In Zen mode, you can turn off gravity ^[1.1][3]^ which is effectively pausing imo, or, you could just exit Zen (bound to Esc for me), which saves its state, and then you can just return to Zen and pick up where you left off ^[1.1][2]^.
References
1. Type: Changelog (Patch Notes). Title: “ALPHA 4.0.0”. Publisher: [Type: Changelog. Title: “PATCH NOTES”. Publisher: “TETR.IO”.]. Published: 2020-06-22. Accessed: 2025-10-17T03:26Z. URI: tetr.io/about/patchnotes/#chlog_ALPHA_4_0_0.
1. Type: Text.
> […] save your progress to come back to later!
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> You can change the gravity to choose how calming your game is!
2. Type: Annecdote. Published: 2025-10-16T03:28Z.
- When I exit Zen mode, it saves the state, and resumes when I return.
3. Type: Screenshot. Published: 2025-10-16T03:29Z. Accessed: 2025-10-16T03:30Z.
> Image
MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 2 days ago
Oo I hope it can be paused for when a customer shows up. Looks fantastic for a slow day!
(I considered MUDs but lots of people talk about how obvious the traffic is, it’d freak out I.T, blah blah blah…)
Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
In Zen mode, you can turn off gravity ^[1.1][3]^ which is effectively pausing imo, or, you could just exit Zen (bound to
Escfor me), which saves its state, and then you can just return to Zen and pick up where you left off ^[1.1][2]^.References
1. Type: Changelog (Patch Notes). Title: “ALPHA 4.0.0”. Publisher: [Type: Changelog. Title: “PATCH NOTES”. Publisher: “TETR.IO”.]. Published: 2020-06-22. Accessed: 2025-10-17T03:26Z. URI: tetr.io/about/patchnotes/#chlog_ALPHA_4_0_0. 1. Type: Text. > […] save your progress to come back to later! 3. Type: text. > You can change the gravity to choose how calming your game is! 2. Type: Annecdote. Published: 2025-10-16T03:28Z. - When I exit Zen mode, it saves the state, and resumes when I return. 3. Type: Screenshot. Published: 2025-10-16T03:29Z. Accessed: 2025-10-16T03:30Z. > Image