The Rise of the Golden Idol

Critic reviews

• Impulse Gamer

  Sep 28, 2025

  8.6

  The Rise of The Golden Idol is a solid follow up to one of the best mystery games of the last few years.

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• God is a Geek

  Lyle Pendle · Dec 04, 2024

  9.0

  The Rise of the Golden Idol is a seriously clever detective game, with exceptional design that helps you solve its mysteries yourself.

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• Vandal

  Juan Rubio · Nov 28, 2024

  9.0

  Un título muy inteligente y bien planteado, que nos parece imprescindible para cualquier amante de este subgénero.

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• Finger Guns

  Joshua Thompson · Nov 28, 2024

  8.0

  The Rise of the Golden Idol is a challenging, complex and darkly slapstick point-and-click that is worth sifting through with a fine-tooth comb. If you ever thought yourself the detective type, Rise gives you ample opportunity to test your deducing chops in some really engaging cases of wordplay. Some console-specific clunkiness and ever so slightly buggy menu sifting does dampen some of the game's highs but this is a gold standard for point-and-click puzzlers overall.

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• Metro.co.uk

  GameCentral · Nov 19, 2024

  8.0

  A solid follow-up to the original, which offers a more appealing art style and interface, as well as an even greater variety of macabre murders to puzzle over.

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• GameSpot

  Richard Wakeling · Nov 13, 2024

  9.0

  A few underwhelming cases do little to dampen The Rise of the Golden Idol's unmistakable quality. This is a worthy successor to one of 2022's best games, putting a fresh spin on its singular concept with another collection of challenging and inventive puzzles. With a compelling story tying it all together and smart changes to its interface, Rise of the Golden Idol is everything you could ask for from a sequel; it's an excellent continuation of a singular idea, and there's already more on the way. Armchair sleuths are eating well.

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