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The Shivah
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“This was Dave Gilbert's first point-and-click adventure game under Wadget Eye Games. The original was simpler in terms of graphics - on Steam only the new (so-called Kosher) edition is available which has slightly enhanced graphics. Wadget specialises in adventure games that are…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“tl;dr: Don't get it if you have a problem with short, old, adventure games. For everyone else that's even considering it, don't hesitate. The Shivah is a short noir detective adventure starring a rabbi. It's a traditional point & click, intelligent, well-written, with an…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“I really want to recommend this game, but honestly, I just can't. The game's story is a pretty solid murder mystery, and reminds me heavily of the Ace Attorney investigations. You collect clues to progress, and can combine them in a sort of logic system. But, throughout the…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
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Achievement stats
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Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Shivah Achievement Hotfix Patch
-Achievements now can be unlocked retroactively based on local and online, matching each other. -Upgraded engine to 3.6.1.35 \ -Screenshot button is no longer blocked and will no longer skip dialogs.
Shivah - Engine Patch
Hi, We're upgrading the game to 3.6 version of AGS, which basically means better rendering, better support for resolutions and better support for keyboard and mouse! The savegames have been tested and
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Point & Click · Adventure · Indie · Noir · Singleplayer · Story Rich · Short · 2D · Pixel Graphics · Mystery · Detective · Classic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Steam Cloud · Commentary available · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 10 |
| Official site | http://www.wadjeteyegames.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: 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