Push:Block puts you in a sticky situation involving block puzzles and watermelon-smashing cultists. Except everything is all text-based, making block manipulation a little bit sillier.
You’ve somehow gotten yourself embroiled with a cult that has a thing about cudgeling watermelons. As to the reasons for their hateful actions toward harmless fruit, there’s actually a surprisingly-deep lore buried amongst the game’s puzzles. Naturally, it’s not very serious lore, taking you on a lighthearted story involving misguided folks, the living dead, and the occasional sommelier. And fruit.
This journey through thirty stages might have been a bit more straightforward if it didn’t involve a text-based dungeon-crawler-like interface. Rather than shoving blocks around, you will have to use text to turn your character around, locate the blocks, and figure out where they go. Preferably without losing your bearings. The results are a bit unwieldy, but hilarious as you struggle to chat your way through getting a block in the right spot.
This ridiculous over-complexity makes Push:Block into a downright goofy experience, especially when combined with its story of wacky cultists. The whole endeavor is just the right level of absurd that it works quite well, and offers a silly good time if you can manage to visualize its space in your mind. Plus, its message of friendship and community adds a further nice touch to the game, offering a lovely message as you help cultists locate smash-able fruit.
And try to keep out of trouble with skeletons. Although the undead will be the least of your worries if you cannot walk around a room properly.
Push:Block is playable for free on Itch.io.
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