Box Push
In Box Push you walk around a grid and push every box onto a marked spot. Undo is always available. Free, no install, no sign-up.
In Box Push, walk into a box and you push it one square. Get every box onto a marked spot. The trick is that boxes only move by being pushed, so the order you do things in is the whole puzzle.
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Works offline after the first visit. No install, no sign-up.
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How to play Box Push
Pushing is the only way to move a box
Boxes cannot be pulled. You can only shove one by walking into it, which means a box pushed into a corner is stuck there for good. Corners and walls are the two ways a level becomes unwinnable.
One box at a time
If two boxes are in a line, you cannot push the pair. The box behind has nothing to push against, which is why a row of boxes against a wall is a dead end.
Tap the square next to you to step
Tapping an adjacent square moves you into it, or pushes a box if one is there. On a computer the arrow keys do the same. Tapping a distant square does nothing, so a mis-tap cannot teleport you.
Undo is always there
The undo button takes back your last move, box and all. It is deliberately unlimited: a single wrong push can make a level impossible, and being punished for a slip with no way back is not a puzzle, it is a trap.
Three hand-made levels, each verified solvable
The layouts were designed by hand and each one was checked by a search that actually plays the level through to a solution. They are not randomly generated: random boxes land on unreachable squares often enough that a player cannot tell a hard level from an impossible one.
Clearing a level
A level is finished when every box sits on a marked spot. Your move count is your score, and the next level loads straight away.
Box Push Tips and Strategy
Corners are permanent
A box pushed into a corner can never move again, because there is no square behind it to stand on. That is the one mistake that ends a level for good, so check where the box will stop before every push. Think about the square it ends on, not the one it moves into.
Walk around, never through
The box does not care about your route, but you do: you have to be able to stand behind it. Check that the square behind the box is reachable without pushing anything on the way. Walking the long way round to the correct side is almost always cheaper than undoing a push from the wrong side.
Fill the far spots first
Boxes belong on the far side of the room, so push them across while you have space rather than parking them near you. A box dropped beside a wall blocks the row you need for the next one. Each push also costs a step, and your step count is the score, so plan a route.
Box Push — Frequently Asked Questions
I pushed a box into a corner, is the level ruined?
That box cannot be moved again, and if it is not on a marked spot the level cannot be finished. Use undo — that is exactly why it is unlimited.
Can I pull a box?
No. Pushing is the only way, which is the whole difficulty of the game.
Why can I not push two boxes?
You need a free square behind the second box to push a line of two, and that is almost never available. One box per push is the rule.
Are the levels generated?
No. There are three layouts, each designed by hand and each verified as solvable by a search that plays it through. Nothing is randomly generated.
Does it need installing or an account?
No. It runs in the browser on a phone, tablet or computer and works offline after the first visit.
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