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A Golden Wake

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A Golden Wake

Oct 9, 2014

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3.16 average rating based on 37 ratings

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The Roaring Twenties: a bygone era of glitz, glamour, and promise. Nowhere is this more apparent than Coral Gables, Florida. The real estate market is booming and even an ordinary guy like Alfie Banks has a chance to strike it rich. But with the mob on his back, the Great Depression on the horizon, and the Sunshine State’s idyllic waterfront only a hurricane away from total devastation, Alfie finds much more than he bargained for. Based on actual events and featuring real life locations and historical figures, you must guide Alfie on his journey to reach the top of the … More
The Roaring Twenties: a bygone era of glitz, glamour, and promise. Nowhere is this more apparent than Coral Gables, Florida. The real estate market is booming and even an ordinary guy like Alfie Banks has a chance to strike it rich. But with the mob on his back, the Great Depression on the horizon, and the Sunshine State’s idyllic waterfront only a hurricane away from total devastation, Alfie finds much more than he bargained for. Based on actual events and featuring real life locations and historical figures, you must guide Alfie on his journey to reach the top of the real estate game as he deals with shady salesmen, cutthroat bootleggers, corrupt politicians, and much more, all while swept up in the events surrounding the inception of Coral Gables, The City Beautiful. Less
Developers
Grundislav Games
Publishers
Wadjet Eye Games
Platforms
Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Point-and-click
Themes
Fantasy, Historical
Steam
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Release Dates
Oct 09, 2014 (Worldwide)
Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
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User Stats
247
In Collection
12
Wish Listed
2
Playing
134
Backlogged
How Long Is A Golden Wake?
Main story: 4.5 hours
100% completion: 9.0 hours
Total completions: 4
kensho
kensho gave Oct 7, 2024
kensho gave Oct 7, 2024
Refreshing point n click

A great short original adventure game with cool art, interesting situations, no frustrating puzzles and kick ass music. "Who would want to play a real state agent in the 20s" asked a steam review. Me. I do, what's wrong with people?

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Ismija
Ismija gave Jan 26, 2025
Ismija gave Jan 26, 2025
work game?? WTH

Why would someone make a game where you have to work? That's so stupid! A guy who has to sell houses in Miami, how boring. And this exaggerated, forced joy, it makes me want to puke.

Okay, I actually finished the game after all, only to find out that the guy sacrifices himself for his boss, who exploited him for decades. It doesn’t get any dumber than that.

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thewritingj
thewritingj gave Jun 7, 2018
thewritingj gave Jun 7, 2018
thewritingj's review of A Golden Wake

This was... terrible. Wadjet Eye puts out fantastic retro-style adventure games, but this was not one of them.

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Vakil
Vakil gave May 13, 2026
Vakil gave May 13, 2026
Relatively unmemorable point & click puzzle game
This review is for the PC (Microsoft Windows) version

This game follows the Wadjet Eye formula of combining inventory items, the environment, and dialogue options to solve puzzles. But it omits a crucial part of what makes Dave Gilbert's games so good, in my opinion. The story has no supernatural element. It's simply a redemption story of a salesman finding tainted success in organized crime before making a paper-thin atonement to the father figure who helped him from the beginning. There is also no large mystery; rather the puzzles are ways of advancing the plot. The protagonist is a salesman and many of the puzzles are simply convincing people with sales tactics.

The result is an unmemorable game. I wouldn't bother unless you really like pixel graphics point & click puzzle games.

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thewritingj
thewritingj updated their status Jun 26, 2016
thewritingj updated their status Jun 26, 2016

I love Wadjet Eye, but I'm finding this one incredibly boring so far. There's no exploration, no choices, no plot. You just wander around, doing what people tell you to do. The characters aren't interesting (you can't really talk to them much or get to know them beyond their service to the linear plot). This just doesn't have as much personality as I've come to love from Wadjet Eye.

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