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The Case of the Golden Idol

SteamEurope and UK. Activates on accounts registered in 32 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.
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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.

Before you buy

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Steam clientPC: Windows, macOS, Linux. Needs a free Steam account.
Activates in
Europe and UK. Activates on accounts registered in 32 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.Activates on accounts registered in the EU, EEA, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.Will not activate on accounts registered in North America, Asia, Latin America or Oceania.
You get
A digital activation keyStandard edition. No disc, no box.
Delivery
To your account and by emailDelivered to your account and by email once it is ready. Some orders get a short manual check first.

Trailers and screenshots

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The Case of the Golden Idol

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About this game

Step into the shoes of an 18th century detective and uncover the mystery behind twelve strange deaths spanning 50 years, all somehow connected.

Unmask the true killers in this sprawling narrative and discover their devious motives.

Observe closely and reconstruct each scene of death. Your skills of deduction can identify each suspect, motive and murder weapon.

Reveal the true nature of the mysterious Golden Idol and those who covet it. Follow the journey of a cursed aristocratic family as you untangle a web of deceit and villainy in your hunt for the truth behind this dark conspiracy.

Description, images and details are taken from this product's Steam page.

Details

Developer
Color Gray Games
Publisher
Playstack
Released
13 Oct, 2022
Genres
Adventure, Puzzle, Indie
Runs on
Windows, macOS, Linux
Activates on
Steam client, Europe and UK
Interface
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
Full audio
English
Controller
Full controller support
  • Single-player
  • Steam Achievements
  • Full controller support
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Family Sharing

The game features freeze frame depictions of murder crime scenes rendered in the style of pixel-art. There are visual or text references to alchohol and tobacco use.

System requirements

Windows

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
The Case of the Golden Idol system requirements on Windows
ComponentMinimumRecommended
OSWindows 7
Processor1.7 GHz Dual Core
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 3000
DirectXVersion 12
Storage2 GB available space
macOS
The Case of the Golden Idol system requirements on macOS
ComponentMinimumRecommended
OSmacOS High SierramacOS 13 Ventura
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo @ 1.86 GHzIntel Core i5 @ 2.3GHz
Memory4 GB RAM8 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 4000Intel UHD Graphics 617
Storage400 MB available space400 MB available space

Activating it on Steam client

  1. Open the Steam client and sign in.
  2. Choose Games in the top menu, then Activate a Product on Steam.
  3. Paste the key and confirm. It appears in your library.

The key is listed for the Europe and UK. Activates on accounts registered in 32 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom. region. Read how regions work before you buy.

The Case of the Golden Idol€19.25