The Case of the Golden Idol cover
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Genre: Point-and-click, Adventure, Indie

The Case of the Golden Idol

Enjoy 20% off in Spring Sale!



Hello Detectives,

Now you can enjoy The Case of the Golden Idol 20% OFF during Steam Spring Sale!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677770/The_Case_of_the_Golden_Idol/

Also, in case you missed it, we are nominated by BAFTA for Debut Game! This is such an honour for us at Color Gray. Best of luck to all those nominated! ❀️


The Case of the Golden Idol is 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.

20% OFF During Steam Mystery Fest!




Time to celebrate Mystery Games!



The Case of the Golden Idol is now in Steam Mystery Fest at 20% OFF! Grab the game today before the discount disappears!


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677770/The_Case_of_the_Golden_Idol/


The Case of the Golden Idol is 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.


Steam Points Shop + Community Items are now live!

'Tis the season for giving! Alongside our Mac release, we're also thrilled to announce that Steam Points Shop items and Steam Community Items for The Case of the Golden Idol are now available!

  • New profile badges, with a sweet foil for collectors
  • Six new trading cards featuring character portraits
  • Six profile backgrounds featuring iconic locations and characters, both animated and static
  • Five unique emoticons to use around Steam
  • Three animated mini-profile backgrounds for a sweet embellishment
  • Three charmingly animated avatars
  • Four animated stickers to show off in chat
  • A golden frame for that remarkable portrait of yours.


Players will be retroactively rewarded with trading cards for their previous playtime. All the new community items are available from the Points Shop.

Check out all the new items here πŸ‘‰ https://store.steampowered.com/points/shop/app/1677770



We hope you enjoy these treats!

Now available for macOS! 🍎

Winter Sale | 15% OFF!



Hello Detectives,

It's getting cold, the perfect time to stay inside...and play games!! 😈

Now you can enjoy The Case of the Golden Idol 15% OFF during Steam Winter Sale! Time to spending winter time solving cases!

The Case of the Golden Idol is 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.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677770/The_Case_of_the_Golden_Idol/

Investigate the mysterious murders now also on MacOS!

We are happy to announce that we have built a MacOS version of the game.

Thus we invite all Mac aficionado's to explore the dark mysteries and test their ability to solve the perplexing murders in The Case of the Golden Idol!

Update 2022.12.05 v1.3.3

Hey detectives,

The following issues are addressed in this second patch based on player feedback.

Removed visual inconsistencies
A number of visual glitches were removed and some legacy visuals were updated to improve the clarity of the game.

More typos fixed
A number of typos and grammar mistakes were corrected in the texts of the game.

Bugs fixed
Fixed a bug where in scenario 10 one could input repeated phrases in the virtue solver and receive the correct evaluation.

Fixed a bug where in scenario 9 the incorrect phrases were given to the players in two phrase-gathering spots (although not game-breaking, the correct phrases were already given elsewhere).

We need you! Nominate us for the Most Innovative Gameplay in the Steam Awards


Hi Detectives,

We hope you enjoy playing The Case of the Golden Idol!

As the Steam Award is approaching, we'd like to ask you to put your vote for the game in this year's Steam Awards for "MOST INNOVATIVE GAMEPLAY AWARD" πŸ”

Thank you so much for supporting The Case of the Golden Idol. See you at the awards! 🀞

Steam Autumn Sale | Up to 12% OFF

We won IndieCade the Narrative Award!



Hi Detectives,

We’re so proud to let you know that we won the Narrative Award at the IndieCade Awards!

IndieCade is a true champion of Indie devs and we could not be happier with this win.

Thank you to everyone who has played, appreciated and enjoyed our game. If you love The Case of the Golden Idol please join our Discord, sharing your thoughts and discussing cases with other detectives!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677770/The_Case_of_the_Golden_Idol/