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The Rise of the Golden Idol

The Rise of the Golden Idol

The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. 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.

Released Nov 12, 2024 Developer Color Gray Games Publisher Playstack Platforms Windows · Mac MysteryInvestigationDetectiveConspiracyAdventure
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

94.1%positive3,003 reviews
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“Recommended, but I think Case of the Golden Idol had a better story and puzzles. There is more to investigate in this game, but not all the scenes felt equal or as important as each other in terms of the story, with some being very straightforward and lacking in intrigue (beyond…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“A great game for two people to play, working on the puzzles together.”

— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“I'm going to miss this game, what an incredible journey. I cannot wait to see what else the devs come up with.”

— a player, Steam review · 52 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 14:10 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

201playing at last check
19424-hour peak
2,392all-time peak
0 500 1k 2025 2026 793 avg · Nov 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

46achievements
61.0%median completion
23.4%rarest: Whishbloom
96.6% of players 95.3% of players 94.1% of players 92.0% of players 91.3% of players 88.1% of players 85.4% of players 83.1% of players 81.0% of players 80.4% of players 78.3% of players 77.2% of players 75.9% of players 74.2% of players 71.7% of players 70.0% of players 69.4% of players 68.4% of players 68.0% of players 66.9% of players 66.3% of players 64.9% of players 62.1% of players 61.0% of players 59.8% of players 38.7% of players 36.0% of players 34.7% of players 33.1% of players 32.7% of players 31.6% of players 30.7% of players 30.1% of players 29.7% of players 29.4% of players 29.4% of players 28.6% of players 27.8% of players 26.5% of players 25.6% of players 25.5% of players 25.5% of players 24.9% of players 24.4% of players 23.4% of players 23.4% of players 96.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
96.6%Constriction — Solve the Constriction scenario
95.3%Academic Impact — Solve the Academic Impact scenario
94.1%Under Construction — Solve the Under Construction scenario
Rarest badges of honor
23.4%Whishbloom — Solve Whishbloom
23.4%The Curse of the Last Reaper — Complete The Curse of the Last Reaper story
24.4%Sickness and Health — Solve Sickness and Health

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.50 EUR
UK16.75 GBP
Australia29.50 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,300 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China76.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$22

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 16, 2026
The Rise of the Golden Idol returns to mobile!

We're pleased to announce that The Rise of the Golden Idol has returned to mobile! You can now get The Rise of the Golden Idol on Apple App Store and Google Play Store - purchase the base game, and ad

Feb 15, 2026
Get the limited edition Golden Idol Saga pin collection

New, limited edition, Golden Idol merch has dropped! Get the Golden Idol Saga pin collection from Makeship, featuring three not-so-mysterious designs:Put suspects into a frenzy with the Masked Grouser

Feb 06, 2026
The Case of the Golden Idol returns to mobile!

We're pleased to announce that The Case of the Golden Idol has returned to mobile! You can now get The Case of the Golden Idol on Apple App Store and Google Play Store - play the first two cases for f

Nov 18, 2025
Rise of the Golden Idol: Detective pass trailer

Detectives 🔍All four DLC Investigations are available to unravel now, so to celebrate we've created a brand new trailer to show you what to expect in the 17 new cases the Detective Pass has to offer.W

Nov 04, 2025
DLC 4 Patch 2

This is a minor patch in which we've addressed some visual inconsistencies: - Fixed the text title offset for book in DLC 4 scenario 4 - Added missing veridola to Mourn in DLC 3 scenario 2 - Replaced

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsMystery · Investigation · Detective · Conspiracy · Adventure · 2D · Puzzle · Atmospheric · Choices Matter · Crime · Dark · Exploration (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil *
Achievements46
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.riseofthegoldenidol.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4600 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 2500 MB available space