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Tidalis

Tidalis

Tidalis is a block-based puzzle game with casual appeal, hardcore depth, and an addictive new "streams" mechanic. The game is brimming over with riffs and variants on that core mechanic with 20 game modes, dozens of special blocks and items, and 115 levels in the adventure mode alone.

Released Jul 16, 2010 Developer Arcen Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux CasualIndiePuzzleMatch 3Co-op
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

63.6%positive239 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“✨ THE ABSOLUTE ULTIMATE TITANIC TIDALIS TERMINATION: THE BLOODY BUSTER MULTIVERSE MADDENED MASHUP ✨ The Setting: The industrial garage has transformed into a high-stakes, interdimensional bunker. The reinforced roof has partially collapsed under the staggering weight of the…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

64achievements
7.2%median completion
3.1%rarest: To The Moon!
53.7% of players 49.5% of players 41.9% of players 41.5% of players 41.3% of players 40.6% of players 39.8% of players 34.1% of players 31.9% of players 31.1% of players 29.7% of players 28.2% of players 25.2% of players 24.6% of players 22.1% of players 20.6% of players 16.1% of players 15.7% of players 15.6% of players 13.1% of players 11.6% of players 11.2% of players 11.2% of players 9.8% of players 9.7% of players 9.2% of players 8.8% of players 8.6% of players 8.5% of players 8.5% of players 8.2% of players 7.3% of players 7.2% of players 7.0% of players 7.0% of players 6.9% of players 6.8% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.4% of players 6.0% of players 5.6% of players 5.6% of players 5.6% of players 5.5% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 4.8% of players 4.8% of players 4.8% of players 4.5% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 3.9% of players 3.9% of players 3.9% of players 3.6% of players 53.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
53.7%Victory! — Win a game.
49.5%Block Sweeper Mk I — Clear 100 Blocks
41.9%Score Aficionado — Score 1000 Points In A Single Chain
Rarest badges of honor
3.1%To The Moon! — Total Stream Travel Distance of 384,000,000 pixels (distance from earth's surface to the moon, in meters).
3.2%High Orbit! — Total Stream Travel Distance of 35,786,000 pixels (geosynchronous orbit, in meters).
3.3%Chains Of Chains Mk III — Clear 500 Blocks In A Single Chain

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$4.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$1.24lowest since tracking began2026-08-31
US4.99 USD
EU4.99 EUR
UK4.29 GBP
Australia7.50 AUD
Canada6.49 CAD
Japan580 JPY
Brazil16.99 BRL
China22.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$3.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$5.7

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 22, 2019
AI War 2 has left early access!

Chris here! By any sane metric I can think of, AI War 2 shouldn't exist. And yet it's more than I ever imagined it could be. When we first set out to make this game three years ago, it was far less am

Oct 18, 2018
After Two Long Years, AI War 2 Hits Early Access!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32938991/c6c568d45e0ac9b20ce2930db75c67179ce89f29.jpg It's been quite a saga, if you've followed along all this time. All that extra

Jul 17, 2014
Official 1.500: Linux Support!

Recently I said that we weren't going to port Tidalis to linux, because it's just not a profitable enough game for us, and it's on a super old version of our engine. Well... man if I didn't boot this

Jul 17, 2014
Official 1.500: Linux Support!

Recently I said that we weren't going to port Tidalis to linux, because it's just not a profitable enough game for us, and it's on a super old version of our engine. Well... man if I didn't boot this

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresCasual, Indie
Player tagsCasual · Indie · Puzzle · Match 3 · Co-op · Multiplayer · Family Friendly · Colorful · Singleplayer · 2D · Level Editor · Local Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements64
Official sitehttp://arcengames.com/tidalis/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

OS *: Windows XP SP2 or later Processor: 1.4Ghz CPU minimum, 1.8 Ghz recommended for background animation or multiplayer Memory: 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended) Graphics: 800x600 or greater screen resolution (32 bit color, 1280x720 recommended) Hard Drive: 600 MB Other Requirements: Internet Connection or LAN required for networked multiplayer. Single-computer multiplayer is also available.