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'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
{{ii}} The Kosher Edition is a remaster of the original featuring updated graphics. Everything on this page, while confirmed on the Kosher Edition, will most likely be true of the original.
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | the-shivah | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
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{{ii}} A demo is available from the [http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/games/the-shivah/ developer website].
 
{{ii}} A demo is available from the [http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/games/the-shivah/ developer website].
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==Audio==
 
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Latest revision as of 21:55, 1 August 2023

The Shivah: Kosher Edition
The Shivah: Kosher Edition cover
Developers
Wadjet Eye Games
macOS (OS X) Edward Rudd
Linux Edward Rudd
Engines
Adventure Game Studio[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows November 21, 2013
macOS (OS X) November 21, 2013
Linux April 8, 2014
Reception
Metacritic 67
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Relaxed
Perspectives Flip screen, Side view
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure
Art styles Pixel art
Themes Detective/mystery, Contemporary, North America
The Shivah: Kosher Edition on HowLongToBeat
The Shivah: Kosher Edition on IGDB
The Shivah: Kosher Edition on MobyGames
The Shivah: Kosher Edition on Wikipedia

The Shivah: Kosher Edition is a singleplayer flip screen and side view adventure game.

Key points

The Kosher Edition is a remaster of the original featuring updated graphics.

General information

Developer Discord server
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Developer website
DRM-free
Sold through the Humble Store widget.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GamersGate
DRM-free after installation (requires an internet connection during installation)
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Includes the original, Kosher Edition, and soundtrack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming (unavailable) Playfire Client
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Mac App Store (unavailable)
Icon overlay.png
macOS (OS X)
A demo is available from the developer website.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Shivah\acsetup.cfg
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game>/acsetup.cfg
Linux <path-to-game>/acsetup.cfg
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Shivah\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Shivah/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/ags/Shivah/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

External configuration dialog
External configuration dialog

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
320x200 (16:10) static aspect, stretched, or pixel-perfect depending on settings.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Set with winsetup.exe or use -windowed parameter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Setting affects output resolution.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 40 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Set in the external configuration dialog.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

In-game general settings
In-game general settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound, Speech, Music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Russian
Fan translation, download
Spanish
Fan translation, download.

Issues fixed

Stuttering mouse

All Adventure Game Studios games have stuttering mouse problems when Logitech SetPoint is enabled. Exit SetPoint while the game is running, or disable/uninstall it altogether.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9 Despite its name, the SDL 2D Software renderer option outputs to Direct3D 9.[2]
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 150 MB
Video card (GPU) 256-colour 266 MHz
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu, Debian, Arch
Processor (CPU) 2.7 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) OpenGL
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.11
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Adventure Game Studio engine build: 3.6.0.50[1]

References

  1. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2023-08-01
  2. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2023-07-28
    Tested with Bandicam, Special K.