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The Case of the Golden Idol

Color Gray Games · Playstack

Released Oct 13, 2022 · Windows, macOS, Linux · Adventure, Indie

Art style Pixel art

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

4 elements · 3 screen types covered · Steam page

The Case of the Golden Idol - Desk investigation with magnifier clue hotspot The Case of the Golden Idol - Island scene overview with top-right UI buttons The Case of the Golden Idol - Thinking panel: will scroll, identity portraits, and word bank The Case of the Golden Idol - Sentence slots closeup: Alistair Koch attack reconstruction
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Desk investigation with magnifier clue hotspot · HUD & Gameplay UI

UI at a glance: the patterns that recur across this game's screens are diegetic document (3), portrait grid (2), slot grid (2), hud overlay (2).

HUD & Gameplay UI

The Case of the Golden Idol - Desk investigation with magnifier clue hotspot

Campaign / World Map

The Case of the Golden Idol - Island scene overview with top-right UI buttons

Encyclopedia / Codex

The Case of the Golden Idol - Thinking panel: will scroll, identity portraits, and word bank The Case of the Golden Idol - Sentence slots closeup: Alistair Koch attack reconstruction

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