Be warned. If you play this game, it is very likely you will end up at the front of the line in a café, staring at your iPhone intently while the person behind the counter says, “Hello. What can I get you? Hello? Hello…? HELLO?”
Then you’ll realize, embarrassed, that you were in another world. The Push world, to be precise.
Push is an ultra-minimal, sleek-looking puzzle game from Poland-based indie developer Maciej Targoni.
This game is so brilliant it will have you fully absorbed within seconds. This is partly because at the start you’ll have no idea what you’re doing and will have to figure out the gameplay all by yourself.
You’ll enjoy every moment of the experience.
There’s nothing to it, really. Just push the buttons in the right order to complete the level. But what is the right order? The more you play, the trickier that is to figure out. As the puzzle becomes more complex, there are additional buttons to push that will rotate the game board. And then you will find even more buttons.
Get it wrong, and the buttons will pop back out and you’ll have to start again. Get it right and you’ll get a rainbow flash of lights. There are no points to score, no leaderboards. The idea is that this game will relax you. The truth is that PUSH will frustrate you and delight you in equal measures.