How to play TETRIS on Mac

Game summary

Don’t miss out on one of the best-selling mobile games of all time – free to download! Rediscover the world-famous Tetris® game you know and love, with all-new features and ways to play. Keep your lines clear and keep your cool as things heat up in this puzzle game that’s easy to pick up, but difficult to master. This is Tetris®, reimagined. GO THE DISTANCE IN MARATHON MODE Create the perfect strategy and keep your lines clear with endless Tetrimino action. Choose between original Swipe and One-Touch controls in this traditional Tetris® mode. DISCOVER THE TETRIS® GALAXY Dig for the galaxy’s core using as few Tetriminos as possible in this multi-level puzzle mode. Exchange Coins for Power-ups and transform Tetrimino blockades into amazing rewards. COMPETE FOR THE TOP Show off your skills in the new Explorers Mode. Challenge yourself and other players when you go head-to-head with the competition. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Keep a tally of every line you’ve cleared, or link to Facebook to compete with friends in Tetris® Rank. You can even brag about those sky-high scores on your newsfeed! _________________ Requires acceptance of EA’s Privacy & Cookie Policy (privacy.ea.com) and User Agreement (terms.ea.com). Visit http://help.ea.com/ for assistance or inquiries. Important Messages for Consumers: This app collects data through third party analytics technology (see Privacy & Cookie Policy for details). includes in-game advertising This app contains direct links to social networking sites intended for an audience over 13. This app contains direct links to the Internet. For all countries other than Germany: EA may retire online features and services after 30 days’ notice posted on www.ea.com/1/service-updates. For Germany: EA may retire online features and services after 30-day notice per e-mail (if available) and posted on www.ea.com/de/1/service-updates. Tetris ® & © 1985–2016 Tetris Holding. All Rights Reserved
First released: Sep 2006

Play TETRIS on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play TETRIS on a Mac is through Parallels, which allows you to virtualize a Windows machine on Macs. The setup is very easy and it works for Apple Silicon Macs as well as for older Intel-based Macs.

Parallels supports the latest version of DirectX and OpenGL, allowing you to play the latest PC games on any Mac. The latest version of DirectX is up to 20% faster.

Our favorite feature of Parallels Desktop is that when you turn off your virtual machine, all the unused disk space gets returned to your main OS, thus minimizing resource waste (which used to be a problem with virtualization).

TETRIS installation steps for Mac

Step 1
Go to Parallels.com and download the latest version of the software.
Step 2
Follow the installation process and make sure you allow Parallels in your Mac’s security preferences (it will prompt you to do so).
Step 3
When prompted, download and install Windows 10. The download is around 5.7GB. Make sure you give it all the permissions that it asks for.
Step 4
Once Windows is done installing, you are ready to go. All that’s left to do is install TETRIS like you would on any PC.
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