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Fit check

Is Gish worth it for you?

We tell you who should skip it, too.

Play it if you…

Good fit

Action-adventure players who want physics-based movement and destructible surroundings
Solo players looking for a long story campaign with extra collection stages
Players who want community-made levels, versus modes, and a level editor

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Saves you a refund

Players seeking a tightly focused campaign may find the additional modes, collection stages, and downloadable levels diffuse the experience
Players who dislike physics-driven movement may hit a wall when navigating traps and destructible environments
Players looking for modern presentation may not want a game built around updated menus, widescreen support, and revised physics rather than a new release

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Our take on Gish

Players who need precise, conventional character movement may bounce off the physics system when the tar body interacts with traps and destructible surroundings. The level editor and community content also add complexity for anyone seeking only a fixed, linear campaign.

What is Gish?

Gish follows a 12-pound tar creature searching underground for Brea after she is taken through a manhole.

The adventure moves through the sewers of Dross, a forgotten city filled with winding passages, traps, creatures, and bosses. Dynamic physics and lighting shape movement and interaction with destructible surroundings. The game includes 34 or more story levels, over 20 collection levels, five hidden levels, and more than 80 player-created levels available for download. Six versus modes, unlockable modes, a level editor, over 15 animated enemy types, and six bosses extend the structure beyond the main story. The anniversary update adds the Lost Levels, revised physics, widescreen support, updated menus, and updated levels.

How Gish plays

01Story Campaign: The main adventure contains 34 or more levels set beneath the city of Dross.
02Collection Levels: More than 20 additional stages focus on collecting objectives.
03Player-Created Levels: Over 80 community-made stages are available to download.
04Versus Modes: Six competitive modes provide play outside the main story.
05Level Editor: A built-in editor allows creation of additional stages.
06Destructible Environments: The surroundings can be broken during movement and encounters.
07Enemy Variety: The game includes more than 15 animated enemy types and six bosses.

Gish compared to similar games

Gish combines a subterranean platforming adventure with destructible environments, versus modes, a level editor, and downloadable player-made levels. Sundered: Eldritch Edition is described as a chaotic metroidvania, while Jusant centers on climbing, stamina management, exploration, and multiple routes up a tower.

Gish: platforms & release

Is Gish worth it?

It is worth it if: action-adventure players who want physics-based movement and destructible surroundings. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly focused campaign may find the additional modes, collection stages, and downloadable levels diffuse the experience.