2018) is 3 years older than Tetris® Effect: Connected (2021).
- LUMINES REMASTERED scores higher on Steam reviews (95.5% positive) than Tetris® Effect: Connected (94.4% positive).
- LUMINES REMASTERED is currently ~63% cheaper on Steam than Tetris® Effect: Connected (14.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Tetris® Effect: Connected has co-op; LUMINES REMASTERED does not.
- Both are Deck Verified.
LUMINES REMASTERED vs Tetris® Effect: Connected — FAQ
- Which is better, LUMINES REMASTERED or Tetris® Effect: Connected?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: LUMINES REMASTERED sits at 95.5% positive (515 reviews), Tetris® Effect: Connected at 94.4% (5,472). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play LUMINES REMASTERED or Tetris® Effect: Connected first?
- If you want chronology, LUMINES REMASTERED (2018) 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 LUMINES REMASTERED 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.
- Do LUMINES REMASTERED and Tetris® Effect: Connected both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.