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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“[h1]✨ THE ABSOLUTE ULTIMATE TITANIC TIDALIS TERMINATION: THE BLOODY BUSTER MULTIVERSE MADDENED MASHUP ✨[/h1] The Setting: The industrial garage has transformed into a high-stakes, interdimensional bunker. The reinforced roof has partially collapsed under the staggering weight of…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedLatest official news
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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
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
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
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.
| Genres | Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Casual · Indie · Puzzle · Match 3 · Co-op · Multiplayer · Family Friendly · Colorful · Singleplayer · 2D · Level Editor · Local Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 64 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://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.