Looking for the original Tetris? Too bad. Welcome to Cyber Blocks, a totally legally distinct, budget puzzle game where your only goal is to stack geometric shapes until you inevitably panic. If you enjoy clearing lines and questioning your life choices, you’re in the right place.

How to Play This Knockoff

The rules are exactly the same as every other falling-blocks game since 1984. Random shapes drop from the top of the screen. Your job is to rotate them and slide them across the grid to form complete horizontal lines.

• Stack the Blocks: Fit the shapes together like a weird digital jigsaw puzzle.
• Clear the Lines: Complete a horizontal row to make the blocks disappear and score points.
• Don’t Mess Up: If the grid fills up to the top, you lose. It’s that simple.

Why is this addictive?

It’s a test of spatial awareness for people who have zero real-world skills. You’ll spend the entire game sweating and praying for the straight piece (the legendary I-tetromino) to drop so you can clear four lines at once. It probably won’t drop. You will panic. The screen will fill up with badly colored squares.

Cyber Blocks is the ultimate way to ignore your real-life responsibilities. Hit start, stack these cheap blocks, and watch your productivity vanish.