A game by Zut for PC and Mac, originally released in 2012.
Pushcat is primarily a puzzler, mixing elements of Boulder Dash and match 3 puzzle games. Here, the player takes on the role of a purple cat with a love for silver. In order to acquire said silver, he must plumb the depths of multiple caves and find ways to line up gems of the same color, which then magically transform into silver coins. Once he grabs enough silver, a cat door opens, allowing him to leave the area and move on to the next cave.
The game begins with a handful of tutorial levels designed to outline the basic mechanics. At the outset, there are only 4 object varieties: solid rock, stones, dirt, and gems. Solid rock is immovable and cannot be manipulated. Stones may be pushed to the left or right and will fall if pushed off a ledge. Dirt may be tunneled through Dig Dug-style, and digging under stones or gems causes them to fall, although you can’t be killed by falling objects (you can, however, become trapped by them). Gems can be pushed to the left or right just like stones, and lining up 3 gems of the same color horizontally or vertically causes them to turn into silver coins, which may then be collected. Every level has a minimum number of coins that must be collected in order to open up the exit.
