Underplayed Gems

The Case of the Golden Idol (2022)

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Developer: Color Gray Games
Publisher: Playstack
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Rating: 4.9 of 5, 10,754 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 8.6 hours
Where to get it: Steam

How it feels

You puzzle through a web of strange deaths by observing pixel-art crime scenes, connecting clues and deducing the truth at your own deliberate pace.

mysteriousdetectiveatmosphericpixel graphicspuzzlenarrative-drivenhistoricalpoint-and-click

Trailer

Screenshots

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