Ginkgo

Ginkgo

Ginkgo · June 26, 2020 · Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Singleplayer, Cinematic

Ginkgo is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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Ginkgo price

Ginkgo is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About Ginkgo

✦ AI summary

Explore a dreamlike East Asian horror world where you use a magical needle to stitch reality together and solve surreal spatial puzzles. Encounter beautifully crafted yokai monsters and navigate psychological supernatural threats in this innovative 20-40 minute supernatural adventure.

Ginkgo is a single player 3D horror game set in a dreamlike space inspired by East Asian horror. Armed with a magic needle that can sew parts of the world together, solve puzzles and outsmart monsters as you explore a surreal world.

This is a 20-40 minute DEMO created by students from the USC Games Program.

Features

  • Innovative needle and thread mechanics combined with unique 3D spatial puzzles
  • A stylish, mysterious, and engrossing world modeled after East Asian psychological, spiritual, and supernatural horror elements
  • Close-up encounters with intricately designed yokai monsters who can aid—or disrupt—your journey.

Ginkgo — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended May 29, 2026
[h1] Innovative horror with oriental setting. Stitch together fabric to make bridges, also can pull platforms together or cut ropes and cloth to make a path. In the meantime escape from nightmare creature. Sewing had never been so fun! [/h1]
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Recommended Jul 11, 2026
Interesting idea and unique style, liked it.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 20, 2026
Pretty neat game, liked the new spin with the game mechanics. Hope the dev comes up with some more interesting features and future projects. Gameplay: https://youtu.be/HQVrAYJsGkI
Recommended Jul 1, 2026
super short, awesome style though. glad i played this game :)
Recommended Jun 2, 2026
Its a short but very cool game. It has a very cool needle mechanic that is used to solve puzzles. That, in combination with the stress of a monster chasing you made it a very fun experience.
Recommended Apr 13, 2026
Cool game except for the fact i couldn't figure out wtf to do with the spider creature and kept dying

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