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The Case of the Golden Idol

Developer: Color Gray Games Publisher: PlayStack
13 October 2022
Windows
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#222 All-time
#8 for 2022
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Crime investigation#7 Point-and-click adventure#4 Low fantasy#16 Occult#11 Detective#4 Historical#11 Logic puzzle#5
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The Case of the Golden Idol
2022 • Color Gray PlayStack  
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2023 • Color Gray PlayStack  
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Einarama The Case of the Golden Idol 2024-03-21T12:09:14Z
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2024-03-21T12:09:14Z
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PepitoBleu The Case of the Golden Idol 2024-02-11T09:05:00Z
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suddenlywolf The Case of the Golden Idol 2024-01-07T19:22:21Z
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mightysparks The Case of the Golden Idol 2024-01-01T05:06:48Z
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KowKow The Case of the Golden Idol 2023-12-06T13:42:50Z
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Sanagami The Case of the Golden Idol 2023-11-24T07:13:07Z
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Rafael_Lobao The Case of the Golden Idol 2023-10-03T04:17:40Z
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2023-10-03T04:17:40Z
4.5
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freddiex The Case of the Golden Idol 2023-09-26T15:31:58Z
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2023-09-26T15:31:58Z
5.0
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arseniqua The Case of the Golden Idol 2023-07-03T11:46:43Z
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2023-07-03T11:46:43Z
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daraghp The Case of the Golden Idol 2023-05-26T21:04:51Z
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2023-05-26T21:04:51Z
4.0
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Ismo The Case of the Golden Idol 2023-05-15T18:57:53Z
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lancenharms The Case of the Golden Idol 2023-02-28T06:37:51Z
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2023-02-28T06:37:51Z
4.0
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  • DaughterOfJanus 2023-07-08 19:07:19.402787+00
    It's weird reading these comments because I was a bit disappointed that the later cases weren't complex enough. The complexity peaked for me with the dinner party case which was the one I got stuck on for a while, and I found pretty much all the cases afterwards to be much simpler.
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    • bdesteph 2023-07-21 15:20:12.209467+00
      Same here I fcking loved the dinner party, but the last one was pretty cool too even if I would have liked it a bit harder
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  • ... 2023-07-11 16:19:46.877855+00
    Great game and I really enjoyed. I feel like it’s a step up from Obra Dinn in that it felt less trial-and-error, though it still can become trial-and-error at times. Obra Dinn does feel like the more grand and impactful game though, maybe just because it’s in 3D.
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  • Convalescence 2023-08-28 07:47:19.455031+00
    Got this just because of the Obra Dinn comparisons and I’m definitely enjoying it so far. Not nearly as much as Obra Dinn but that’s a very high bar for me. We’ll see though, I think I’m still fairly early in.

    Love the art style overall. But we defs need more games like this and Obra Dinn in general
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    • Convalescence 2023-08-30 06:32:41.686514+00
      The fill in the blanks mechanic is probably my least favourite aspect of the game, even if the way you figure a lot of them out is fairly satisfying. Ultimately makes it feel more like an intricate logic puzzle game than a detective experience overall.

      Still really excellent, but Obra Dinn is still the GOAT for me in this style/genre.
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  • Convalescence 2023-09-19 00:04:08.250216+00
    Agreed with many other commenters above me; exposition in the later chapters is just way too much, way too tedious
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  • chromewave 2023-11-01 01:55:23.084816+00
    recommend me something like this or Obra Dinn, there's gotta be something at least kind of as good
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  • suddenlywolf 2024-01-07 19:24:18.806673+00
    felt a bit silly to figure out the final twist because it was the only option i had left and then when it clicked i was like. "well i guess that's true" and didn't really understand until the epilogue
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    • suddenlywolf 2024-01-07 19:25:08.313598+00
      overall i'd say if you're playing this game, go back and like, remember everyones names so you can see who's coming back in later chapters. i didn't do that unless a mystery required it and it meant that by the end i did not understand the overarching plot nearly as much as the game wanted me to.
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  • moralreef 2024-04-18 06:06:44.001885+00
    this game was far better than obra dinn, the deduction of the puzzles felt much more logical than obra dinn and the way everything ties together just really elevated this game in a way obra dinn didn't quite reach.
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