Rush Hour PushHow to play & tips

What kind of game is it?

Push 9 kinds of riders—office workers, sumo wrestlers and more—into a train car seen from above. Riders differ in size and weight and shove each other inside. There are 3 stops; at each one the doors close after 15 seconds, and you compete for the “Load” when the doors close at the last stop.

How to play

Flick a rider on the platform upward with your finger and they fly into the car. The faster you swipe, the harder the flick, and swiping again and again crams riders in one after another. Riders who collide hard squish together, so you can keep pushing even once the car is full.

At the second stop and the last stop, 1–2 riders get off. Grab a rider marked “Getting off!” and drag them out the door to let them off. Whoever stands at the door steps out onto the platform for a moment, so flick them back in. Some people won’t move at all, like the Door hogger and the Train photographer. You can also grab riders inside the car and move them toward the back.

You get one “Shove” per stop, which packs the riders near the door deeper into the car. Letting a rider off earns you a Special (hold up to 2): “Hold the door!” delays the doors by 5 seconds, “Mega squish” squishes everyone, and “Excuse me, coming through” lets you push the people who won’t move. In the last 3 seconds before the doors close, shake your phone to rock the car and cram the riders by the door even deeper (only on devices that can detect shaking).

Ratings

The load depends on how many riders fit for the size of the car’s floor. Under 180% is “Nearly empty”, under 250% “Rush hour”, under 290% “Packed train”, under 350% “Packed like sushi”, and anything higher is “Legendary pusher”.

Best and sharing

Your highest load and the number of riders at the time are saved on this device, and you can check them on the home screen.

Tap Share on the result screen to share your result. On supported devices, a picture of the car and your load is attached too.

Tips to get better

• Fast, strong swipes in a row pack riders tighter and raise the load more than carefully aiming at each one.
• Let riders off early. You earn a Special and can push more people into the space they leave.
• After making room by the door with “Shove” or “Mega squish”, push the next riders in right away. The load counts each rider at their original size, so it only goes up when more people get in.
• If a gap opens at the back, grab riders inside the car and move them back to clear the area by the door.

Notes from the creator

I turned the morning-rush “can one more fit?” feeling into a flicking game. The riders’ shoving runs on physics, and the lineup changes every time. Your records are saved only in this browser and never sent anywhere. Available in 9 languages: Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Korean, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese.