Pushmo (2011)

Developer: Intelligent Systems
Publisher: Nintendo
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Rating: 4.2 of 5, 21 player ratings
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

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How it feels

A charming puzzle platformer where you push and pull toy structures to rescue trapped children in a whimsical playground.

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About

A kindly old inventor created a park and filled it with incredible puzzle-like climbing toys called Pushmo. But a little trickster has trapped kids inside the Pushmo, and now it’s up to our hero, Mallo, to push, pull and climb his way through the puzzling playground to save his friends! The Pushmo game features more than 250 fun and challenging puzzles. As you solve them, you’ll discover new gadgets that will add to the challenge. Complete certain sets of Pushmo to open additional game features, such as Pushmo Studio, which lets you create, play and even share your very own Pushmo puzzle creations.

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