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As an observer in the 1970s, inspect crime scenes, fill in deductions, and link 20 cases to uncover a wider mystery.
Released 12 Nov 2024
Inspect Frozen Scenes
Fill In Case Records
Match Names to Faces
The Award-winning 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. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Developed by Color Gray Games · Published by Playstack
Set in a world resembling the 1970s, the game makes you an observer investigating 20 strange, connected cases. Treasure hunters, scientists, cult members, and corporate figures all become part of a mystery tied to the Golden Idol.
Explore each scene, collect clues, and examine what people said and did. Use a word bank to complete accounts and other records, working out what happened, who was involved, and why.
Cases are grouped into chapters, and details from one scene can help explain another. At each chapter’s end, revisit your deductions and piece together the events and connections that unite the cases.
Players who enjoy the game often praise the satisfaction of deducing what happened from scattered clues and discovering how seemingly separate cases connect. The distinctive art and music, expanded puzzles, and layered setting also earn praise. Others find the story harder to follow than the previous game, the word answers overly specific, or the interface awkward; translation errors are a particularly recurring complaint, with some reviewers saying they interfere with solving puzzles.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
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| Achievements | 46 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 6 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |
