STris is a Tetris clone for the OS/2 Presentation Manager. Originally written by Rene Straub in 1995-1996 (version 1.45).
1.50
GNU General Public License v3 - see doc/LICENSE.txt
- Tetris gameplay with 7 standard pieces
- Optional random "extra squares" at the bottom when a game starts
- Three detail levels (High, Medium, Low) affecting rendering detail
- High-score table with name entry
- 6-language interface and online help: English, Spanish, Dutch, German, French, Italian (switch at runtime in Options - Language)
- Configurable key bindings
- Sound effects (OS/2 multimedia), on by default
- The game pauses automatically on focus loss (unless Background Run is on)
- Frame Controls toggle (Ctrl+F) for borderless play; the window resizes itself
- Settings saved to
STris.cfgon exit (can be switched off)
Default: Left / Right arrows move, Up rotates, Down drops faster (change them in Options - Define Keys).
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+N | New game (ignored while a game is running) |
| Ctrl+P | Pause / resume |
| Ctrl+Q | Quit the current game (asks first) |
| Ctrl+X | Exit |
| Ctrl+B | Background Run on/off |
| Ctrl+F | Frame Controls on/off |
| F1 | Help |
Options - Settings - "Start with extra squares" fills the bottom of the playfield with random squares when a game starts: one row per Startlevel, or 4 rows if Startlevel is 0. Switch it off to start with an empty playfield.
Run STris.exe. Keep the help\ folder (one .hlp per language) and the Sounds\ folder (the .wav effects) next to it. STris.cfg and the high-score file are created in the folder you start the program from.
- OpenWatcom 2.0 (
wmake,wcc386,wlink,wrc,wipfc) - OS/2 Toolkit 4.5
compile-wat.cmd
Output: bin\STris.exe and bin\help\STris_xx.hlp
- OS/2 Warp 4, eComStation, or ArcaOS
- 32-bit Presentation Manager
- OS/2 Multimedia (for sound effects)
- Original: Rene Straub - 1995-1996
- OS/2 port: OS2World community - 2026
- OS2World: https://www.os2world.com