# PUSHY - The Original — A LOGIC GAME & A LOT OF FUN

> Logic puzzle game where players guide a character through levels by solving environmental challenges. (iPhone/iPad app by medienwerkstatt.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pushy-the-original/id322110989 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [medienwerkstatt](https://appshunter.io/developer/322110992)
- Category: Games, Education, Puzzle, Strategy
- Price: $2.99 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 41 App Store ratings · 88 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 71 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), European Spanish
- Released: 2009-07-11
- Data updated: 2026-09-08
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pushy-the-original/id322110989/reviews.md

## What is PUSHY?

"BEST MOBILE APP FOR KIDS" Award
(Children Software Award "TOMMI")

#1 TOP GAME in App Store Germany

THE PUSHY COMMUNITY IS GROWING
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NEW:
• Some Spanish localization
• Updated for new iOS and iPadOS versions and new devices

... and with the last release
• Updated animations codebase
• Fix for heavy CPU usage after restarting a level
• Better interoperability with Lernwerkstatt app

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Meet Pushy, a small, friendly character who wants to be in his home. Before he can get there, however, there is a puzzle to solve. You move Pushy step by step and, through trial and error, determine how the different elements of the puzzle operate, and what tasks need to be done. For example, Pushy must move obstacles and dump a red ball into a red hole. After completing all relevant tasks, move Pushy to his home. If you solved everything correctly, you will advance to the next level!

Features:
• 250 built-in levels
• Genius-Pack (86 brand-new levels and graphics) available as in-app purchase
• Collect all coins and become a "Pushy Meister"!
• Skip levels (using your coins)
• Game Center Leaderboards
• LEVEL EDITOR: create your own levels!
• Send/receive levels via Airdrop, Bluetooth or by email!
• Unlock all editor elements by solving all built-in levels
• 8 Pushy songs
• Easy touch control (tap, drag or swipe), or ...
• Control Pushy with your face on devices with Face ID
• Undo moves (using button, shaking device, 3-finger swipe left, or Command-Z)
• Save game on exit and resume later
• Up to 5 player accounts
• Landscape and split screen/multitasking on iPads
• Online backup and restore of your player accounts 
• Fast access to the last played level
• Listen to your favorite music or podcasts while playing
• Share to Facebook, Twitter a.s.o.
• Handoff: Start a level on one device and finish it on another
• Record and save your game play: make your own Let's Play videos
• Apple Watch App
• iPad/iPhone/iPod universal!
• Supports all new devices and iOS versions

The first few levels can be solved very quickly. However, as new elements are added, you will encounter very demanding puzzles that may take many attempts to figure out. There are more than 200 different built-in levels, with varying degrees of difficulty. The "Genius-Level Pack", a separate set of more than 80 levels available as an in-app purchase, provides even more challenges. Each level must be solved in order to advance to the next one. After only a few levels you'll come to appreciate what Pushy really is: a logic game that is a lot of fun! Each level will create new challenges to your intelligence. In advanced levels, Pushy will be able to move heavy stone blocks out of the way, cleverly bypass electrical spots to get through the sliding doors and free up a path through offices littered with bullets. But, watch out for trap doors and other alarms you may trigger!

There are loads more things to do than in classic sokoban!

Have fun!

(EVERY level is solvable!)

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NEED HELP? 

Visit us at
• YouTube:
  www.youtube.com/pushymeister

• Facebook
  www.facebook.com/pushymeister

follow @pushymeister on Twitter

or send an e-mail to: 
  pushy@support.medienwerkstatt.de

## Key features

- 250 built-in levels
- Level editor to create custom levels
- Face ID control option
- Undo moves functionality
- Game Center Leaderboards
- Multi-device support (Handoff)

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $2.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Genius Levels Pack | $1.00 | one-time |


## What do users think of PUSHY?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🧠 Challenging puzzles
- 💡 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Well-designed game
- ✨ Many levels
- 🆓 Free updates with new levels
- 💰 Great value for money
- ⏳ No time pressure
- 🔄 Undo move option
- 💾 Auto-save progress
- 🤩 Cute character
- 🎶 Entertaining sound effects
- 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Fun for all ages
- 📱 Smooth performance
- 💡 Creative level design
- 🌟 Highly recommended

**Cons**

- 👎 Poor controls/steering
- ⏳ Can be frustrating when stuck
- 🤔 Some levels very difficult
- 🚧 German-only support/website
- 🐛 Game disappears/resets progress
- 🐌 Sluggish performance after long play
- 📱 Incompatible with older iOS versions

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Game disappeared, lost progress and coins
- New version not running on iOS 12
- Game gets sluggish after a while, resets levels
- Game crashes/loses progress

**Most requested features**

- Bring Pushy to Android
- Release other Pushy games (Island, Castle, Bros) on mobile
- More levels
- New game versions
- Download levels from other users
- Level sharing
- iPad support (mentioned as a positive in a 2011 review, but could be a request for continued support or specific features)
- Dark mode
- Directional pad control
- Undo move function
- More English support/website content

## Recent user reviews (10 of 88)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pushy-the-original/id322110989/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Bitte für Android

*2025-12-17*

Hallo Liebe Entwickler. Ich finde das Spiel sehr gut. Schon seit meiner Kindheit spiele ich sehr gerne Pushy. 
Allerdings bin ich von ios auf Android umgestiegen und würde liebend gern Pushy auf Android (S24 Ultra)spielen. Würdet ihr das Spiel bitte auf Android S24 Ultra rausbringen?
Liebe Grüße

### 5/5 — Sehr interessant

*2025-08-10*

Am Anfang einfach und dann immer schwierigeres Spiel, für das man gut logisch denken muss

### 5/5 — GREAT GREAT GREAT

*2025-03-04*

March 2025 & replaying after a decade, and I stand by my old review. Quite addictive, even 2nd time around; often must force myself to stop. 

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Well designed game that devs keep making better with terrific updates. I bought Pushy almost 2 yrs ago with 100 levels. Since then, devs have updated 18 times, adding levels & new features ea time. Game now has almost double the levels of the 1st release, & all given FREE! Wow!

A previous reviewer stuck on level 8 complained of not seeing more levels to play & felt cheated. I've played all levels so know they exist, but next one won't appear until current level solved. Except...with recent update, we now earn a Coin each time level completed & coin can be used to Skip-A-Level. Access feature by tapping icon that's left of the "i" (info) on top R of screen. 

Also... Devs have a Help section on their website, so try finding solution there before giving up. Most of site is in German, but there IS a section in Eng. (Google can translate the German if needed.)

Bottom Line: Great game well worth more than the $0.99 charged!

**Developer response:** Thanks so much for the kind words!

### 5/5 — Super zum rätseln

*2024-05-30*

Das Spiel bietet Kurzweil, keinen Zeitdruck, man muß nichts bezahlen und die Rätsel sind zum Teil recht knifflig. Man darf auch einen Zug (oder mehrere) rückgängig machen oder fängt von vorne mit einem Klick an. Das Spiel speichert automatisch den letzten Stand und kehrt beim Öffnen der App dorthin wieder zurück. Für mich perfekt gelungen.

### 5/5 — Nice Play

*2023-12-10*

Die Lösung schwierig, aber machbar verdient seine 5 Sterne,Empfehlenswert nie Langweilig

### 5/5 — Mehr Pushy !

*2023-03-26*

Es ist grandios das Denk und Knobel Spiel aus meiner Grundschulzeit wieder spielen zu dürfen, ich bin sehr Dankbar damals als auch heute diese Erfahrung machen zu dürfen, doch bin ich mir sicher das ich nicht der einzige bin, wenn es um den Wunsch geht die anderen Pushy Spiele (Island, Castle, Bros) und weitere der fantastischen Lernspiele der Lernwerkstatt auf unseren Mobilgeräten willkommen heißen zu dürfen :)
Besonders bei der heutigen Generation von Eltern und Kindern, wo vieles über das Tablet stattfindet wäre es ein Win Win für alle, frühere Liebhaber, Neukunden und ein Gewinn für die Programmierer der Medienwerkstatt.

**Developer response:** Herzlichen Dank für die 5 Sterne!
Wann die anderen Pushy-Spiele ihren Weg auf iPhone und iPad finden, können wir noch nicht genau sagen - aber kommen wird das eine andere davon sicher.

### 5/5 — Neue Version läuft nicht mit iOS 12

*2022-07-18*

Pushy gehört zu meinen Lieblingsspielen, die ich immer wieder starte. Deshalb bin ich höchst enttäuscht, dass es mit der neuen Version nicht mehr auf meinem älteren iPad (iOS 12.5.5) läuft. Wäre es möglich, auch noch die ältere Version anzubieten?

**Developer response:** Die nächste Version 3.3.1 wird wieder unter iOS 12 und damit auf älteren iPads - wie dem iPad Air 2 oder dem ersten iPad mini Retina - und auch dem iPhone 6 laufen! 
Entschuldige bitte den Fehler.
Dein PUSHY-Team

### 5/5 — Super-Fan

*2022-07-18*

Ich spiele Pushy seit meine Kinder das in der Grundschule kennen gelernt hatten. Ein sehr kurzweiliges und intelligentes Spiel. Hoffentlich gibt es bald wieder neue Levels.

### 5/5 — Kniffliges Knobelspiel

*2021-11-05*

Sehr motivierender, zeitloser Sokoban-Klon mit vielen neuen Spielelementen und erheiternder Sound-Untermalung.

### 5/5 — Anspruchsvoller Langzeitspielspaß für Groß und Klein

*2021-10-24*

Ich kenne Pushy schon aus der Grundschule, wo ich das immer sehr gerne auf auf dem PC gespielt habe, und neulich beschlossen, das Spiel nochmal auf dem Handy aufzugreifen. Ich muss sagen, auch mit dem Alter hat Pushy nichts von seinem Charme verloren!

Was einen hier erwartet, sind 250 abwechslungsreiche and teilweise auch extrem anspruchsvolle Level, wo auch Ältere sehr zum knobeln kommen werden. Durch die kreativen Leveldesigns und das stetige Einführen von neuen Spielelementen wird das Ganze auch nicht so schnell langweilig. Für die Menge und Qualität der Level lohnt sich der Preis auf jeden Fall. 

Was die Performance des Spiels angeht, gibt es so gut wie nichts zu meckern, alles läuft flüssig und sonstige Bugs sind mir auch nicht über den Weg gelaufen. 

Ansonsten gibt es eigentlich nicht viel zu sagen, nur Respekt an die Spielentwickler und volle Punktzahl!

**Developer response:** Tausend Dank für die Rezension! 
Keep pushing!

## Frequently asked questions about PUSHY

### What is PUSHY - The Original?

PUSHY is a logic puzzle game where you guide a character named Pushy through various levels. The goal is to solve puzzles by moving obstacles and completing tasks to help Pushy reach his home. The game features hundreds of built-in levels and a level editor for creating your own challenges.

### What are the key features of PUSHY?

Key features include 250 built-in levels, a level editor to create and share your own levels, Game Center Leaderboards, multiple control options including Face ID, and the ability to undo moves. It also supports Handoff for seamless play across devices.

### How much does PUSHY cost?

The base game is free to download and play. Additional content, such as the 'Genius-Pack' with new levels and graphics, is available as an in-app purchase. This allows players to expand their gameplay experience.

### What devices is PUSHY compatible with?

The app is universal and supports iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices. It is updated for the latest iOS and iPadOS versions and new devices, ensuring broad compatibility.

### What are some common use cases for PUSHY?

Common use cases include playing through a wide variety of logic puzzles, exercising problem-solving skills, and engaging in creative gameplay by designing and sharing custom levels. It's also suitable for children, having received an award for best mobile app for kids.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.4.1 — 2025-02-01

NEW:
• Some Spanish localization
• Updated for new iOS and iPadOS versions and new devices

... and with the last release
• Updated animations codebase
• Fix for heavy CPU usage after restarting a level
• Better interoperability with Lernwerkstatt app

### 3.4.0 — 2024-03-11

· Updated animations codebase
· Fix for heavy CPU usage after restarting a level
· Better interoperability with Lernwerkstatt app
· Other bug fixes
· Compatibility with new devices

### 3.3.2 — 2022-08-20

• Bug Fix
• Compatibility with iOS 12 restored

... and from the last update ...

• Fixed sharing gameboard screenshots from main menu
• Added Restart button to Watch app
• Better interoperability with upcoming medienwerkstatt apps
• Updated for iOS 15 and new iPads and iPhones

### 3.3.1 — 2022-07-24

• Compatibility with iOS 12 restored

... and from the last update ...

• Fixed sharing gameboard screenshots from main menu
• Added Restart button to Watch app
• Better interoperability with upcoming medienwerkstatt apps
• Updated for iOS 15 and new iPads and iPhones

### 3.3.0 — 2022-07-09

· Fixed sharing gameboard screenshots from main menu
· Added Restart button to Watch app
· Better interoperability with upcoming medienwerkstatt apps
· Updated for iOS 15 and new iPads and iPhones

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