Blocks That Matter heavily references the games Minecraft and Tetris through the main characters, in-game mechanics and concepts such as "Pajitnovian physics".

Blocks That Matter was made available as a bonus during the Voxatron Humble Indie Bundle along with The Binding of Isaac.

[5] Blocks That Matter received generally favourable reviews, with an aggregated score of 76 on Metacritic.

[6] Blocks That Matter was the Dream Build Play 2011 Challenge "Grand Prize" Winner,[9][10] earning $40,000 and the opportunity for an XBLA publishing contract.

The Tetrobot appears as a playable character in UFHO2, Cook, Serve, Delicious!, and Bounty Battle.