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The Rise of the Golden Idol

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The detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s.
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About The Rise of the Golden Idol

About this game

The Idol was lost — but not forgotten. In this followup to the award winning detective game The Case of the Golden Idol, you are an observer that must investigate 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity - all somehow connected. Use your detective skills to make sense of a grand mystery that unfolds across an age of hallucinogens, disco, fax machines and parapsychology.

200 YEARS LATER… THE IDOL RISES

Two hundred years after the unspeakable fate of the Cloudsley family, the Idol's legend lives on only in whispers and myth… but some are determined for this to change.  Discover the mysterious forces connecting a tenacious treasure hunter, a team of scientists, the members of an enlightenment-seeking cult and corporate profiteers drawn to the all-powerful artifact. 

FEATURES

LEAD YOUR OWN INVESTIGATION

The Rise of the Golden Idol is a new type of detective game where you freely explore each crime scene at your own pace, using logic to build your own theories. Click to collect clues and analyze each discovery to determine what happened, why, and who was responsible.

A CURIOUS CAST OF CHARACTERS

Convicted prisoners, new age cult leaders, corporate middle management and many more figures have a role to play in the wider mystery that unfolds — each driven by their own agenda. Scour each scene for key details to put names to faces and deduce their motives.

A NEW APPROACH TO SOLVING CRIMES

A reworked interface lets you quickly gather key terms from observations and witness testimonies, greatly expanding the depth and variety of each scenario. Upon the conclusion of each chapter, a new type of puzzle lets you revisit past deductions, recap the events of these interconnected cases, and investigate the threads that unify them.

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
November 12, 2024
Developer:
Color Gray Games
Publisher:
Playstack
Supported Languages:
English
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Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4600
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 2500 MB available space

Recommended:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: macOS High Sierra
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 1.86 GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000
  • Storage: 2500 MB available space

Recommended:

  • OS: macOS 13 Ventura
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.3GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 617
  • Storage: 2500 MB available space

Critic Reviews

86

GameSpot

GameSpot
90 / 100
"A few underwhelming cases do little to dampen The Rise of the Golden Idol's unmistakable quality. This is a worthy successor to one of 2022's best games, putting a fresh spin...

Adventure Game Hotspot

90 / 100
"Full of intriguing setups and wickedly good payoffs, The Rise of the Golden Idol is more of the same winning deduction formula but with a fresh spin that shakes up the...

God is a Geek

90 / 100
"The Rise of the Golden Idol is a seriously clever detective game, with exceptional design that helps you solve its mysteries yourself."

Vandal

90 / 100
"We found The Rise of the Golden Idol to be a fantastic game from start to finish. Perhaps a bit easier than the first and with an easier story to follow, but just as absorbing...

Softpedia

90 / 100
"The Rise of the Golden Idol is a great sequel and will give all fans of the original plenty of new interesting and violent scenarios to solve. The game’s mechanics are easy to...

Digital Chumps

90 / 100
"The end result of The Rise of the Golden Idol is one of great success. In the midst of a multitude of puzzles and point-and-click gameplay is a gem that is worthy of the best...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, The Rise of the Golden Idol is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck. Valve is still learning about The Rise of the Golden Idol. We do not currently have further information regarding Steam Deck compatibility.
Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4600
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 2500 MB available space
Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Minimum:
  • OS: macOS High Sierra
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 1.86 GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000
  • Storage: 2500 MB available space
Recommended:
  • OS: macOS 13 Ventura
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.3GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 617
  • Storage: 2500 MB available space
Yes, The Rise of the Golden Idol has broad critical consensus. 96% of critics on Metacritic recommend The Rise of the Golden Idol. The Metascore is 86 out of 100.
The Rise of the Golden Idol was released on November 12, 2024
Yes, The Rise of the Golden Idol supports MacOS.
The Rise of the Golden Idol is published by Playstack
The Rise of the Golden Idol was developed by Color Gray Games
Fanatical users tagged The Rise of the Golden Idol as Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration, and Interactive Fiction
Fanatical users tagged The Rise of the Golden Idol as Mystery, Investigation, Detective, and Conspiracy
Yes. Fanatical users tagged The Rise of the Golden Idol as having Singleplayer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged The Rise of the Golden Idol as Adventure
Yes, Fanatical users tagged The Rise of the Golden Idol as Puzzle
Yes, Fanatical users tagged The Rise of the Golden Idol as Exploration

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