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The Case of the Golden Idol

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4.7/5

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4.7

59 Reviews

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The Case of the Golden Idol
Description
Step into the shoes of an 18th century detective and uncover the mystery behind twelve strange deaths spanning 40 years, all somehow connected. Unmask the true killers in this sprawling narrative and discover their devious motives. Observe closely and reconstruct each scene of...
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4.7/5

( 59 Reviews )

4.7

59 Reviews

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2022, Color Gray Games, ...
System requirements
Windows 7, 1.7 GHz Dual Core, 4 GB RAM, Intel HD Graphics 4600, Version 12, 400 MB available space...
DLCs
Golden Idol Mysteries: The Spider of Lanka, Golden Idol Mysteries: The Lemurian Vampire, The Case of...
Time to beat
6 hMain
7.5 h Main + Sides
8 h Completionist
7 h All Styles
Description



Step into the shoes of an 18th century detective and uncover the mystery behind twelve strange deaths spanning 40 years, all somehow connected.

Unmask the true killers in this sprawling narrative and discover their devious motives.



Observe closely and reconstruct each scene of death. Your skills of deduction can identify each suspect, motive and murder weapon.




Reveal the true nature of the mysterious Golden Idol and those who covet it. Follow the journey of a cursed aristocratic family as you untangle a web of deceit and villainy in your hunt for the truth behind this dark conspiracy.

© 2022, Playstack and Color Gray Games, all rights reserved

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Posted on: May 17, 2025

KewlPlatypus

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Games: 13 Reviews: 1

Makes you think like a detective

Really makes you think and deduct the answers for yourself. Great difficulty curve. Starts easy then gradually ramps up


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Posted on: June 15, 2025

BagalhetaTraquina

Games: 259 Reviews: 10

Great "historical detective" style game

This is a point and click game, however it does not play like an adventure game. This is one of those "detective games", in which you must gather clues in order to piece together what happened. It is also akin to what I've seen being called a "historical detective" game. You look at events in the past (in this game's case, a a temporal 2d diorama) in order to piece together the truth. The game checks the solutions for you and warns you when you're close to the answer (when only 1 or 2 things are wrong), which keeps you from being too frustrated and gives you kind of a clue to how close you are to figuring it out. Which is helpful, as if you've gotten that close to solving the case, you definitely deserve a final hint. That said, this game required some use of pen and paper, personally. There's not a single case that I didn't enjoy cracking, but whether due to the fact that I'm not used to this kind of game, or whether I'm just dumb, it really helped writing things down, as I was able to take note of certain things that the game won't note for you (like keywords and thinking panels, which are essentially smaller chunks of the whole case, like gathering everyone's name for example). By writing things down, I forced myself to really pay attention to EVERYTHING, and if you do pay attention even to the most minute details... you'll be able to solve most cases easily. Miss a spot here and there, and you'll be left at the mercy of the hint system, which can be very, very vague.


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Posted on: September 6, 2025

Tandem.771

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Games: 470 Reviews: 2

Did not overstay it's welcome

A game that makes you think. Sometimes I felt some bits a bit too specific in how you are meant to fill them out. I liked the graphical direction of the game, very unique.


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Posted on: October 1, 2025

Racheline74

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Games: 29 Reviews: 1

For amateur sleuths

Not my usual type of game, but it came reccommended by my father since we have similar tastes. Have to be in the mood for this game, since some of it is a bit convoluted and frustrating.


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Edited on: October 5, 2025

Posted on: October 5, 2025

SleepingDog

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Games: Reviews: 2

An interesting game

Note that this also included the two “prequel” DLCs. The game, which I enjoyed greatly, is a puzzle/ detective game. The “explore” section is about gathering clues, motivation and opportunies. The “thinking” section is where you take the clues (in form of words) and reconstruct what happen, who did what and why they did it. Some of the clues you have will be “red herrings”. You can also revisited past chapters to remind you of previous events. I found that I managed to solve the game & DLCs over a period of 26 days (25 hours according to GOG). I only onced used a walkthrough which was right at the end – I really should not play late at night since my brain needs it's sleep. I found myself moving between both sections as solutions started to be fleshed out. The graphics are adequate for the game. I turned the music off – it was interfering with my thinking. No real gripes.


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