Gish: 3 Open Source Clones Compared
FreeGish is the official open-source continuation built from Gish's code after it was released in 2010; it ships without the original commercial assets, running on community-made levels and artwork by default (players who own the original assets can drop them into a folder to use them instead), and it adds multiplayer campaign support that wasn't in the original. NakedGish instead describes itself as a direct 64-bit port stated to be '100% compatible with vanilla Gish,' with no further detail given on assets or added features.
Comparison table
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Active
- Last updated
- 1mo ago
- Stars
- 87
- Contributors
- 20
- License
- —
- Engine
- SDL2
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- YesOriginal assets are optional but recommended; community-made assets are included. Original assets can be added to a 'datapacks/original/' directory.
- Multiplayer
- Local Multiplayer
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Sporadic
- Last updated
- 4mo ago
- Stars
- 0
- Contributors
- 2
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Engine
- —
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- —
- Multiplayer
- —
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- None
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Not tracked
- Last updated
- Not tracked
- Stars
- Not tracked
- Contributors
- Not tracked
- License
- Not tracked
- Engine
- Not tracked
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- —
- Multiplayer
- —
| Title | freegish | NakedGish | Gish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Playable | Playable | Playable |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, Linux | None |
| Play in browser | No | No | No |
| Mobile | No | No | No |
| Project health | |||
| Development status | Active | Sporadic | Not tracked |
| Last updated | 1mo ago | 4mo ago | Not tracked |
| Stars | 87 | 0 | Not tracked |
| Contributors | 20 | 2 | Not tracked |
| License | — | GPL-2.0 | Not tracked |
| Engine | SDL2 | — | Not tracked |
| Compatibility | |||
| Requires original assets | YesOriginal assets are optional but recommended; community-made assets are included. Original assets can be added to a 'datapacks/original/' directory. | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Local Multiplayer | — | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Are the Gish clones on this page open source?
Yes — every clone catalogued here is an open-source project. Availability, license, and development-status details for each one are listed in the comparison table above.
What license do these Gish clones use?
NakedGish (GPL-2.0).
Do I need to own the original Gish to play these clones?
freegish requires original game assets to play.
Which Gish clone is the most actively maintained?
freegish is currently under active development, based on recent commit activity. See the "Development status" row above for every clone's current status.
See the full write-up for each clone, or go back to Gish.