Push Panic

The game was released in November 2010 for iOS, followed by a port for Android in May 2014. Panic garnered a positive reception for its gameplay and graphics but a mixed reception for its soundtrack.

• Developer — Appular • Publisher — Appular • Platforms — iOS, Android • Released — * iOS • November 23, 2010 • Android • May 30, 2014 • Genre — Tile-matching • Modes — Single-player • Programmer — Barry Kostjens • Artist — Ricardo de Zoete • Designer — Barry Kostjens

• Illustration — In Push Panic, the player must select blocks of the same color to prevent them from reaching above a line. Push Panic is a puzzle video game. Through the game's 50-level Classic Mode, the player must select blocks of the same color to prevent them from spilling to the side as they flood in. A game over is triggered when a block falls off the pile. The player's performance is graded with gold, silver, or bronze medals; to complete a level, the player must earn enough points to get a bronze medal. Outside Classic Mode, Push Panic has three other game modes: Color Panic, Time Panic, and Score Panic. In Color Panic, the player is limited to having eight blocks of the same color on-screen, and in Time Panic, the player is given three minutes to score as many points as possible. Score Panic allows unlimited play, but the rate at which blocks spawn increases every 30 seconds.

Push Panic was developed by Appular, the New York City-based indie studio of sole member Barry Kostjens. Originally from the Netherlands, Kostjens created his first mobile game titled iGangster; its success prompted him to pursue coding through developing Push Panic. The game's graphics were designed by Ricardo de Zoete, who Kostjens had met on an online forum. Push Panic was released for iOS on November 23, 2010, followed by a port for Android on May 30, 2014. In January 2011, the game was featured at AppEvent, and in April 2011, 25 levels and iPad support were added.