The Case of the Golden Idol

The Case of the Golden Idol

Steam Deck Verified

Color Gray Games · Mystery · Oct 13, 2022

Yes, worth buying.

At $17.99. It has been as low as $8.09.

98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
11k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 184 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Controls: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 11k player reviews · updated 7 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise22% are divided11% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Playing through the main story and the two additional DLCs, I will say that I came to this after playing Obra Dinn, that I had a good time, and that the UI genuinely gave me headaches to look at for prolonged periods of time.
184 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
On the gameplay side its pretty simple, there's not a lot of innovative game mechanics.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
+++ Charming old fashioned pixel graphic art style.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The story itself is genuinely interesting and I'm a really big fan of the art style on the game paired with it's simple yet effective OST.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
If playing on Steam Deck, force it to use the latest Proton, otherwise sound and music won't work.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Monetization
Players who bring up Monetization mostly praise it.
Such an amazing game, the DLC is well worth the price.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters184 reviews
Gameplay42 reviews
Graphics40 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Steam Deck10 reviews
Monetization6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty57 reviews
96%
Interface6 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Controls6 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $17.99. The lowest we've tracked is $8.09.

4 points recordedtoday · $17.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
17
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.