Single-player games like Gish
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Gish, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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And Yet It Moves
Single-player alternative to Gish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gish.
And Yet It Moves is a puzzle-platformer, set in a unique world, made of ripped paper. Within the paper-collage you can jump, run and last but certainly not least: rotate the world. Learn how to apply the physical consequences of rotation to master the many tricky situations you may encounter.
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Incredipede
Single-player alternative to Gish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gish.
Grow arms and legs to transform into a snake, spider, butterfly, or fifty-legged horror - anything you can imagine. Control your creations in a fumblecore dash to solve each puzzle. Learn to swing through the trees, climb sheer cliffs, or even fly.
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Chariot
Single-player alternative to Gish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gish.
Embark on a journey to give his majesty the ride of his afterlife. Guide a chariot containing the King's remains through underground caves using physics-based mechanics such as pushing, pulling, riding and swinging.
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Mushroom 11
Single-player alternative to Gish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gish.
An award-winning anti-platformer where destruction is the only way to move. Mold yourself into any form by destroying your cells, and traverse a devastated landscape filled with brain-twisting puzzles and bizarre mutations. Are you ready to break the mold?
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Trine 2: Complete Story
Single-player alternative to Gish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gish.
Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.
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Blocks That Matter
Single-player alternative to Gish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gish.
When indie game developers Alexey and Markus are in trouble, their only hope comes from their creation.
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Human Fall Flat
Single-player alternative to Gish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gish.
Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.
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GIGA WRECKER
Single-player alternative to Gish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Gish.
Become more than human and save mankind from total annihilation! From legendary developer Game Freak comes an action adventure like no other - manipulate the world around you and smash the evil Ajeet to smithereens!
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Super Meat Boy
Single-player alternative to Gish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Gish.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
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Surgeon Simulator
Single-player alternative to Gish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gish.
Surgeon Simulator is an over-the-top operation sim, stitching together pitch-black humour with life-saving surgery. Become Dr. Burke, a would-be surgeon with a less than conventional toolkit, as he performs procedures on patients including the Heavy from TF2! ...is that a hammer?
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Golf for Workgroups
Single-player alternative to Gish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Gish.
Golf for Workgroups is a competently designed golf course, ball, player and cart simulation with a swing component designed to be satisfying. Up to four players each navigate a biped around a height field texture mapped to look like a golf hole.