The Case of the Golden Idol 2022
Developed by Color Gray Games
- Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
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. Step into the shoes of an 18th century detective and uncover the mystery behind twelve strange deaths spanning 50 years, all somehow connected. Unmask the true killers in this sprawling narrative and discover their devious motives.
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Grave, earnest, contemplative and plot-driven.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Color Gray Games
- Publisher
- Netflix, Playstack
- Released
- October 13, 2022
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Engine
- Godot
- Time to beat
- 6 h rushed · 7 h main story · 11 h completionist
IGDB rating 8.8/10 from 93 ratings.
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