How to Play
Blocks fall from the top of the board one at a time. Move and rotate them to form complete horizontal lines. When a line is filled across all 10 columns, it clears and everything above shifts down. The game ends when blocks stack to the top.
Controls
Arrow Left / A — Move piece left
Arrow Right / D — Move piece right
Arrow Down / S — Soft drop (faster fall)
Arrow Up / W / X — Rotate piece
Space — Hard drop (instant drop)
C / Shift — Hold piece
P / Escape — Pause
Touch controls: Tap the board to rotate, drag left/right to move, swipe down to hard drop. Use the Hold and Pause buttons on the left panel.
Features
- Ghost piece — A faint outline shows where your piece will land
- Hold — Save a piece for later use (once per drop)
- Next queue — See the next 3 upcoming pieces
- Levels — Speed increases every 10 lines cleared
Scoring
1 line — 100 × level
2 lines — 300 × level
3 lines — 500 × level
4 lines — 800 × level
Soft drop — 1 point per cell
Hard drop — 2 points per cell
Tips & Strategy
- Keep the board as flat as possible to give yourself more options.
- Leave a column open on one side for I-pieces to score 4-line clears (the highest-value clear).
- Use the hold feature to save an I-piece for when you need it most.
- Check the next queue to plan your placements ahead of time.
- Hard drops give double the points of soft drops — use them when you're sure of placement.
- Focus on clearing multiple lines at once for bonus points — 4 lines at once scores 800 per level!
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I score the most points in Block Drop?
Clearing 4 lines at once (a Tetris) scores 800 times your current level — the highest value clear. Keep one column open for I-pieces to land these high-value clears.
What is the ghost piece?
The ghost piece is a faint outline at the bottom of the board showing exactly where your current piece will land if you drop it now. Use it to aim precisely.
How does the Hold feature work?
Press C or Shift to store the current piece in the hold slot. You can swap back to it on your next turn. You can only hold once per piece drop.
Does the game get faster over time?
Yes. The speed increases every 10 lines cleared, raising the difficulty as you level up. The level is shown on screen.
How do touch controls work on mobile?
Tap the board to rotate, drag left or right to move, and swipe down to hard drop. Hold and Pause buttons are available on the left side panel.
About
Block Drop is a free browser-based falling-blocks puzzle game on TheFreeFix.com. No downloads, sign-ups, or ads required. Works on desktop and mobile. Built with love using plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
From the build: the touch controls were the part we spent the most time on. The first version mapped left/right to drag and rotation to a separate button, and it felt wrong — your thumb is already on the board. We ended up putting rotate on a board tap and hard drop on a downward swipe, which is unambiguous because nothing else fires from a vertical gesture. The ghost piece is rendered at full opacity in code and dimmed in CSS, so it stays crisp on high-DPI screens instead of fuzzing out the way a half-alpha sprite would.