pygame-tetris

A small Tetris clone written in Python using pygame.

Setup

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
python -m pip install -U pip
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt

Run Tetris

From the project root (where main.py lives), with your virtual environment activated:

python3 main.py

If python3 is not available on your system, replace it with python.

Controls

• Left/Right: move
• Down: soft drop
• Up / X: rotate clockwise
• Z: rotate counterclockwise
• Space: hard drop
• C / Shift: hold
• P / Esc: pause
• R: restart
• Q: quit

Notes

This is an “engine-first” implementation: board/piece logic is separated from rendering, so you can tweak rules (scoring, speed curve, rotation system) without touching drawing code.