--- key: mechanic/puzzle--family-manipulation type: mechanic id: puzzle--family-manipulation lang: en title: 'Pushing, Carrying and Clutching' summary: >- The player plans access to objects and the consequences of moving, pushing or coupling them. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/puzzle--family-manipulation/' jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/puzzle--family-manipulation.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/puzzle--family-manipulation.md aliases: - 'Pushing, carrying and coupling' tags: - Puzzles - Mechanics catalog sourceIds: - source-10d1df6f36fd4358 sources: - id: source-10d1df6f36fd4358 title: Patrick's Parabox url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/1260520/' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: puzzle id: family-manipulation title: Puzzles url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/puzzle/#family-manipulation' categoryIds: - section-1 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: 'Pushing, carrying and coupling' description: >- The player plans access to objects and the consequences of moving, pushing or coupling them. image: src: images/mechanics/adventure-patrick-parabox-00.webp width: 1440 height: 810 game: Patrick's Parabox sourceUrl: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/1260520/' originalUrl: >- https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1260520/ss_fc9994b3d063276aaaeacbc86c6d740dabeebdc0.1920x1080.jpg?t=1745611653 credit: Patrick Traynor rights: >- Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Publisher-distributed Steam screenshot; all rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: The character’s position determines access to a block alt: The character’s position determines access to a block markers: - x: 57 'y': 56 label: The character must approach from a suitable side - x: 36 'y': 77 label: Target position within the space tips: - Check whether the object remains approachable after each move. examples: - title: Patrick's Parabox url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/1260520/' endsAt: null provenance: >- Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/puzzle --- # Pushing, Carrying and Clutching id: puzzle--family-manipulation type: mechanic key: mechanic/puzzle--family-manipulation lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/puzzle--family-manipulation/ The player plans access to objects and the consequences of moving, pushing or coupling them. ## At a glance ![The character’s position determines access to a block](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/adventure-patrick-parabox-00.webp) [Patrick's Parabox](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1260520/) · Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Publisher-distributed Steam screenshot; all rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. 1. The character must approach from a suitable side 2. Target position within the space - Check whether the object remains approachable after each move. - [Patrick's Parabox](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1260520/) ## How it works Plan access to objects and the consequences of their movement. ## Variants ### Variants and applications - Pushing without pulling. Definition: Place objects on targets, avoiding irreversible jamming. Conventional example: Place boxes on warehouse marks. Terms: Sokoban; sokoban. - Pushing and pulling. Definition: Take into account different conditions for approaching, capturing and releasing an object. Conditional example: Pull a trolley out of a dead end. - Pushing the chain. Definition: Transfer movement to several objects in one line. Conditional example: Move a column of stones to several targets. - Sliding towards an obstacle. Definition: Choose a move taking into account the impossibility of stopping at an arbitrary point. Conditional example: Deliver an ice block to the desired stop. - Rolling with orientation. Definition: Move the body so that the desired edge or position coincides with the target. Conditional example: Roll the cube with the red edge down. - Control of an elongated body. Definition: Plan transitions between standing and lying states of a long object. Conditional example: Pass a block across narrow bridges. - Carry with limited hands. Definition: Choosing what to take, leave and temporarily place when carrying restrictions. Conditional example: Deliver three tools while carrying one. - Rope connection. Definition: Move objects with limited distance, tension and hooks. Conditional example: Draw a load around an obstacle without tangling the rope. - Attaching and unhooking. Definition: Change the composition of a moving group by connecting and separating parts. Conditional example: Attach a load to a platform, then release it. - Change in body length. Definition: Consider how growth or shortening changes traversability and support. Conditional example: Extend a creature to an adjacent ledge. ## Context and limits A wide catalog of mechanics for digital puzzles, paper logic problems and physical puzzles. Each position contains an action or rule and a conditional example of application. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. - [Patrick's Parabox](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1260520/) (id: source-10d1df6f36fd4358) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors