Ishmael is a short multimedia-enhanced hypertext story about perpetual cycles of displacement and violence as seen through the lens of a child. Takes about 15 minutes to read/play through.
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Mixed (77) - 55% of the 77 user reviews for this game are positive.
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Apr 7, 2017
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“Magnuson is extensively familiar with the history of interactive fiction, including parser IF… That craft and theoretical groundwork are on display in Ishmael.”
Rock Paper Shotgun

“This is really, really well done.”
IFDB review

“There is no game to play here... This ought to not be on Steam for a number of reasons.”
Steam review

About This Game

Ishmael is a short multimedia-enhanced hypertext story about perpetual cycles of displacement and violence as seen through the lens of a child.

Takes about 15 minutes to read/play through.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Contains some photographs that depict bodily injury, blood, and firearms.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: 64-bit Windows OS
    • Memory: 512 MB RAM

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