About Push the Square
Push the Square is a short clicker game about a square that shows up in your house one day and does nothing except turn clockwise. You decide it deserves every dollar you have to keep it turning.
There are two buttons. Work earns money, and Push turns the square, with a counter up top keeping score of your rotations. Your cash goes into a list of upgrades on the right. Some raise what a shift pays, like working harder or asking for a raise, and others, like going to the gym, make each push stronger.
It's plain pixel art: a wooden floor, one odd striped square and an upgrade panel full of deadpan jokes. You can play Push the Square free in this tab, with nothing to install.
How to Play Push the Square
- Click Work to earn your first few dollars.
- Click Push to turn the square and add to your rotation count.
- Buy upgrades from the panel on the right once you can afford them.
- Choose work upgrades to earn more per shift, and strength upgrades to make each push count for more.
- Keep switching between earning and pushing as you buy more upgrades.
- Use the gear in the top corner for settings.
What to Expect in Push the Square
Push the Square is short and silly. The whole joke is that you're pouring a career into a square that never asked for help, and the upgrade text plays along, with lines about bribing your boss and throwing money away to get yourself motivated.
Early on it's all hands-on clicking, and the first few upgrades are where both numbers start to move faster. Play Push the Square online with a mouse if you can, since your clicking hand does all the work.
Tips for Push the Square
- Buy Work harder first. It's the cheapest upgrade, and more money per shift speeds up everything after it.
- Grab Ask for a raise as soon as you can. It adds far more per shift than the first upgrade does.
- Do not skip the strength upgrades. Rotations are the point of the game, and a stronger push gets the count moving faster.
- Watch both counters. If rotations stall, put the next purchase into push strength instead of pay.
- Use a mouse rather than a trackpad. There's a lot of clicking, and a trackpad gets tiring fast.
Who Made Push the Square
Push the Square was made by Raul Moreno Tamayo, who released it on itch.io. It was built in Unity, and the music is Newer Wave by Kevin MacLeod. FunClicker embeds the creator's own version so you can play it here without downloading anything. We did not make the game, and the credit for its design, code, and art belongs to its creator. You can find the original on the Push the Square page on itch.io.
FAQ
Is Push the Square free?
Yes. Push the Square is free to play here, and it runs in your browser tab with nothing to install. Click inside the game window, press Work to earn your first money, and you're on your way to pushing the square and buying upgrades.
How do you play Push the Square?
Use the two buttons under the room. Work earns money and Push turns the square, which adds to your rotation count. Spend money on the upgrades listed on the right, some raising your pay and some making each push stronger, and keep cycling between the two as the numbers grow.
What is the goal in Push the Square?
Keep the square turning and drive your rotation count as high as you can. Money only matters because it buys upgrades: you earn it, spend it on yourself so you can work and push better, and watch the rotations climb. The fun is in that steady climb and the odd little jokes along the way.
Who made Push the Square?
Push the Square was made by Raul Moreno Tamayo and released on itch.io. It was built in Unity, with music by Kevin MacLeod. FunClicker embeds the original game so you can play it here, and all credit for it goes to its creator.
Can I play Push the Square on a Chromebook or phone?
A Chromebook works well, since all you need is a browser and a way to click. The game runs on two buttons and an upgrade list, so a mouse is the comfortable choice for long clicking sessions. Phones vary: the game may load, but the buttons and upgrade text are small on a narrow screen.
Is Push the Square unblocked at school?
Push the Square unblocked depends on the network you're on. The game only needs a browser tab, with nothing to download or install, but schools and workplaces set their own filters, and we do not control those. If it opens on your connection, it plays the same as anywhere else.
What upgrades are in Push the Square?
Early picks include working harder and asking for a raise, which add to what each shift pays, and going to the gym, which makes your push stronger. Every upgrade comes with a short joke line, so it's worth reading what you're paying for before you click. Cheap ones come first, and each purchase changes how fast your money or rotations grow.
Is Push the Square a clicker game?
Yes. Push the Square is a clicker game at heart: you click to work, click to push, and spend what you earn on upgrades that make every click worth more. It's an incremental game too, so the numbers keep growing as you invest in yourself, and the whole thing is on the short side.
