Blockout
Released
- Arcade
- Apple IIGS
- Web browser
- PC-8800 Series
- Commodore C64/128/MAX
- Atari Lynx
- Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Atari ST/STE
- Mac
- DOS
- Amiga
- Nintendo Entertainment System
About
Blockout is a puzzle videogame, created in 1989 by Polish developer - California Dreams, designed by Aleksander Ustaszewski and Mirosław Zabłocki. The game is the logical extension of Tetris into the third dimension. In Tetris, the player manipulates a set of tetrominoes which fall into a two-dimensional pit (seen from the side). The aim is to solve a real-time packing problem by forming complete rows, which then disappear and score points. Poor play leads to incomplete rows, caused by inefficient arrangements of tiles; these rows do not disappear, giving the player progressively less space and less time to play subsequent pieces. Similarly, in Blockout, the player manipulates a set of polycubes which fall into a three-dimensional pit (seen from above; the pieces appear in the foreground and fall away). The pieces can be rotated around all three axes, and moved horizontally and vertically. The aim is to form complete layers.
- Developer
- Logical Design Works
- Publisher
- Tec Toy, Technos Japan, Rainbow Arts, California Dreams, American Technos, Electronic Arts, Sega Entertainment, Atari, Acclaim Japan
- Genres
- Puzzle, Arcade
- Themes
- Action
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- First person
- Age ratings
- ESRB E10+
- Time to beat
- 1 h rushed · 1 h normally · 1 h completionist
- IGDB rating
- 78 / 100 (19 ratings)
- Also known as
- Block Out
Release dates
| Platform | Release |
|---|---|
| Amiga | · North America · Europe |
| Apple IIGS | |
| Arcade | · North America · Europe · Japan |
| Atari Lynx | |
| Commodore C64/128/MAX | |
| DOS | · North America · Brazil · Europe |
| Mac | |
| Nintendo Entertainment System | |
| PC-8800 Series | |
| Sega Mega Drive/Genesis | · North America · Brazil · Japan |
| Web browser |
Screenshots
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