The Case of the Golden Idol

The Case of the Golden Idol

by Color Gray Games·published by Playstack

Steam · Overwhelmingly Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 26, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.
Steam Sentiment98

Overwhelmingly Positive

Fewer than 5% of Steam games with 1,000+ reviews achieve this.

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Quick Stats

Reviews

7,004en

10,286 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 26, 2026

Released

Oct 13, 2022

Price

$17.99

Velocity

5.1/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 2, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±60%

320K

Estimated gross revenue±60%

$5.4M

Based on 10,286 reviews (all languages)

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Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 6,896 post-launch reviews
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0h
79%47 rev
<2h
92%93 rev
2-10h
98%4,757 rev
10-50h
99%1,979 rev
50-200h
100%20 rev

Sentiment is consistent across all playtime ranges — players feel the same way whether they've played 2 hours or 200.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 816 similar games in the Indie genre released in 2022.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 6%
Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 5%

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