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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 · Perspectives: Side view

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.

The Rise of the Golden Idol is an Adventure, Indie game released in 2024, estimated to have 200,000 .. 500,000 owners, priced at $19.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 4136 reviews).

102
playing now
93%
positive of 4.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
89/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (29 ratings)
4.72★
PlayStation Store rating (255 ratings)
10h
to beat · completionist 24h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

102 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 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.

Trailer

The Rise of the Golden Idol trailer thumbnail

The Rise of the Golden Idol - Release Date Trailer | PS5 Games

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Health check

Quietly active
  • · 102 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 6% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 83k–187k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,148 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

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 57 of 101 observed days · $8.34 above the all-time low (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

166252026-09-14 22:00 — 43 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 25 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 62 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 51 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 28 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 55 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 71 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 35 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 34 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 54 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 43 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 32 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 39 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 43 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 74 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 121 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 72 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 69 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 105 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 85 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 108 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 134 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 81 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 102 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
79358Nov 2024Aug 2026Nov 2024 — avg 793 · peak 2,392Dec 2024 — avg 214 · peak 642Jan 2025 — avg 130 · peak 392Feb 2025 — avg 78 · peak 200Mar 2025 — avg 149 · peak 622Apr 2025 — avg 65 · peak 147May 2025 — avg 138 · peak 921Jun 2025 — avg 73 · peak 180Jul 2025 — avg 169 · peak 868Aug 2025 — avg 92 · peak 217Sep 2025 — avg 110 · peak 976Oct 2025 — avg 129 · peak 311Nov 2025 — avg 100 · peak 241Dec 2025 — avg 83 · peak 194Jan 2026 — avg 127 · peak 302Feb 2026 — avg 82 · peak 171Mar 2026 — avg 88 · peak 187Apr 2026 — avg 71 · peak 168May 2026 — avg 58 · peak 155Jun 2026 — avg 80 · peak 201Jul 2026 — avg 99 · peak 226Aug 2026 — avg 63 · peak 124
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$9.882024-11-072026-10-142024-11-07 — 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 $19.992026-09-30 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

102372026-05-26 — 61 pageviews2026-05-30 — 82 pageviews2026-06-03 — 102 pageviews2026-06-07 — 94 pageviews2026-06-11 — 59 pageviews2026-06-15 — 74 pageviews2026-06-19 — 37 pageviews2026-06-23 — 56 pageviews2026-06-27 — 72 pageviews2026-07-01 — 74 pageviews2026-07-05 — 83 pageviews2026-07-09 — 59 pageviews2026-07-13 — 68 pageviews2026-07-17 — 79 pageviews2026-07-21 — 66 pageviews2026-07-25 — 66 pageviews2026-07-29 — 71 pageviews2026-08-02 — 83 pageviews2026-08-06 — 56 pageviews2026-08-10 — 75 pageviews2026-08-14 — 64 pageviews2026-08-18 — 74 pageviews2026-08-22 — 63 pageviews2026-08-26 — 48 pageviews2026-08-30 — 83 pageviews2026-09-03 — 55 pageviews2026-09-07 — 51 pageviews2026-09-11 — 53 pageviews2026-09-15 — 68 pageviews2026-09-19 — 47 pageviews2026-09-23 — 46 pageviews2026-09-27 — 77 pageviews2026-10-01 — 46 pageviews2026-10-05 — 62 pageviews2026-10-09 — 49 pageviews2026-10-12 — 65 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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

Post-launch support: 6 DLC released, first 2024-11-12, latest 2025-09-23 (Steam store data)

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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Similarity via IGDB.

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