# Games like The Shivah

> The closest matches to The Shivah: Gemini Rue, The Blackwell Legacy, Unavowed, The Detail, and Resonance. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Gemini Rue](https://imho.run/games/80310/gemini-rue) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Shivah. 913 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80310/)
2. [The Blackwell Legacy](https://imho.run/games/80330/the-blackwell-legacy) — A frequent pick in The Shivah players' libraries, and another Indie. 966 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80330/)
3. [Unavowed](https://imho.run/games/336140/unavowed) — Also Detective, like The Shivah. 1,815 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/336140/)
4. [The Detail](https://imho.run/games/319970/the-detail) — Shares dialogue choices with The Shivah. 330 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319970/)
5. [Resonance](https://imho.run/games/212050/resonance) — Same atmospheric mood as The Shivah. 366 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/212050/)
6. [Chinatown Detective Agency](https://imho.run/games/1172190/chinatown-detective-agency) — A frequent pick in The Shivah players' libraries, and another Adventure. 79 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172190/)
7. [Lamplight City](https://imho.run/games/761460/lamplight-city) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Shivah. 599 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761460/)
8. [Technobabylon](https://imho.run/games/307580/technobabylon) — Same atmospheric mood as The Shivah. 903 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307580/)
9. [Whispers of a Machine](https://imho.run/games/631570/whispers-of-a-machine) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Shivah. 995 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/631570/)
10. [The Charnel House Trilogy](https://imho.run/games/288930/the-charnel-house-trilogy) — Also Noir and Short, like The Shivah. 437 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/288930/)
11. [Kathy Rain](https://imho.run/games/370910/kathy-rain) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Shivah. 1,259 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/370910/)
12. [The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief](https://imho.run/games/233370/the-raven-legacy-of-a-master-thief) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Shivah. 379 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233370/)
13. [Dominique Pamplemousse](https://imho.run/games/270310/dominique-pamplemousse) — Shares dialogue choices with The Shivah. 380 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/270310/)
14. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Shivah. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
15. [Metamorphosis](https://imho.run/games/1025410/metamorphosis) — A frequent pick in The Shivah players' libraries, and another Action. 238 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1025410/)
16. [Subsurface Circular](https://imho.run/games/676820/subsurface-circular) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Shivah. 1,353 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/)
17. [The Darkside Detective](https://imho.run/games/368390/the-darkside-detective) — Also Detective, like The Shivah. 1,987 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368390/)
18. [A Golden Wake](https://imho.run/games/307570/a-golden-wake) — Also Noir and Short, like The Shivah. 186 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307570/)
19. [The Crimson Diamond](https://imho.run/games/1098770/the-crimson-diamond) — Also Detective, like The Shivah. 534 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/)
20. [The Darkest Files](https://imho.run/games/2058730/the-darkest-files) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Shivah. 340 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2058730/)
21. [Still Life](https://imho.run/games/46480/still-life) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Shivah. 437 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46480/)
22. [Thimbleweed Park™](https://imho.run/games/569860/thimbleweed-park) — Same atmospheric mood as The Shivah. 2,210 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569860/)
23. [The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales](https://imho.run/games/1432100/the-bookwalker-thief-of-tales) — Shares dialogue choices with The Shivah. 544 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1432100/)
24. [The White Door](https://imho.run/games/1145960/the-white-door) — Also Short and Detective, like The Shivah. 1,537 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145960/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=252370&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=252370&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=252370&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=252370
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/252370
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About 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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 252370
- **Publisher:** Wadjet Eye Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Captions available, Commentary available, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 21, 2013
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/252370/the-shivah)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=252370&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252370/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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