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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 0.41€ 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

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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 2026

Finished in under 3 hours with all achievements. The setup is interesting: you play a Jewish Rabbi investigating the death of a former congregant after the police inform you that he left your synagogue a $10,000 donation. The graphics and animation are about what I expect from a Wadjet Eye game, but The Shivah ended up feeling like a very slight and strange experience. There are only six locations in the whole game, and there are basically no real puzzles. Most of the experience is dialogue and a few simulated online interactions. If that is what you want, fine, but it made the investigation feel thin. For me, this was a missed opportunity. If the goal was partly to expose players to Jewish culture, the game really could have used some kind of in-game glossary or encyclopedia for the Hebrew phrases. As it stands, I think a lot of non-Jewish players will feel like they are being asked to engage with a very specific worldview without enough context, and the story was not strong enough to fully carry that. I can still recommend it, but only at a low price. If you get it cheap, it is a short narrative curiosity. If you pay more than $5, I think most people will feel ripped off.

March 2026

Star Of David badge hard asf. Not my type of game but not half bad for a silly simple story game. Not really worth $5 unless Israel's calling so I'd recommend waiting for a sale. 7/10 Format is actually dope, Bland jewy story is eh

March 2026

Rather short but very good. Some of the VA is kinda messed up sounding, but not too big of a deal. Good writing. Worth it for the price

Jan. 2026

I appreciated the dive into Jewish cultural practices and sincere engagement with a moral philosophy that encourages grappling with hard questions rather than finding easy answers. Not an amazing game, but an intriguing short story.

Sept. 2025

I haven't played a point-and-click game in quite a long time. I'm really satisfied with having to figure out the clues, but I did get stuck on one little part I had to look up. I think there's multiple endings, and so I will probably play the game again. My jaw dropped at the ending I got! 10/10 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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