Ishmael overview

Jordan Magnuson | Dec 10, 2018 | game

Released

0players observed · 13 September 2026 - 02:45:15 UTC

Adventure Casual Free To Play Indie RPG Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)2,176
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score58% positive

Ishmael dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)2,176
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score58% positive
Total reviews83
Release dateDec 10, 2018
DeveloperJordan Magnuson
PublisherJordan Magnuson

Genres: Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie, RPG

Company pages: Developer: Jordan Magnuson Publisher: Jordan Magnuson

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Game overview

Overview

Ishmael comes from Jordan Magnuson and is published by Jordan Magnuson. It arrived on Steam on Dec 10, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Ishmael's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 13 September 2026 - 02:45:15 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 58% positive across 83 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Ishmael is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	64-bit Windows OS	Not listed	512 MB RAM	Not listed	Not listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Ishmael has sold up to 2,176 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Ishmael overview details

Ishmael combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Ishmael is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 13 September 2026 - 02:45:15 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 58% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Ishmael
Steam App ID	981310
Type	game
Release date	Dec 10, 2018
Developer	Jordan Magnuson
Publisher	Jordan Magnuson
Price	Free to play
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie, RPG
Categories	Single-player, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English * * languages with full audio support
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 13 September 2026 - 02:45:15 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	1
Positive reviews	48
Negative reviews	35
Total reviews	83
Positive percent	58%
Review type	Mixed
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	36 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Dec 10, 2018
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	11 December 2018 - 18:35:11 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	13 September 2026 - 02:45:15 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	13 September 2026 - 02:45:15 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	13 September 2026 - 02:45:15 UTC

Overview tags

Text-Based Interactive Fiction Choose Your Own Adventure Visual Novel Free to Play Indie Casual Short Story Rich Experimental Atmospheric Political Sim Politics Philosophical Emotional

Content descriptors

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

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/981310
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/981310/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/981310
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Ishmael

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Ishmael?

Ishmael's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 13 September 2026 - 02:45:15 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 1 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Ishmael growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Ishmael?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (29.6%), Russia (7.4%), United Kingdom (7.4%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (26.7%), Russia (7.7%), United Kingdom (6.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (33.9%), Russia (7.9%), United Kingdom (6.7%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (23.9%), Russia (7.5%), China (7.3%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Ishmael?

Ishmael currently sits at 58% positive across 83 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 48 positive reviews and 35 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Ishmael have?

Ishmael currently has about 161 tracked Steam followers as of 25 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Ishmael?

Ishmael is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

58% positive, 48 positive, 35 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

Steam 10 December 2018

System requirements

Minimum requirements

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

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