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{{infobox
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{{Infobox game
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|cover         = Gish.jpg
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|cover       = Gish.jpg
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|developer     = Cryptic Sea
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|developers  =
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|publisher     = [[Wikipedia:Chronic Logic|Chronic Logic]]
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Cryptic Sea}}
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|release dates = <sup>NA</sup> May 10, 2004<br/><sup>DE</sup> June 29, 2005
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|publishers  =
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|steam         = 9500
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Chronic Logic}}
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|engines      =
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|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 10, 2004}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|August 2, 2004}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|September 8, 2004}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|gish|80}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
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|steam appid  = 9500
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|gogcom id    =
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|official site= https://www.crypticsea.com/gish/
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|igdb        = gish
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|strategywiki = Gish
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|mobygames    = gish
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|wikipedia    = Gish (video game)
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|winehq      = 3655
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
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Indie game and winner of the Seumus McNally Award at IGF 2005.
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'''Key points'''
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{{++}} The game was made open source in 2010.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://blog.wolfire.com/2010/05/Gish-goes-open-source|title=Gish goes open-source|date=May 2023}}</ref> Source code can be found [https://github.com/blinry/gish here.]
  
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==Save Game Data==
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'''General information'''
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===Save Game Folder Location===
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/9500/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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*Player information, including game progress, is stored in the file <code>gish.pla</code>
 
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*Collection times are stored in <code>gish.his</code>
 
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*Your configuration settings are in <code>gish.cfg</code>
 
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These files are located in the main directory of the Gish game folder.
 
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Steam default:<pre>C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\gish\</pre>
 
  
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==System Requirements==
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==Availability==
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{{SysReq
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{{Availability|
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|minOS = Windows 98
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{{Availability/row| developer | https://www.chroniclogic.com/gish.htm | key | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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|recOS = Windows XP
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{{Availability/row| Amazon | B001L5TISI | key | | | Windows }}
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|minproc = AMD, Intel or G3 1000+ MHz
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 9500 | DRM-free | DRM-free when launched directly from executable. | | Windows, OS X }}
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|recproc = AMD, Intel or G4 1500+ MHz
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-GISH | key | | | Windows, OS X | unavailable }}
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|minmem = 256 MB
 
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|recmem = 26 MB
 
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|minHD = 200+ MB
 
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|minGPU1 = 32 MB & OpenGL support
 
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|recGPU1 = 64 MB+ & OpenGL support
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==See Also==
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===Version differences===
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*[[The Binding of Isaac]]
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====Version 1.8 (Anniversary Update)====
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*[[Super Meat Boy]]
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{{--}} A lot of features are missing/broken.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/9500/discussions/0/1751273366049965693/|title=Warning: A lot of features are missing/broken in remaster!|date=2023-02-08}}</ref>
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{{--}} Does not exist for Linux.
 +
====Version 1.7====
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{{--}} Does not exist for Linux.
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{{Fixbox|description=Steam: Change to the version 1.7|fix=
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# In the Steam library, select the game, {{key|Right-click}} on it and select '''Properties'''.
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# Open the '''Betas''' tab.
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# Change '''Select the beta you would like to opt into''' to <code>version170</code> and click '''Close'''.
 +
# Once the installation is complete, launch the game normally.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Game data==
 +
===Configuration file(s) location===
 +
{{Game data|
 +
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Gish\}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Gish/}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/.gish/}}
 +
}}
 +
{{ii}} Configuration settings are in <code>gish.cfg</code> or <code>config.txt</code>
 +
 
 +
===Save game data location===
 +
{{Game data|
 +
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Gish\}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Gish/}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/.gish/}}
 +
}}
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{{ii}} <code>gish.pla</code> stores player information, including game progress.
 +
{{ii}} <code>gish.his</code> stores collection times.
 +
{{XDG|false}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{Save game cloud syncing
 +
|discord                  =
 +
|discord notes            =
 +
|epic games launcher      =
 +
|epic games launcher notes =
 +
|gog galaxy                =
 +
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                    =
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              = false
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Video==
 +
{{Video
 +
|wsgf link                  =
 +
|widescreen wsgf award      =
 +
|multimonitor wsgf award    =
 +
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
 +
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =
 +
|widescreen resolution      = true
 +
|widescreen resolution notes= Any resolution can be set in config
 +
|multimonitor              = true
 +
|multimonitor notes        =
 +
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 +
|ultrawidescreen notes      =
 +
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 +
|4k ultra hd notes          =
 +
|fov                        = unknown
 +
|fov notes                  =
 +
|windowed                  = true
 +
|windowed notes            =
 +
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 +
|borderless windowed notes  =
 +
|anisotropic                = unknown
 +
|anisotropic notes          =
 +
|antialiasing              = unknown
 +
|antialiasing notes        =
 +
|vsync                      = unknown
 +
|vsync notes                =
 +
|60 fps                    = true
 +
|60 fps notes              =
 +
|120 fps                    = false
 +
|120 fps notes              =
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 +
|color blind                = unknown
 +
|color blind notes          =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = true
 +
|key remap notes          =
 +
|acceleration option      = unknown
 +
|acceleration option notes =
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 +
|mouse menu                = unknown
 +
|mouse menu notes          =
 +
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 +
|invert mouse y-axis notes =
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = true
 +
|controller support notes  =
 +
|full controller          = unknown
 +
|full controller notes    =
 +
|controller remap          = unknown
 +
|controller remap notes    =
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 +
|invert controller y-axis notes=
 +
|xinput controllers        = true
 +
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = false
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4              = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
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|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
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==Audio==
 +
{{Audio
 +
|separate volume          = unknown
 +
|separate volume notes    =
 +
|surround sound          = unknown
 +
|surround sound notes    =
 +
|subtitles                = unknown
 +
|subtitles notes          =
 +
|closed captions          = unknown
 +
|closed captions notes    =
 +
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 +
|mute on focus lost notes =
 +
|eax support              =
 +
|eax support notes        =
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}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
 +
}}
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 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          = true
 +
|local play players  = 4
 +
|local play modes    =
 +
|local play notes    = Shared-screen.
 +
|lan play            = false
 +
|lan play players    =
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = false
 +
|online play players  =
 +
|online play modes    =
 +
|online play notes    =
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|asynchronous        =
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|asynchronous notes  =
 +
}}{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        =
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                =
 +
|p2p notes          =
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|dedicated          =
 +
|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      =
 +
|self-hosting notes =
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|direct ip          =
 +
|direct ip notes    =
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}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
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}}
 +
 
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==VR support==
 +
{{VR support
 +
|gg3d name                  =
 +
|native 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =
 +
|tridef 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|iz3d gg3d award            =
 +
|native 3d                  =
 +
|native 3d notes            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision notes      =
 +
|tridef 3d                  =
 +
|tridef 3d notes            =
 +
|iz3d                        =
 +
|iz3d notes                  =
 +
|vorpx                      =
 +
|vorpx modes                =
 +
|vorpx notes                =
 +
|htc vive                    =
 +
|htc vive notes              =
 +
|oculus rift                =
 +
|oculus rift notes          =
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|osvr                        =
 +
|osvr notes                  =
 +
|keyboard-mouse              =
 +
|keyboard-mouse notes        =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest      =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest notes =
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|novint falcon              = true
 +
|novint falcon notes        =
 +
|trackir                    =
 +
|trackir notes              =
 +
|tobii eye tracking          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
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|play area seated            =
 +
|play area seated notes      =
 +
|play area standing          =
 +
|play area standing notes    =
 +
|play area room-scale        =
 +
|play area room-scale notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = false
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        = true
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          = false
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        = false
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = true
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = true
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux powerpc app      = true
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= true
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= true
 +
|linux arm app          = true
 +
|linux 68k app          = true
 +
|linux executable notes = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://packages.debian.org/sid/freegish|title=Debian -- Details of package freegish in sid|date=2021-02-16}}</ref>
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==System requirements==
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Windows
 +
 
 +
|minOS    = 98
 +
|minCPU  = AMD, Intel 1000+ MHz
 +
|minRAM  = 256 MB
 +
|minHD    = 200+ MB
 +
|minGPU  = OpenGL support
 +
|minVRAM  = 32 MB
 +
 
 +
|recOS    = 2000, XP, Vista
 +
|recCPU  = AMD, Intel 1500+ MHz
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recGPU  = OpenGL support
 +
|recVRAM  = 64 MB+
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = OS X
 +
 
 +
|minOS    = 10.5.8
 +
|minCPU  = Intel or G3 1000+ MHz
 +
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 +
|minHD    = 200+ MB
 +
|minGPU  = OpenGL support
 +
|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 +
 
 +
|recOS    = Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later
 +
|recCPU  = Intel or G4 1500+ MHz
 +
|recGPU  = OpenGL support
 +
|recVRAM  = 64 MB+
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Linux
 +
 
 +
|minOS    = Kernel 2.2
 +
|minCPU  = AMD, Intel or G3 1000+ MHz
 +
|minRAM  = 256 MB
 +
|minHD    = 200+ MB
 +
|minGPU  = OpenGL support
 +
|minVRAM  = 32 MB
 +
 
 +
|recCPU  = AMD, Intel or G4 1500+ MHz
 +
|recGPU  = OpenGL support
 +
|recVRAM  = 64 MB+
 +
}}
  
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[[Category:Game]]
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{{References}}
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[[Category:Windows]]
 
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{{Stub}}
 

Latest revision as of 23:49, 10 February 2024

Gish
Gish cover
Developers
Cryptic Sea
Publishers
Chronic Logic
Release dates
Windows May 10, 2004
Linux August 2, 2004
macOS (OS X) September 8, 2004
Reception
Metacritic 80
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
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Gish on IGDB
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Gish guide on StrategyWiki
Gish on MobyGames
Gish on Wikipedia
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Key points

The game was made open source in 2010.[1] Source code can be found here.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Developer website
CD key
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Amazon.com
CD key
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
 DRM-free when launched directly from executable.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GamersGate (unavailable)
CD key
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Version differences

Version 1.8 (Anniversary Update)

A lot of features are missing/broken.[2]
Does not exist for Linux.

Version 1.7

Does not exist for Linux.
Steam: Change to the version 1.7
  1. In the Steam library, select the game, Right-click on it and select Properties.
  2. Open the Betas tab.
  3. Change Select the beta you would like to opt into to version170 and click Close.
  4. Once the installation is complete, launch the game normally.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Gish\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Gish/
Linux $HOME/.gish/
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9500/pfx/[Note 1]
Configuration settings are in gish.cfg or config.txt

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Gish\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Gish/
Linux $HOME/.gish/
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9500/pfx/[Note 1]
gish.pla stores player information, including game progress.
gish.his stores collection times.
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Any resolution can be set in config
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Shared-screen.
LAN play
Online play

VR support

Devices State Notes
Novint Falcon

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bitARM Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
[3]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98 2000, XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) AMD, Intel 1000+ MHz AMD, Intel 1500+ MHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 200+ MB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL support
32 MB of VRAM 		OpenGL support
64 MB+ of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.5.8 Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later
Processor (CPU) Intel or G3 1000+ MHz Intel or G4 1500+ MHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 200+ MB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL support
64 MB of VRAM 		OpenGL support
64 MB+ of VRAM
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Kernel 2.2
Processor (CPU) AMD, Intel or G3 1000+ MHz AMD, Intel or G4 1500+ MHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 200+ MB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL support
32 MB of VRAM 		OpenGL support
64 MB+ of VRAM


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ Gish goes open-source - last accessed on May 2023
  2. ↑ Warning: A lot of features are missing/broken in remaster! - last accessed on 2023-02-08
  3. ↑ Debian -- Details of package freegish in sid - last accessed on 2021-02-16