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The Shivah cover art

The Shivah

· Wadjet Eye Games · 2013-11-21

SteamGOG

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Nov 20, 2013 (Mac), Jun 01, 2006 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 09, 2014 (Android), Nov 20, 2013 (Linux), Nov 20, 2013 (iOS)

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 $4.99 Adventure and Indie game released in 2013, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 899 reviews).

2
playing now
81%
positive of 899 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
IGDB user rating (27 ratings)
2.3h
to beat · completionist 3h
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

The Shivah is a point-and-click adventure game from 2006, designed and developed by Dave Gilbert with the assistance of others, including voice actors and artists. It is notable in that it features a rabbi as its protagonist and explores themes related to the Jewish faith. In 2013, the game was remastered in an updated version entitled The Shivah: Kosher Edition, which features new graphics and music, and re-recorded voice-overs.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 34 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 79% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 28,821 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 36k–72k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 899 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.49-70%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.79 at GOG (2018-09-21) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 42 of 73 observed days · $0.70 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
8820172026Week of 2017-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
100Nov 2013Aug 2026Nov 2013 — avg 10 · peak 27Mar 2014 — avg 0 · peak 4Jul 2014 — avg 2 · peak 10Nov 2014 — avg 2 · peak 9Mar 2015 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2015 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2015 — avg 1 · peak 7Mar 2016 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2016 — avg 1 · peak 7Nov 2016 — avg 1 · peak 7Mar 2017 — avg 0 · peak 4Jul 2017 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2017 — avg 1 · peak 6Mar 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Jul 2018 — avg 0 · peak 4Nov 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Mar 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Jul 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Mar 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Jul 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6Mar 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Mar 2022 — avg 1 · peak 3Jul 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Dec 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2023 — avg 1 · peak 4Aug 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2023 — avg 1 · peak 4Apr 2024 — avg 1 · peak 4Aug 2024 — avg 1 · peak 4Jan 2025 — avg 1 · peak 3May 2025 — avg 1 · peak 3Sep 2025 — avg 1 · peak 3Jan 2026 — avg 1 · peak 3May 2026 — avg 1 · peak 4Aug 2026 — avg 2 · peak 4
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$4.99$0.792015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $1.492015-06-21 — best price $4.992015-11-12 — best price $1.292016-02-12 — best price $4.992016-11-28 — best price $4.992017-03-28 — best price $0.992017-07-24 — best price $0.992017-12-21 — best price $0.992018-07-05 — best price $4.992018-12-20 — best price $1.242019-06-11 — best price $1.492019-11-26 — best price $1.492020-01-27 — best price $4.992020-07-09 — best price $4.992021-01-05 — best price $4.992021-11-20 — best price $4.992022-01-31 — best price $4.992022-09-26 — best price $1.492023-01-10 — best price $1.492023-05-09 — best price $4.992023-08-01 — best price $4.992023-12-13 — best price $1.492024-04-04 — best price $1.492024-08-07 — best price $4.992024-11-26 — best price $1.492025-03-04 — best price $2.492025-06-05 — best price $1.492025-09-23 — best price $4.992025-12-18 — best price $1.492026-04-03 — best price $4.992026-08-01 — best price $1.492026-09-05 — best price $4.992026-09-15 — best price $4.992026-09-25 — best price $1.492026-10-05 — best price $1.492026-10-14 — best price $1.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

45102026-05-31 — 22 pageviews2026-06-04 — 23 pageviews2026-06-08 — 13 pageviews2026-06-12 — 11 pageviews2026-06-16 — 45 pageviews2026-06-20 — 13 pageviews2026-06-24 — 14 pageviews2026-06-28 — 13 pageviews2026-07-02 — 25 pageviews2026-07-06 — 23 pageviews2026-07-10 — 20 pageviews2026-07-14 — 15 pageviews2026-07-18 — 23 pageviews2026-07-22 — 11 pageviews2026-07-26 — 28 pageviews2026-07-30 — 11 pageviews2026-08-03 — 15 pageviews2026-08-07 — 13 pageviews2026-08-11 — 17 pageviews2026-08-15 — 18 pageviews2026-08-19 — 21 pageviews2026-08-23 — 24 pageviews2026-08-27 — 18 pageviews2026-08-31 — 11 pageviews2026-09-04 — 19 pageviews2026-09-08 — 17 pageviews2026-09-12 — 16 pageviews2026-09-16 — 38 pageviews2026-09-20 — 18 pageviews2026-09-24 — 14 pageviews2026-09-28 — 22 pageviews2026-10-02 — 22 pageviews2026-10-06 — 14 pageviews2026-10-10 — 15 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
41.3%
earned "Heflekh"
14.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam CloudCommentary availableFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,35446%10

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DNoirIndieRetroShortClassicMysteryAdventureDetectiveStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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