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The Case of the Golden Idol 2022
The Case of the Golden Idol is a 2022 puzzle video game developed by Color Gray Games and published by Playstack. It is set across 40 years in the 18th century, where players gather clues to reconstruct concepts, figures, and proof that help tell the story. The game first launched on PC before being adapted for consoles and mobile devices in 2023 and 2024.
Latvian indie creators Ernests and Andrejs Kļaviņš designed the game with a detective theme inspired by the visual style of 1990s adventure games. The developers also drew influence from the 2018 title Return of the Obra Dinn by Lucas Pope, leading critics to draw similar comparisons between the two.
Reviewers commended The Case of the Golden Idol for its deduction-based storytelling and unique visual style, awarding it as one of the top titles of 2022. Two downloadable expansions followed in 2023: The Spider of Lanka and The Lemurian Vampire. A free update named The Case of the Golden Idol Redux was released in October 2024, offering various improvements to gameplay. In 2024, a sequel titled The Rise of the Golden Idol appeared.
Crew
- Designer
- Andrejs Kļaviņš, Ernests Kļaviņš
- Programmer
- Andrejs Kļaviņš
- Artist
- Ernests Kļaviņš
- Music
- Kyle Misko
Details
- Developer
- Color Gray Games
- Publisher
- Playstack
- Platforms
- macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5
- Modes
- Single-player
- Engine
- Godot
