The Case of the Golden Idol, a game by Color Gray Games and publisher Playstack, was released in 2022 on PC, and in 2023 as a mobile game through Netflix. This compelling puzzle/adventure game centers around the titular golden idol, building a complex mystery as the artifact controls the lives of characters and leads to bizarre deaths. The game ends with the golden idle supposedly destroyed and lost to time.
The golden idol returns 300 years later in the game’s sequel: The Rise of the Golden Idle. According to a recent release date trailer, the game is set to drop November 12, 2024, on all major platforms, including iOS and Android.
The Rise of the Golden Idol will be a point-and-click style game like its predecessor, with an art style similar to Disco Elysium’s water colored artwork, according to DualShockers. The artwork is one way in which this sequel is a departure from The Case of the Golden Idle, which consisted of pixel art.
With about 20 in-depth cases for the player to uncover and solve, it appears that the game will have enough content to compare to its predecessor. There will be various new enhancements to the game’s formula, as described by GameSpot, including “moveable windows for quick clue comparisons as well as automatic keyword gathering.”
Color Gray Studio has also released an enhanced version of the original game called The Case Of The Golden Idol Redux. It has improvements to the game’s original storyline and includes two downloadable extra chapters, titled The Spider Of Lanka and The Lemurian Vampire. These are currently available for free on all platforms as part of an update. Overhauled UI, a brand-new hint system, and support for up to 12 new languages, including Turkish, Traditional Chinese, and Spanish, will also be implemented following the update, expanding the original game’s possibilities and player-base.
An extended demo for The Rise of the Golden Idol is currently available on Steam, including all of the content from the original demo and an additional murder puzzle to solve. Mobile gamers will have full access to the game after its official release to all platforms on November 12.