Review Information

• Pushika Steam Store Page
• Time Played: 16 hours
• Where I played the game: I downloaded the game from Steam.
• How I got the game: The game is free to add to your Steam library.

A Fun Simple Game

Pushika recreates the Suika Game in a fun and short arcade-like experience. The game is fun if you like puzzle games or Suika Game, but don’t expect much.

What Works

• Extra features not in Suika Game
• The game works well and is fun

What Doesn’t

• Extremely simple. You play until you lose
• No explanation of how things work
• No goals or stats tracked other than a simple high score

Boring Tech Stuff

My Computer Setup

• CPU: Intel Core i7-14700KF
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
• RAM: CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB, DDR5, 560 Mhz, 64GB
• OS: Windows 11 23H2
• Drive Type: 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD
• Main Display: LG 32″ UltraGear 4K UHD Gaming Monitor, 3840×2160, 144Hz,

How the Game Ran on My Computer

This is a simple game. Does your computer turn on and run Windows? You should be able to play this game.

Of course, I bought a $3400 computer to play games that can run fine on a $300 laptop. This plan makes sense to me. Money well spent.

Any Issues I Experienced

It is not an issue, but as with most games, leaving the game in windowed mode and using Borderless Gaming to get to fullscreen works better.

Gameplay review

What Is Suika Game?

You may have noticed I referenced Suika Game multiple times if you have been reading closely. It is also in the title. Everyone knows that when writing about games, you must reference another game the person might not know about!

If you are like me and live in a black hole of work and sleep, you might have missed Suika Game. It is a popular game about becoming angry at fruit and feeling the frustration grow.

You drop fruits and try to combine them without them stacking up or getting launched out of the game area. It is a futile goal, as eventually, you will lose. You could play forever by combing watermelon (suika), but I don’t have the skill to do that. How do you people even do this?!

Suika Game has become a genre with multiple clones. Suika-like? Everyone start using Suika-like now and credit me for making this term.

Usually, these clones also have you drop and combine things into bigger things.

Pushika is, without a doubt, a Suika Game clone. For this review, that is important as I will mention how Pushika is different from Suika Game and how it does some things better.

How Pushika Works

The goal is to drop cats and combine them into bigger cats. Eventually, if you don’t know what you are doing like me, there will be too many cats (is that a thing?), and you will lose because there is no more space to drop cats.

It is a straightforward game, just like the Suika Game. But there are a few twists to the formula I will explain soon.

My Thoughts on the Controls

You just need to move the mouse. Click to drop cats.

I don’t think the game has controller support. But I suppose you could use a tool like AntiMicroX and map the mouse movements and clicks to buttons if you wanted to.

Cats Drop Differently

The way the cats drop and move differs significantly from the fruit in Suika Game.

The fruit in Sukia Game rolls around and does not bounce. The fruit also tends to rotate and spin even after moving.

The cats in Pushika bounce a lot. They move like rubber toys. After bouncing around and settling, they don’t move anymore. Smaller cats bounce a lot more and fly everywhere.

These changes seem slight, but you have to play the game differently. You can’t expect the cats to roll into place or move much at all.

I like this, as the game is not just an exact clone.

You Don’t Lose the Game as Fast

In Sukia Game, if fruit flies out of the game area, even for a second, you lose the game. There is no chance to correct it.

In Pushika, you don’t lose immediately if a cat gets sent flying out. Instead, you must be in danger of losing for over a few seconds.

I like this change as it gives you more time to avoid a loss. But since cats don’t move much after settling, this change only helps so much.

About the Fish Powerups

One of the biggest changes in Pushika is the fish powerups. Each fish does something when dropped on a cat.

I am frustrated that the game does not explain how these work. It took some trial and error to figure things out.

These fish allow you to move the cats by dropping them again, shirking them, and even getting rid of cats you don’t want. Of course, don’t expect to get these fish powerups when you need them.

Some might say the fish powerups make the game too easy. Well, I still lost plenty. The game balances this out well. These powerups are fun changes for this type of game.

My Overall Thoughts about the Gameplay

Overall, Pushika is very fun. But it is also quite simple. For a game I got for free, it does a good job of keeping my attention.

It reminds me of an arcade game or even an older console game like something on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The kind where you play until you lose and keep trying.

This is a very basic game. You get what you see and nothing more. There are no secrets and not much to unlock. Pushika is the kind of game you will know if you like it or not in about 10 minutes or so after playing it.

Graphics & Visual Style

The cats are cute. The art style is simple, but that is OK for a game like this. You know what each cat is.

I wish the cats had done a little animation before being dropped, just like the fruit in Sukia Game.

Sound & Music

The game has one song in it. It is OK enough. I often mute games like this and play them when watching YouTube. I like the song you hear in Sukia game a bit more. But listening to that song enough times now makes me angry.

What I like about the game is the sounds the cats make when they bounce. I like that the sound changes based on the size of the cat.

Smaller cats sound very light, and big cats sound heavy. It is a tiny detail. But I like it when developers make sound changes like this in games.

Is Pushika Worth Playing?

If you like Sukia Game, then sure.

If not, then I still suggest giving the game a try. It is a small game, and you will know if you like it fast or not. Since it is free to add your Steam library, you only need to spend the time to find out if you like playing it.

Final Thoughts & Recommendation

I Guess Squaky Toy Cats Are Fun

Pushika is a game that plays like the Sukia Game but does things slightly differently. Despite having an endless backlog of games, I still play this tiny free game because it is simple, and I like puzzle games.

Best Suited For

• You like Sukia Game
• You like puzzle games
• You like cats

Maybe Skip If You

• You don’t like Sukia Game
• You don’t like puzzle games
• You hate smaller games or something

Will I Play Pushika After the Review?

I will eventually.

I need to play many games, specifically just for the website. But otherwise, yeah.

I do own another Sukia-like game, though. Suika Shapes. I plan on writing something on this game in the future.