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The Award-winning detective saga returns. 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.
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Game Rant
Nov 12, 2024
Overall, The Rise of the Golden Idol is a massive achievement in storytelling and gameplay, especially for a point-and-click puzzle game. Despite its steep challenge and the potential for players to encounter a game-halting bug, The Rise of the Golden Idol is worth a try, even for those who might not consider themselves a fan of the genre. Its gameplay is slow and intentional, but filling out those Event pages, completing every objective, and witnessing the whole story unfold is highly satisfying — something even some of the most fast-paced action games fail to accomplish.
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GamesRadar+
Nov 11, 2024
The Rise of the Golden Idol wonderfully evolves on the original with some truly devious cases that empower you to feel like a genius as you piece everything together and read between the lines. Loads of details make this best played with a notebook to hand, each case stretching you to think in genuinely fresh directions. Pros - + Evolves on the first game while feeling standalone - + Gorgeous artwork that's important to each mystery - + Simply some of the best mystery solving there is Cons - - Margin of error can vary in later cases - - Pop-up boxes can overwhelm - - Solutions sometimes a bit picky Why you can trust GamesRadar+ Our experts review games, movies and tech over countless hours, so you can choose the best for you.
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Shacknews
Nov 13, 2024
You might have to take notes outside the game to keep up, but it’s worth putting up with the annoyance. Rise of the Golden Idol is one of the most captivating mystery games around, one that makes clever use of every tool available to it and expands the possibilities of what a logical deduction game can achieve. This review was based on a copy of Rise of the Golden Idol the publisher provided.
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Digital Chumps
Nov 20, 2024
The end result of The Rise of the Golden Idol is one of great success. In the midst of a multitude of puzzles and point-and-click gameplay is a gem that is worthy of the best thinky game of 2024.
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