Shivers

Posted by Philip Jong.
First posted on 22 October 1997. Last updated on 25 February 2006.
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Shivers is Sierra On-Line’s second attempt to develop an adventure game in the horror genre. The first attempt with Phantasmagoria has met with mixed feelings by game critics. Inspired by a personal interest in archaeology, game designer Marcia Bales also elicits the help of Roberta Williams (who is the writer of Phantasmagoria) as a consultant to the script writing. To enhance the replay value…

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Very Good

I don’t know how to win this game with red balls (chinese game)in Shivers. It’s very difficult. Anyone help me? Please. By the way I love Shivers. Great game!

Poland By Frog • On 12 December 2007 • From Somewhere

Excellent

God, I loved this game! First PC game I ever bought. Must have run up the old phone bill by calling their 900 number for hints. (I hated that damn Chinese checkers puzzle!)

Man, I wish they made more games like this today…

Great site by the way. Keep up the good work!

United States By Brian • On 17 August 2007 • From Chicago

Excellent

I bought this game years ago when I had a little pentium 90 and was running windows 95 and amazingly last night I managed to get it running in XP in compatibility mode, it runs perfectly, it is as atmospheric and gripping as ever,the puzzles are so absorbing, they don’t make em like this any more!!!

Great Britain (UK) By Flyss Williams • On 03 July 2007 • From Derby UK

Excellent

This game is essentially puzzle adventure perfection.  It spawned a very worthy sequel and in my opinion was the last really great Sierra adventure game.  This game is special for me not just because it carried on the Sierra legacy of offering the most immersive, addictive, and technologically advanced gameplay experience on the market, but because it really did define the last huff of life that the Sierra adventure title had left in its lungs. 
This was the era of the first person shooter, when the zoloft-popping teenage outcast started to define what was selling in the world of computer games.  I think that “Shivers”, “Shivers 2”, and “Lighthouse” were the end of the line.  If you could show a dot on a timeline, it would be then, which is why this game will always be special for me.  :)

United States By Rich • On 04 March 2007 • From Boston, USA

Excellent

loved the game.
also. who is rachel van oss???? is that your real name?

Great Britain (UK) By rar • On 09 October 2006 • From Somewhere

Excellent

I LOVE this game. It’s been YEARS since I’ve played it, and I want to play it again… I’d have to re-purchase it, but prior to doing that, I need to know if it will work on my current OS - (Win XP Pro), since it was built for Win3.x / Win95?
Can someone please email me w/ this info - Will Shivers (the ORIGINAL) play on an XP Pro OS?
Thanks :)

United States By STR1KERcom • On 04 September 2006 • From Harpers Ferry, WV

Excellent

This was one of the very first games I got for my computer. I havent been able to find another like it since. The puzzles were great and I have played it and finished it many times. We upgraded our computer and I havent been able to play it since. I wish I could on the windows nt.I would play it again if I had the chance.

United States By Bonnie • On 08 August 2006 • From Jacksonville, Fl

Excellent

I played this game when it first came out, i would love to buy a copy but can’t find it for sale anywhere, can anyone point me in the right direction please?

Great Britain (UK) By Louise Farquhar • On 02 August 2006 • From Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire England

Excellent

I have played this game a handful of times over the last decade, and have to say that it still stands as one of my all time favourite adventure games. So many modern horror/mystery adventure games try to capture the same atmosphere that these early games did, but in so many ways, they just seem to pale by comparison (and I hate saying things like that). I have yet to play the full version of Scratches, but somehow the demo just didn’t grab me the way Shivers did, and still does.

Canada By Lee Edward McIlmoyle • On 15 July 2006 • From Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Very Good

I purchased this game when i was very young, and have not yet completed it. It has a storyline that keeps you hooked and has amazing graphics. But one complaint is that the game seems to go on forever. The music is also very chilling and made the game whole.

Great Britain (UK) By Rachel Van Oss • On 13 May 2006 • From UK