The Case of the Golden Idol (2022)

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Android · Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · iOS

4.23 from 320 ratings

916 members have it in their collection · 20 playing now · 290 backlogged · 122 wish listed

How long? Main story 8h · with extras 9h · 100% 9h (from 44 logged playthroughs)

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.
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Release dates

  • Oct 13, 2022 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Dec 22, 2022 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Mac
  • May 25, 2023 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch
  • Jun 04, 2024 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Android
  • Jun 11, 2024 (Full Release) (Worldwide) iOS
  • Jul 09, 2024 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
  • Jul 23, 2024 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5

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Rating distribution

5 stars
135
4 stars
140
3 stars
34
2 stars
7
1 star
4
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Community All Reviews Statuses

thebigmack

Status thebigmack Mar 2, 2026

The game loop is addicting and the story encourages as much curiosity as the puzzles do. A part of me wishes it was harder but perhaps I don't know what I ask.

I'm hoping for a crescendo that requires a scouring across each chapter for clues.

thebigmack

Status thebigmack Feb 27, 2026

I started this last night. The grey matter activation is already worth the price of admission.

It's clear early on that the Case of the Golden Idol will hurt to close. Thank goodness a sequel is already availible!

georgeypoorgey

Status georgeypoorgey Nov 28, 2025

The moment you solve the dinner party case, the game goes into hyperdrive. I kept looking at the clock being like it's getting late- I should stop. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY Of course David Gorran was the Darkhand Initiate signalling the poison to Walter Keane with the wine tankard! It's so obvious!!

A really special game so far. I shouldn't have …

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The moment you solve the dinner party case, the game goes into hyperdrive. I kept looking at the clock being like it's getting late- I should stop. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY Of course David Gorran was the Darkhand Initiate signalling the poison to Walter Keane with the wine tankard! It's so obvious!!

A really special game so far. I shouldn't have waited so long to give this one a try.

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kensho

Status kensho Sep 27, 2023

Hmmm the newest DLC (lemurian vampire i believe) doesn't have a page, can one be made, and how? I need to give it 5 stars lol

cwknight

Status cwknight Sep 1, 2023

I feel the newest DLC that came out yesterday was not quite as good as the Spider of Lanka DLC. But I did enjoy how the story made everything fully connect.

I thought the thinking puzzles on this didn't have the same spark of creativity that the others had, as I think the focus here was much more on the …

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I feel the newest DLC that came out yesterday was not quite as good as the Spider of Lanka DLC. But I did enjoy how the story made everything fully connect.

I thought the thinking puzzles on this didn't have the same spark of creativity that the others had, as I think the focus here was much more on the complexity of the characters and the society in the exploration scenes. I think they just chose to focus on the Exploration screen more than the Thinking screen this go-round, which I'm sure others may like more than me.

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shinespark

Status shinespark Oct 11, 2022

My last game from the Steam demo showcase, this one's a murder mystery adventure. You scan smallish environments for clues, and these clues then populate a list of words which you use to fill in the blanks on a sort of murder madlib that details the facts of the case.

The demo mysteries were quite short, the pre-completed sections of …

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My last game from the Steam demo showcase, this one's a murder mystery adventure. You scan smallish environments for clues, and these clues then populate a list of words which you use to fill in the blanks on a sort of murder madlib that details the facts of the case.

The demo mysteries were quite short, the pre-completed sections of the madlib basically led you by the hand to the solution, and your word list being limited to objects and people present at the scene feels like it severely limits the kinds of inferences the game can push players to make. But it's still neat to see new ideas crop up in the genre.

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