The Case of the Golden Idol

"Witty, observationalist writing and a hands-off approach to deduction elevate this excellent period murder-mystery to a singular work."

"The Case of Golden Idol is an engaging adventure game that completely won me over, even though it&s;s not remotely what I thought it would be. It&s;s more about observation than actual detective work, but it requires more deduction skills …"

"While I do think there was room for some additional quality of life features here, and it sometimes gets a bit too clever for its own good, The Case of the Golden Idol took me back to my childhood, reminding …"

""Murders and mysteries in pre-industrial England.""

"A challenging and inventive set of mysteries to solve tied together with a brilliant storyline."

"For situations where players have exhausted all their available options and brainpower, The Case of the Golden Idol also offers a fantastic in-game hint system. It doesn&s;t overreach and offer solutions blatantly, but instead uses phrases like "consider the food …"

"The Case of the Golden Idol is an excellent debut. Color Gray has learned the lesson of Return of the Obra Dinn and reinterpreted it with its own style. The cases to be solved are well thought out and to …"

"The Case of the Golden Idol is a tight adventure with good mechanics, excellent design for all the scenes, and great presentation. Players should try to play a sequence at a time, savor the clues and avoid relying on the …"

"The Case of the Golden Idol is one of the biggest surprises of this year. I liked the demo a lot, but I honestly wasn&s;t expecting the full game to go far beyond that and offer a completely original and …"

"Curse of the Golden Idol is a game that every would-be detective and Sherlock Holmes fan needs to play."

"The Case of the Golden Idol offers us one of the best recent investigative stories. The main gameplay mechanic is your brain and how you can deduce everything. It&s;s an absolutely brilliant game and I wish more like it came …"

"The Case of the Golden Idol is not a game for everyone, but I suspect many who miss the classic adventure and point-and-click games of yesteryear will find an enjoyable and satisfyingly tricky detective based puzzle game to tackle here. …"

"I will commend The Case of the Golden Idol for being an excruciatingly smart game with a neat method of developing its lore and world-building, but its mystery solving gameplay loop, while engaging for those into whodunits, features some flaws …"

"The ability to get on with, enjoy and progress through this title makes one feel intelligent, and there&s;s even a touch of smugness that&s;s attached to that feeling. There is nothing else in the whodunit genre that represents what it …"

"Color Gray Games could never release another game and they&s;d still be a team I&s;d remember years down the line. Case of the Golden Idol is an incredible first showing that may just revolutionize the mystery game genre in the …"

"The Case of the Golden shook up the detective point and click genre, and rightfully so. You can tell a lot of love and passion has been put into every element of this game, from its narrative that weaves through …"

"The Case of the Golden Idol&s;s clever mysteries leave players feeling like Victorian super sleuths."

"A treasure inspires murder, and your job as detective is to piece together the crime in this addictive 18th-century whodunnit"

"The Spider of Lanka doesn&s;t really try to change the base game&s;s formula in the slightest but it didn&s;t need to, either: instead it brings some quality additions to an already great game."

"Case of the Golden Idol is an innovative and truly engaging detective masterpiece."

"Wannabe detectives and lovers of the occult need to check out The Case of the Golden Idol. Just make sure to play the original PC release."

"Overall, The Case of the Golden Idol manages to enter the niche of good detective games that require real attention and reasoning in their investigations. Its retro look is well applied, but it may not be to everyone&s;s taste. The …"

"The stories can be gruesome and horrific at times, but that also makes them intriguing puzzleboxes to sit down and solve. At times while playing I looked up at the clock and realized I had been squinting at the screen …"