--- title: "Shivah - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store" description: "" --- # Shivah — United States ![Shivah App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple5/v4/e2/f4/68/e2f468f1-197c-789f-591b-85941a75f3a0/pr_source.png/434x0w.png) **Developer:** [WADJET EYE GAMES](https://apptail.io/developer/wadjet-eye-games-PsD) **Category:** Games **Rating:** 4.0/5 (39 ratings) **Price:** Free **Bundle ID:** com.wadjeteyegames.Shivah **Store:** Apple App Store **Country:** United States **Version:** 1.2.0 (released 2015-05-29) **Original Release:** 2013-11-21 **Languages:** English **App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id718923722) **AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/united-states) ## Shivah Description No description available. ## Shivah Rating Breakdown in United States - 5 stars: 21 (54%) - 4 stars: 6 (15%) - 3 stars: 6 (15%) - 2 stars: 3 (8%) - 1 stars: 3 (8%) ## Shivah Reviews in United States ### *---- "It takes a lot to get me to review." I start at three stars before I play a game and the game determines which way I go. It quickly goes to one star if you just give up on a game while you are making it and this what these guys did. This is a low graphics throw back style…… or is it… after playing the game I think they just don’t know how to make a better graphics game judging by everything else. There are only a total of 11 locations in this game. Each location has between 2 and 15 actionable items that you can see if you long press the screen. However, not one of the items you can touch or view has programming. Everything else is just looking at them. The 2 items that do work are the two computers in 2 different areas. In those you can log in and search databases. In the entire game those are the only two items that have reactions when you access them. For example, in the first major scene, a detective comes in to interrogate the main character and he asks him if he’s read the paper lately. The main character says no. Ok, he hasn’t, but there are papers on his table in that room and there are boxes on the back left in that room. When the detective leaves, you would think the main character would want to read a newspaper to find out what the detective was talking about and here is the first opportunity to program in some reactions from the 15 viewable things in the room. But no, you look in the boxes and the game responds that there is nothing to see in them. You look at the papers on the table and the game replies that they are just some papers/bills that have nothing to see. So when you enter a room and long press the screen to see all the things you can touch, all those things have nothing to add to the game. In the entire game there is only one item that has anything to figure out or add to the game and that’s a photograph in one of the synagogues which gives you a hint to the full name of one of the characters. And THATS IT!. This is a sign that management at tWadjet Eye Gamews LLC said, “hey, what’s going on with the press of that Jewish game you’re working on?…. Well its taking to long…. Release it as is and lets start making money off it… we have other projects and I don’t care about that one!” So they laid out all the rooms and scenes and all the items that you can touch and look at and then they didn’t add any programming to all those items throughout the game to make it a full encompassing experience. All the items in every room are absolutely useless and c -- Vega51, 2023-12-10 ### ***** "Great Game" Compelling if illogical story with great music and Yiddishkeit themes. A nice addition to your Israelite games library. -- CBUS Xpress, 2022-01-30 ### ***** "Religious excellence, solid port" This little title goes so far. It brings out the best in what video games have to offer in how they mix gameplay and story with faith. The mobile port isn’t half bad either, and the story and characters drive it above all. Totally worth the quick 2hr play through, and inspiring for where games and culture can overlap. 5/5! -- BlinksTale, 2020-02-08 ### **--- "Meh" I played all the Blackwell games and enjoyed them, but this one was disappointing... it's dull.... the music is repetitive and annoying.... and the solutions in places are so specific that it becomes a frustrating chore to play rather than fun. There are more things I could kvetch about but I think you get the idea. Go ahead and spend your money if you must... it's only $1.99.... but it only gets two stars in my book. -- Suzsho, 2018-05-27 ### *---- "Bad" Not sure how a company that released good games allowed themselves to release this one. I guess someone came with the idea that Jewish theme will attract many Jewish people which is a good market. Looks like the company gave the development of this game to some newbies when the others were working on a different game. Looks like the developers had no experience with point and click games for the next reasons: 1. It’s a short game but I never had to check the walkthrough so many times. Things do not make sense like trying to find the user/password of different people 2. There is no inventory. The “inventory” includes 3 items which can not be used in the game 3. When you talk to people you wrote notes. They had an idea you can combine notes to get different conclusions. It was supposed for maybe 2 combinations only. Idea by someone that didn’t work and they decided to go with what they already written. 4. Only few characters - very basic movement. Poor graphics 5. The way to “win” to game is almost impossible. When you see the walkthrough you will understand. It makes no sense so don’t waste your time and go to the walkthrough. Sad that such a company produces such a low quality product. -- Amirn1969, 2018-01-24 ### ***** "love it! recommending" I'm psyched that this came to iOS. I'm a big fan. -- YaelleG, 2017-07-17 ### ***** "Short but fun" The game is on the short side and occasionally a little scripted, but it is definitely novel, unique and enjoyable. -- forgetineer, 2017-07-13 ### ***-- "Can't put password in" Can't put the password in the Computer 💻 when I put in yanto it don't work for the password it says no user name or password -- Haley stevenson, 2017-03-15 ### *---- "Interesting concept but" When you get stuck, you have to start over. What? You read correctly. You get choices of what to say and how to say them and if you pick the wrong choice, you are done and can't finish. Most games wouldn't let you get stuck like this. The story would be good and I can accept the old style game drawings of not for the disappointing game play. You could put 2 clues together but you wouldn't know to try that since they are not objects. Too many usernames and passwords. It's the same puzzle over and over. Nothing to really click on and since when does a rabbi investigate? Oy, call the police and get some gefilte. I want to like it but I'm going to move on to something else. -- Ncadmin, 2016-07-19 ### ***** "Awesome but too short" I Strongly suggest anyone who is reading this , who is deciding to buy it or not to consider two points of this game. One: this game has a very Interesting Plot, has a creative twist in it. It certainly has some unique ideas added in like religion, mysteries, etc... I strongly suggest you to take a look and preview it in YouTube. Two: The bad part is that the game is too short. I played for 2 hours and solved nearly everything in the gAme. It should be updated to extend its story plot. For 1.99, you are not capable to play it for a long time because you will solve the story Really FAST. -- Forbidden Wishes-, 2016-01-18 ### **--- "Bleh" This game got on my nerves in several ways: - All the dialogue is wannabe-deep. It's hoping that if you say abstract things in a deep, troubled voice, you can sound profound. You don't. - the voice acting is high school theater quality - the Judaism-based backstory is empty. Basic Jewish words are mispronounced or misused. Jewish concepts are misapplied. It seems like not a single Jewish person was involved in the game's making. - the game mechanics are OK. There is a clue gathering and combination system that is never explained. It's too easy to get stuck. Every room is full of objects that are meaningless. This game might have been good in 2007, but it's subpar for 2016. Don't waste your time. There are better games to be played. -- Fungi008, 2016-01-17 ### ***** "Great game" Wonderful games (along with Blackwell series), perfect for iOS. Interesting, adult, serious - unlike most of that genre, so feels unique. -- Nat.Venger, 2015-10-11 ### ****- "Lalagirl" Great story but too short... -- Lalagirl717, 2015-10-08 ### ****- "Short but good" I love all of Wadjet Eye games and The Shivah didn't disappoint. This game is more like the Blackwell series than Gemini Rue (the best!) but more austere, shorter and with complexity. It's a story of a rabbi who is caught up in a crime, you have to navigate the rabbi through the clues as he tries to find out who did what to whom. The beauty of the game are the moral dilemmas. If you behave justly then you can win this game that has more than one outcome. I had to play a few times before I figured out that moral choices is the key. There are some difficult clues in the game so u really have to focus and search for clues. I would recommend this game to anyone who is looking for something different and enjoys games that are wrapped up in a story that has good flow. I hope Wadjet Eye continues to develop more games for Mac as I would but any game they dream up. I have fun with their stories and creative play. I only gave this four stars because this game is relatively simple compared to their others. Great visuals, no glitches, they have a sense of humor and it didn't leave me too frustrated or bored. -- Xty3, 2015-06-30 ### ***-- "Hardly point and click adventure" Good story but puzzles are limited to figuring out passwords and conversations. Very short game. Bad design, takes few minutes to navigate back when you die. -- parrotlt, 2014-08-03 ### ***-- "Mini-game" After playing Gemini Rue I figured I'd give this game a shot. However, as someone pointed out, there are only a handful of simple puzzles and the game is extremely short (less than an hour of good gameplay). At "the end" I expected the game to pick up, as if I just finished the prologue. Of course "The End" was definitely an unexpected screen to pop up. I think for the length, $0.99 is a reasonable price. Note: On iOS 7, whenever you tried to get to your inventory, the slider pops down as well so hopefully this annoyance will be fixed in the future for anyone buying this. -- hazmat2, 2014-06-23 ### ***** "Epic!" This is such a groovy game; I wish there was a sequel! -- ScruffyHero, 2014-05-10 ### ***** "Perfect!" Shivah got a Gemini Rue makeover for the iOS, which is awesome both for old and new fans. We need more point and click adventure games like this. Hopefully Shivah was successful enough that Wadjet ports or makes new titles for the iPad crowd. -- kitchendrafts, 2014-04-10 ### ***** "Brief, but clever with multiple endings" I really enjoyed this pensive gem. Great voice acting and a solid mystery. A memorable "anti-hero" main character as well. -- cbmalta42, 2014-02-09 ### ***** "Awesome" Loved this game, wish there were more games like this one on the App Store. A little short but still worth buying. -- Gem86025, 2014-01-27 [View all Shivah reviews and detailed analytics on AppTail](https://apptail.io/account/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=reviews) ## Shivah Discovered Keywords - shivah ## Apps Similar to Shivah - [Paul Pixel - The Awakening](https://apptail.io/app/paul-pixel-the-awakening-XtZb/united-states) - [Kathy Rain: Director's Cut](https://apptail.io/app/kathy-rain-directors-cut-bxZb/united-states) - [Voodoo Detective](https://apptail.io/app/voodoo-detective-nCed/united-states) - [Not Another Weekend](https://apptail.io/app/not-another-weekend-WEkd/united-states) - [Milkmaid of the Milky Way](https://apptail.io/app/milkmaid-of-the-milky-way-Twyd/united-states) - [Lost Echo](https://apptail.io/app/lost-echo-OhDd/united-states) - [Bertram Fiddle: Episode 1: A Dreadly Business](https://apptail.io/app/bertram-fiddle-episode-1-a-dreadly-business-cjOd/united-states) - [Kathy Rain](https://apptail.io/app/kathy-rain-NfFe/united-states) - [Whispers of a Machine](https://apptail.io/app/whispers-of-a-machine-ncHe/united-states) - [Scott Whiskers](https://apptail.io/app/scott-whiskers-ECzp/united-states) ## Shivah Available In - [United States](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/united-states) - [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/united-kingdom) - [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/germany) - [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/canada) - [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/sweden) - [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/australia) - [Russia](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/russia) - [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/switzerland) - [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/italy) - [Denmark](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/denmark) - [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/netherlands) - [France](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/france) - [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/spain) - [Ukraine](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/ukraine) - [Belgium](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/belgium) - [Norway](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/norway) - [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/new-zealand) - [Philippines](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/philippines) - [Poland](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/poland) - [Austria](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/austria) - [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/hong-kong) - [Hungary](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/hungary) - [Czechia](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/czechia) - [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/japan) - [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/vietnam) - [Algeria](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/algeria) - [Ecuador](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/ecuador) - [Greece](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/greece) - [Indonesia](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/indonesia) - [Israel](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/israel) - [India](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/india) - [Kuwait](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/kuwait) - [Lebanon](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/lebanon) - [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/mexico) - [Malaysia](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/malaysia) - [Peru](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/peru) - [Romania](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/romania) - [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/saudi-arabia) - [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/singapore) - [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/turkey) - [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/taiwan) - [United Arab Emirates](https://apptail.io/app/shivah-DjKg/united-arab-emirates) --- ## About AppTail [AppTail](https://apptail.io) is a mobile app intelligence platform providing app analytics, ASO (App Store Optimization) tools, keyword tracking, competitor analysis, revenue estimates, and review monitoring for iOS App Store apps. 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