Summary
PerPure Xbox,Microsoft confirmed that super investigators who haven’t had an opportunity to play the excellentCase of the Golden Idolwill soon be able to do so since the game is coming to Xbox Game Pass on July 9. Developed by Color Gray Games and originally released in 2022, the deduction-based puzzle game has earned all manner of praise from fans and critics for its inventive detective mechanics and presentation. It currently holds an Overwhelmingly Positive rating, comprising over 5,000 reviews, on Steam, which is impressive in and of itself.
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Why You Should Play The Case Of The Golden Idol
The Game Is Afoot, Holmes!
It may present itself like a standard point-and-click adventure game butGolden Idolboasts some incredibly inventive mechanicsthat help set it apart from the crowd.Thanks to a handy word placement system, players are able to observe crime scenes and put forth their own ideasabout who could have committed such heinous murders.As a detective, users must piece together whatever evidence they have available to them and make their deductions to solve a case that’s evaded authorities for over 50 years.
While the UI can become cluttered with the amount of evidence and options on offer,Golden Idol’s slick writing and excellent pixel art easily make up for that shortcoming. Not only is it satisfying to survey a variety of vastly different crime scenes, butthe overall narrative is also deep and captivating, filled with outlandish characters and unexpected twists. Just make sure every name is correctly picked up during a case lest a vital suspect escapes into the horizon.
