GAME
The Case of the Golden Idol
Pick up the words, fill the blanks, write the truth
Color Gray Games · 2022-10-13 · ■■■□□ 3/5 · 8.5/10
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The Case of the Golden Idol is a deduction / observation puzzle game released by Color Gray Games in 2022.
Puzzlebyrinth scores it 8.5/10, with a difficulty of 3/5. Pick up the words, fill the blanks, write the truth
Its core mechanics are Deduction.
Our Review
A deduction game: examine frozen crime-scene tableaus, gather words from the evidence, and fill in the blanks to reconstruct each murder across an 18th-century mystery.
Mentions across our columns (19)
Essays（4）
- 2026-08-09 · Komugi · 6 mentionsIn-Game Notebook Design — Where Should a Deduction Puzzle Keep Its Memory? (from Obra Dinn to Chants of Sennaar)
- 2026-07-01 · Komugi · 6 mentionsWalking and Deducing — The Boundary from Gone Home to Return of the Obra Dinn
- 2026-06-11 · Komugi · 3 mentionsNarrative Puzzles and Storyless Puzzles — Lorelei vs Stephen's Sausage Roll
- 2026-06-07 · Komugi · 8 mentionsDesigning Hint Systems — How to Show, How to Hide
Paper Digest（3）
- 2026-10-05 · FukaiHöhs et al.: Reasons for tend to look alike, reasons against scatter — Fukai Reads
- 2026-09-24 · Fukai · 3 mentionsKemmerly et al.: Confident without being right, people bet more and searched more — Fukai Reads
- 2026-09-04 · FukaiMcCaughey et al.: People Change How Much Information They Buy Only When They Are Told the Price Changed — Fukai Reads
Puzzle Soundtracks（3）
- 2026-09-28 · Doremi · 7 mentionsSoundtrack: The Rise of the Golden Idol — two composers, a different signature for every case
- 2026-08-19 · Doremi · 2 mentionsSoundtrack: The Vanishing of Ethan Carter — chords with the third removed, built to make you walk
- 2026-06-27 · Doremi · 6 mentionsSoundtrack: The Case of the Golden Idol — grey music for frozen time
