Gish
Physics-based 2D platformer about a tar ball searching underground
Cryptic Sea, Edmund McMillen · Published by Chronic Logic · Released Jul 20, 2007
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 59% of 505
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 6 years ago
- Feb 5, 2020
- Minimum PC
- –
- not published
Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)
What is Gish?
Gish is a 2D physics-based platformer set in the sewers beneath Dross. You guide a ball of tar through levels of traps and creatures, using his flexible body to move and defend himself while searching for his abducted friend, Brea.
For you if...
- +you like platforming built around physics-based movement
- +you want local multiplayer alongside single-player levels
Not for you if...
- −you need tight, predictable controls in a platformer
- −you prefer platforming without traps or enemies
What players say
59% of 505 reviews are positive
Players praise the short levels but say the physics-based controls can take time to learn.
How many players finish Gish?
1.3% of Steam players have unlocked «Happily Ever After», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Gish system requirements
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Gish?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
Windows 2000/XP/Vista, AMD, Intel or G3 1000+ Mhz processor; OpenGL Compatible 3D Graphics adaptor (ATI, NVIDIA, Intel, etc.) with 32 mb of video memory; 256MB of memory Recommended: AMD, Intel, or G4 1500+ Mhz processor; OpenGL Compatible 3D Graphics adaptor (ATI, NVIDIA, Intel, etc.) with 64 mb of video memory, 256MB of memory
Does Gish have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op split-screen; PvP split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does Gish run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 11
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Gish use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
