Ishmael

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Ishmael

Short 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.

Developer
Jordan Magnuson
Publisher
Jordan Magnuson
Release
Mon, Dec 10, 2018
Price
Free
Reviews
0
Positive
n/a
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
0 – 20K
Concurrent players
n/a
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie, RPG, Simulation
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 Clicker Point & Click Life Sim Political Adventure

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History

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