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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.

Release DateJul 20, 2007
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)62% (mixed) Bottom 25% / 58.7%  Bottom 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)59.8% Bottom 30% / 57.3%  Bottom 25%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)258  Top 25% / 448  Top 20%
Curators33 reviews  Top 20%
Median Play Time56 min  Bottom 30%
Play Time per Dollar5 minutes  Bottom 10%
Followers1.1K 
Owners± 327.1K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 17.1K  Top 25%
Gross Revenue ($)± 120.6K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Gish steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Gish's Steam rating and reviews between November 2010 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 80.9% (January 2011) to 58.2% (July 2023).

With its 448 reviews Top 20%, Gish could be considered a decent success for an indie game. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Gish and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Gish's reviewers. The most popular language is English (62%), followed by Russian (20%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 21 different languages represented. The game has been translated in only one language (English), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying Gish percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Gish depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is decent, reaching 5 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 3 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A low negative review time (median : 31 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by Gish and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Gish's physics
  • Previous version
  • Short levels
  • Innovative mechanics
  • Widescreen support
  • Interesting physics
  • Community made levels
  • Local Versus Multiplayer
  • Artwork
  • Difficulty selection
  • Awful controls
  • Repetitive music
  • No feeling of accomplishment
  • Gameplay is frustrating
  • Horrible level design
  • Poor implementation
  • Terrible menus
  • No level editor
  • No difficulty selection
  • Missing sound effects

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's score of 62%  Bottom 25% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Gish's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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