Based on what would best be described as Tetris, only 3D, the aim of the game is to put the selection of pieces back in the box to make a cube. Hours later and you’ll still be at it.

The PS3-exclusive version of Tetris is getting a free update today. The 75MB download promises to take the classic puzzle game into the third dimension.

The best 3D brain teaser puzzles require logic and spatial awareness to make an exciting game of skill. From Kanoodle to Hanayama, here are the good ones.

A 3D Tetris-like puzzle game. Erase lines or columns by regrouping shapes of the same color. More columns or rows appear at a faster pace as the game progresses resulting in a race against the clock.

V-Tetris, unlike 3D Tetris, is mostly the same as the original Tetris games, the only difference being the cylindrical puzzle mode in which blocks could be placed in a 3-D spiral.

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It’s essentially a block puzzle game but with a “Tetris twist” according to the developers. There are two modes of play and these include Adventure Mode and High-Score Mode.

A version of this article appears in print on Nov. 12, 2024, Section C, Page 5 of the New York edition with the headline: After the Triumph of Tetris, an Unsolved Puzzle.