Review2024-11-11

The Rise of the Golden Idol sets the standard for point-and-click mysteries

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Nicole Carpenter Polygon
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The Rise of the Golden Idol
Genres · adventure
Release · Nov 12, 2024
Developer · Color Gray Games
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Jay Peters The Verge·16 Nov 2024
The Rise of the Golden Idol makes a great puzzle game even better
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Richard Wakeling GameSpot·13 Nov 2024
The Rise Of The Golden Idol Review - The Memory Remains
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Christopher Livingston PC Gamer·12 Nov 2024
The Rise of the Golden Idol review
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Nic Reuben Rock Paper Shotgun·12 Nov 2024
The Rise Of The Golden Idol review: fiendish but fair detective puzzling whose mystery you’ll want to unravel
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Katharine Castle Eurogamer·11 Nov 2024
The Rise of the Golden Idol review - the best detective game since Obra Dinn makes a killer return
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