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The Rise of the Golden Idol

Color Gray Games · Playstack · 2024-11-12

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 12, 2024 (Mac), Nov 12, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 12, 2024 (iOS), Nov 12, 2024 (Android), Nov 12, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 12, 2024 (PlayStation 4)

The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.

76
playing now
93%
positive of 4.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
89/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (29 ratings)
10h
to beat · completionist 24h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

76 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

The Rise of the Golden Idol is a 2024 puzzle video game developed by Color Gray Games and published by Playstack for PC and console and Netflix Games for mobile platforms. It is the sequel to the 2022 game The Case of the Golden Idol. The game received generally positive reviews. Four downloadable expansions were released over 2025: The Sins of New Wells, The Lemurian Phoenix, The Age of Restraint, and The Curse of the Last Reaper.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 76 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 114 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~14/week).
  • · Review velocity up 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (936 reviews).
  • · Top 14% of 11,314 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 82k–185k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,119 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$15.99-20%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $11.65 at GameBillet (2026-03-20)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 59 of 102 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
86786720242026Week of 2024-11-12: 867 positiveWeek of 2024-11-12: 69 negativeWeek of 2024-11-19: 378 positiveWeek of 2024-11-19: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-11-26: 418 positiveWeek of 2024-11-26: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-03: 137 positiveWeek of 2024-12-03: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-10: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-12-10: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-17: 71 positiveWeek of 2024-12-17: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-24: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-12-24: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-31: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-12-31: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-07: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-01-07: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-14: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-01-14: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-21: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-01-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-28: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-01-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-04: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-02-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-11: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-02-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-18: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-02-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-25: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-04: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-03-04: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-11: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-03-11: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-18: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-03-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-25: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-03-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-08: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-04-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-15: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-04-29: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-06: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-13: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-20: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-05-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-27: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-03: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-03: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-10: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-17: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-24: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-15: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-29: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-07-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-05: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-12: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-19: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-26: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-02: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-09: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-16: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-23: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-30: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-07: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-10-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-14: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-10-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-21: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-28: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-04: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-11: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-11-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-18: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-25: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-11-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-02: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-09: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-16: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-23: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-30: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-13: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-20: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-27: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-03: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-10: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-03: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-10: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-17: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-24: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-31: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-07: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-14: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-28: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-05: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-12: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-19: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-26: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-02: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-09: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-16: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-23: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-21: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-28: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-04: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-11: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-18: 6 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

101332026-08-07 00:00 — 48 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 50 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 71 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 54 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 70 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 96 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 51 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 81 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 74 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 61 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 51 players2026-08-10 17:00 — 64 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 49 players2026-08-11 09:00 — 44 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 71 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 64 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 36 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 101 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 60 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 39 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 65 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 47 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 51 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 78 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 67 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 49 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 48 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 80 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 76 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$9.882024-11-072026-08-262024-11-07 — best price $19.992024-11-18 — best price $17.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-02-17 — best price $14.242025-03-15 — best price $17.992025-03-28 — best price $19.992025-04-17 — best price $12.682025-05-09 — best price $17.992025-06-26 — best price $17.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-07-25 — best price $17.992025-08-19 — best price $12.882025-08-26 — best price $17.992025-09-17 — best price $19.392025-10-09 — best price $14.242025-11-03 — best price $17.992025-11-20 — best price $17.992025-12-02 — best price $15.992025-12-18 — best price $11.392026-01-08 — best price $14.242026-02-05 — best price $15.992026-02-26 — best price $19.992026-03-11 — best price $13.992026-03-24 — best price $13.992026-04-16 — best price $17.992026-05-05 — best price $19.992026-05-14 — best price $12.632026-05-21 — best price $14.362026-06-04 — best price $19.992026-06-14 — best price $16.842026-06-30 — best price $13.482026-07-14 — best price $19.792026-08-10 — best price $14.242026-08-26 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

103372026-05-26 — 61 pageviews2026-05-29 — 88 pageviews2026-06-01 — 66 pageviews2026-06-04 — 81 pageviews2026-06-07 — 94 pageviews2026-06-10 — 64 pageviews2026-06-13 — 53 pageviews2026-06-16 — 61 pageviews2026-06-19 — 37 pageviews2026-06-22 — 74 pageviews2026-06-25 — 55 pageviews2026-06-28 — 103 pageviews2026-07-01 — 74 pageviews2026-07-04 — 95 pageviews2026-07-07 — 72 pageviews2026-07-10 — 82 pageviews2026-07-13 — 68 pageviews2026-07-16 — 59 pageviews2026-07-19 — 83 pageviews2026-07-22 — 87 pageviews2026-07-25 — 66 pageviews2026-07-28 — 80 pageviews2026-07-31 — 74 pageviews2026-08-03 — 66 pageviews2026-08-06 — 56 pageviews2026-08-09 — 90 pageviews2026-08-12 — 64 pageviews2026-08-15 — 77 pageviews2026-08-18 — 74 pageviews2026-08-21 — 65 pageviews2026-08-23 — 97 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1202026-08-26 21:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

46
achievements tracked
96.6%
earned "Constriction"
61.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing6 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,95524%46
PS5 (PlayStation)37330%90
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)17125%89
Switch (Nintendo)480%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DDarkCrimePuzzleMysteryAdventureDetectiveNarrativeConspiracyHistorical

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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