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The Case of the Golden Idol

97% positive of 9,834 Steam reviews

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Main story
6.2 h
Everything
11 h
Released
2022
Steam Deck
Verified
Known on
Steam, GOG, Epic, Xbox / PC Game Pass, PlayStation

Made by Color Gray Games. Published by Playstack.

About the game

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

What sets it apart

  • Conspiracy
  • Detective
  • Investigation
  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Crime
  • Narrative
  • Interactive Fiction
  • Point & Click
  • Historical
  • Dark
  • Choices Matter

What players say

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Overwhelmingly Positive

What players say

  • Not recommended
    Personally I don't like the direction the game went. I thought it was gonna focus on the supernatural nature and mystery of the, you know... "GOLDEN IDOL", but it focused more on family drama and politics. There is only one twist in the story, and it makes you re-think *some* of the story bits (last third of the game), not the whole story. Still, on the "point and click, deductive" game that it was, it was pretty…

    9.2 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    My brain was pleasantly buzzing the entire way through the game

    4.3 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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