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Russell Stone is a Jewish Rabbi at a poor synagogue in New York City. He is a devout man with a problem. Membership is way down and he lacks the funds to keep his synagogue open. Things are looking very bleak, and he has grown progressively more cynical and bitter with the passage of time.

The Shivah is a point & click, adventure and indie game developed by and published by Wadjet Eye Games.
Released on November 21st 2013 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 831 reviews of which 674 were positive and 157 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.43€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified The Shivah into these genres:

Point & Click Adventure Indie Noir Singleplayer Story Rich Short 2D Pixel Graphics Mystery Detective Classic Retro

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS: Win 2000 or higher
  • Processor: Pentium or higher
  • Memory: 64 MB RAM
  • Graphics: 256-colour: 266 Mhz or above
  • Storage: 150 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Supports all DirectX-compatible sound cards
MacOS
  • OS: 10.11
  • Graphics: 640x360, 1.8 Ghz system
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu, Debian, Arch
  • Processor: 2.7 GHz Dual Core (and above, can run on single core)
  • Graphics: OpenGL, DirectX 5
  • Sound Card: Alsa/PulseAudio/DSP

User reviews & Ratings

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April 2025
I had a good time playing this game, thought it well made and worth the low $5 entry price. Surprised to see people saying "wait for this to go on sale" when 5 bucks doesn't even get you a coffee. I'm not Jewish, so it was fun for me to get into the culture and learn some words. Although, you could replace Judaism with another religion, and this story would tell similarly, I think it could capture anyone, regardless of their beliefs.
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Feb. 2025
The game is good and worth giving it a shot, it's a short game can be done easily 2ish hours give or take. The story is worth it for the short while it lasts.
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Dec. 2024
This game is just okay. Dave Gilbert is one of the best developers of point and click games, and this is his first effort. He excels at dialogue and characterization, and the story's main character seems like a real, complex human being. But the story is lacking, the locations are limited, and you can finish the game in under 2 hours (the major puzzles involve figuring out computer passwords). The story deals with Judaism, but you don't have to be Jewish or a believer to enjoy the game. My advice is to get this game if it's on sale, but it's not a must buy. 5/10.
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July 2024
This was a good game, even if it was pretty short. It's about a Rabbi who questions his faith and solves a mystery involving one of the prior members of his congregation, with whom he was not on good terms. Not a whole lot else to say without giving away too much. Only beef I had was that the sound quality of the voice acting was pretty low. The microphones didn't have any pop filters, etc. I hear this is one of the developer's first ever games. So, I'm not without understanding. Overall, it's a fun retro mystery adventure game.
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June 2024
I enjoyed the game. I am actually getting back into my Jewish faith and have been dealing with a lot of death in my family recently so this has been an interesting game to say the least lol. Sometimes I found it hard to know what to do next but it wasn't overly complicated and was fairly short of a game.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Shivah is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

The Shivah is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 4.99€ on Steam.

The Shivah received 674 positive votes out of a total of 831 achieving a rating of 7.70.
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The Shivah was published by Wadjet Eye Games.

The Shivah is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Shivah is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

The Shivah is playable and fully supported on Linux.

The Shivah is a single-player game.

The Shivah does not currently offer any DLC.

The Shivah does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Shivah does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Shivah is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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The Shivah
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Release 21 Nov 2013
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