Tetris Forever update out today with Welltris, improvements, more

Tetris Forever is rolling out an update on Nintendo Switch today, and it’s a pretty big one as it includes Welltris as a new playable game and player-requested features.

Welltris (Spectrum Holobyte, MS-DOS) was the first follow-up to Tetris created by Alexey Pajitnov. According to Digital Eclipse, it’s “a beloved variant in which Tetriminos (and other shapes) fall down four sides of a well.”

The update also includes the following:

Tetris Time Warp

All players can now individually remap their controls in Tetris Time Warp, the new four-player Digital Eclipse game included in Tetris Forever that has proven to be a hit with both casual and competitive players. Control remapping was the most requested feature change from players.

Other Improvements

More customization options: Players can now remap their controls in Electronika 60, MS-DOS & Apple II games on console. This functionality was previously added to the PC version in November.

Switch version audio fix: At launch, a conflict with the Rewind functionality caused audio issues that could be heard while playing some classic games in the Nintendo Switch version of Tetris Forever. As a first step, the team has disabled the Rewind function in games that had audio glitches, which has fixed the issue. The team will look into the possibility of restoring Rewind in a future update.

Digital Eclipse says there’s more to come for Tetris Forever. There’ll be even more games and features released down the road. Next up, the team will focus on addressing an issue in some classic games that prevent users from saving or registering high scores, which is expected to be fixed in early January.

Tetris Forever is out on Nintendo Switch. Check out our thoughts on the release with our review here.