The Shivah

published by Wadjet Eye Games

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 25, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment82

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

687en

881 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 25, 2026

Released

Nov 21, 2013

Price

$4.99

Velocity

0.1/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of Apr 25, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±100%Small-sample

≈34,000

Estimated gross revenue±100%Small-sample

≈$190.0K

Based on 881 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 687 post-launch reviews

70%71 rev

<2h

77%171 rev

2-10h

85%425 rev

10-50h

88%16 rev

50-200h

0%2 rev

200h+

100%2 rev

Early players rate this game higher than veterans (-77pts) — suggesting the game has strong first impressions but may not hold up over time.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 85 similar games in the Indie genre released in 2013.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 43%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 37%

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