The Case of the Golden Idol
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
- Price:$11.69
- Release Date:10/13/2022
- Franchise:Playstack
- Developer:Color Gray Games
- Publisher:Playstack
- Last Updated:12/20/2024
- Steam App Id:1677770
The Case of the Golden Idol
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Case of the Golden Idol has 193 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 67% lower than its previous all-time peak of 587 players achieved on 11/17/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Case of the Golden Idol. It has received a total of 7,733 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 95 (Overwhelmingly Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for The Case of the Golden Idol. Right now, it costs $11.69 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Case of the Golden Idol and its growth over time. It currently has 12,346 followers on its community page.
About The Case of the Golden Idol
The Case of the Golden Idol is an Indie, and Adventure game developed by Color Gray Games. On 10/13/2022, it was released on the Steam Store by Playstack.
Players have rated The Case of the Golden Idol as "Overwhelmingly Positive" out of 7,733 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 7,612 positive reviews and 121 negative reviews — an overall 98% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $11.69 which is a 35% discount off its base price. It can also be purchased through The Case of the Golden Idol : Complete Edition, Secret Society, Golden Idol Mysteries : Game + DLC, and Eye Spy Bundle which give a discount off its base price. The game also includes two DLC add-ons, Golden Idol Mysteries: The Lemurian Vampire and Golden Idol Mysteries: The Spider of Lanka available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 12 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, The Case of the Golden Idol supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Full controller support
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Single-player
From the Steam community, The Case of the Golden Idol has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Narrative
- Interactive Fiction
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Investigation
- Story Rich
- Historical
- Pixel Graphics
- Puzzle
- Choices Matter
- Mystery
- Crime
- Conspiracy
- Detective
- Point & Click
- Thriller
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- 2D
- Exploration
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The Case of the Golden Idol and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
The Case of the Golden Idol is referenced by 3 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Case of the Golden Idol Soundtrack | Music | 10/13/2022 | View |
 | Golden Idol Mysteries: The Lemurian Vampire | DLC | 8/31/2023 | View |
 | Golden Idol Mysteries: The Spider of Lanka | DLC | 5/4/2023 | View |
Related Bundles
The Case of the Golden Idol is included in 4 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Case of the Golden Idol : Complete Edition | 4 | 4 | $31.46 | View |
 | Secret Society | 4 | 4 | $43.31 | View |
 | Golden Idol Mysteries : Game + DLC | 3 | 3 | $26.97 | View |
 | Eye Spy Bundle | 2 | 2 | $28.78 | View |
Related Packages
The Case of the Golden Idol is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Case of the Golden Idol | $12.59 | View |
Supported Languages
The Case of the Golden Idol is available in 12 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Korean | Yes | No | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Case of the Golden Idol data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 20). The Case of the Golden Idol on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677770
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 20). The Case of the Golden Idol. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1677770
- Color Gray Games. (2023, July 7). The Case of the Golden Idol. The Case of the Golden Idol. https://www.thegoldenidol.com/