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Same challenging mood as Gish.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2009
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Why this: Same retro mood as Gish.
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- Released: 2007
- Developer: Cryptic Sea, Edmund McMillen
- Price: $9.99checked Nov 6
- 62% of 167 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure
- Metacritic 80
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Boss fights memorable
- Controls deepen with mastery
- Physics challenges reward creativity
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Nostalgic
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About Gish
The closest matches to Gish: And Yet It Moves, Incredipede, Chariot, Mushroom 11, and Trine 2: Complete Story. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Gish is your kind of game, the closest matches are And Yet It Moves, Incredipede and Chariot — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and nostalgic, and single out its block throwing and gardening. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Gish: Gish isn't your average hero. In fact, he's not your average anything...you see, Gish is a ball of tar. A Sunday stroll with his lady friend, Brea, goes awry when a shadowy figure emerges from an open manhole and pulls Brea below ground.
Is Gish worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 62% of 167 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 6).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 3 h before their negative review.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Boss fights memorable
- Controls deepen with mastery
- Physics challenges reward creativity
- Tar physics feel tactile and experimental
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The 15th anniversary update broke this game, and there's no sign they're fixing it. No achievements, no level editor, nothing but a faster "improved" version of the story (easy mode only). Go into the beta branches and enable the old…”
“DO NOT PLAY THE NEW VERSION OF THIS GAME!!! The 15th anniversary update pretty much removed half of the sound effects, difficulties (which means you're stuck to playing on easy the whole time), visual effects, a lot of the versus maps and…”
People who play it also play: And Yet It Moves, Incredipede, Chariot
Frequently asked about Gish
Can I run it?
Does Gish work on Steam Deck?
Gish is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Gish cost?
Gish is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Gish have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Gish supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to Gish?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Gish are And Yet It Moves, Incredipede, Chariot.
Who developed Gish?
Gish was developed by Cryptic Sea, Edmund McMillen and published by Chronic Logic.