Developed in collaboration with The Tetris Company, the Tetris: My Play Watch looks like an Apple Watch with its square design and rounded corners, functional crown dial, and 1.91-inch color touchscreen. But without connectivity to a smartphone, it’s really only a smartwatch in that it offers more than basic time and calendar functionality. You can think of it more as a wearable console that plays Tetris (including marathon and puzzle modes) that also happens to display the time using a series of customizable Tetris-themed watch faces.
The crown dial on other My Play Watch models can be used to play games like Space Invaders and Breakout, but it’s only used to navigate the watch’s UI on this version. Tetris can be played through by swiping to move pieces while taps rotate them – similar to how the smartphone versions of the game are played. That could prove challenging on a small screen for those chasing high scores.
Correction, September 26th: An earlier version of this article said the Tetris: My Play Watch was available for preorder through the company’s online store. Preorders are being offered through Amazon.
