Ishmael
Release date: Dec 10, 2018
Developers: Jordan Magnuson
Publishers: Jordan Magnuson
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie, RPG, Simulation
Categories: Single-player
Supported languages: English

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.

Press reviews: “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 

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