The Case of the Golden Idol

Buy98%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 11k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Color Gray Games · Mystery · Oct 13, 2022

Player review score
98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$17.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
17
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio1 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy The Case of the Golden Idol?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 153 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 11k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
55% of themes are praise45% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
153 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story itself is genuinely interesting and I'm a really big fan of the art style on the game paired with it's simple yet effective OST.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
61 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you're in the mood for fairly difficult deduction-based puzzle gameplay in a spooky setting with great music, play Obra Dinn.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In terms of the puzzle's difficulty, it's actually quite challenging and the hints gives off Limited information and requires you to think with logic to piece the story together.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Generally, I found this to be an intuitive system, and there were genuinely a lot of really clever deductions you could make solely from the visuals if you needed more information.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Equally great is the soundtrack that helps tie the aesthetic and overall mood into something grim, but ultimately a little silly.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As you might expect of a game like this, it ran quite well on the Steam Deck.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story153 reviews
Gameplay61 reviews
Difficulty49 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Monetization
80% still recommend
Interface
100% still recommend
Controls
75% still recommend
Linux compatibility
67% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$17.99

The lowest we've tracked is $8.09.

4 points recordedtoday · $17.99

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