Tumblestone
Bottom-up match-three puzzle game with local and online races
Ty Taylor, Spotted Zebra, Justin Nafziger, Vega Castañeda · Published by The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild · Released Jul 12, 2016
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 77% of 1,977
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 3
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 8 years ago
- May 23, 2018
Metacritic: 91/100 (critic reviews)
What is Tumblestone?
A 2D puzzle game where you clear grids by removing same-color blocks in groups of three from the bottom. Its story campaign adds puzzle modifiers and boss battles as a sausage tries to make friends and learn what happened to the Tumblecrown. You can also race other players in local or online matches.
For you if...
- +you like match-three puzzles that grow more difficult
- +you want competitive puzzle matches with friends
- +you enjoy a solo campaign with changing puzzle rules
Not for you if...
- −you want free-form matching instead of careful move planning
- −you dislike difficult puzzles with changing rules
What players say
77% of 1,977 reviews are positive
Players praise the competitive matches with friends and the challenging puzzles. Some complain about encountering a trial that prompts them to unlock the full game.
How many players finish Tumblestone?
8.0% of Steam players have unlocked «Thank You for a Very Enjoyable Game», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Tumblestone system requirements
Minimum: No dedicated required, 1 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Tumblestone?
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- OS
- Windows XP SP2+
- Processor
- SSE2 instruction set support
- Graphics
- No dedicated graphics card required
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does Tumblestone have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: PvP online and split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does Tumblestone run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 28
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.
Does Tumblestone use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
