Twinstack

[b]twinstack[/b] is a less conventional take on tetris. not only does it play horizontally, but shapes are coming from both sides. after placing the first in the middle, the rest can only be stopped by other shapes and the game ends if either edge of the screen is reached. [b]2 game modes[/b], single and dual. the former alternates sides and there's only one piece in play at a time, the latter has you controlling pieces from both sides separately but at the same time. good luck... the next piece on both sides is shown, points are only awarded for clearing lines. controls are the usual, wasd and/or arrows to move and rotate, but [b]since it's horizontal, left rotates, right speeds up movement or vice versa[/b] if the block is coming from the other side. space doesn't drop the current piece. it needs getting used to for sure and it's very much a balancing act. if you keep clearing lines on one side, the whole thing moves towards that edge, and clearing all the lines leaves you with nothing to stick pieces to. resolution options and windowed mode only via the unity launcher on startup, no volume settings, just separate toggles for the decent if extremely repetitive music and fittin…

[quote][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32732116-IndieGems/]Follow our curator page: [b]IndieGems[/b] if you like and want to see more reviews like this one.[/url][/quote] Twinstack is an interesting game. It is one of the most bizarre takes on [i]Tetris[/i] that I have ever seen. If you are a fan of [i]Tetris[/i], you almost have to give this game a shot. But be forewarned, this is not the same game. First of all, the set up is horizontal instead of vertical. While this is an odd setup, I realized right away why it was done. You are simultaneously stacking from both ends. There are two options available, one that allows you to take your time stacking from the left, then the right, then the left, then the right. But the really fun part of this game is the dual-stacking mode, where you have one hand on WASD and another hand on the arrow keys, and the blocks are "falling" toward the middle. This offers some really interesting gameplay mechanic for sure, because everything is so strange. One of the things that is definitely noticeable right away if you play [i]Tetris[/i] is that "Tet" part, where all of the falling blocks are combinations of 4 blocks. This game gives com…

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Do you think you've seen every possible take on the Tetris genre? Do you think you've mastered them all? Think again. Excellent twist on the classic puzzle that pulls no punches, between splitting your attention and the use of several challenging 5-block pieces. I haven't tried the dual mode yet, that must be fiendish! The graphics at maximum settings are very pretty, but some of the block colouring is too similar to the background making the pieces a bit hard to see. It's a minor inconvenience, but it would be lovely if some of the green hues were changed into, say, blue or something that stands off more. TL, DR: great little game. If you like Tetris, try it!

6/10

Fun little game, nothing revolutionary but a reccomendation if you like tetris style games and want something fresh