The Rise of the Golden Idol Global Steam

Lead your own investigation

The Idol was lost, but not forgotten. In this sequel to the award-winning detective game The Case of the Golden Idol, you play an observer who must examine 20 odd cases of crime, death, and depravity that are all somehow related. Use your detective abilities to solve a huge mystery set in an age of hallucinogens, disco, fax machines, and parapsychology. The Idol's reputation lives on in murmurs and myths two centuries after the Cloudsley family's tragic death. However, some people are determined to see this shift.  Discover the mysterious forces that link a determined treasure hunter, a team of scientists, members of an enlightenment-seeking cult, and corporate profiteers drawn to the all-powerful item. 

The Rise of the Golden Idol is a novel style of detective game in which you can freely explore each crime scene at your own speed, using reasoning to develop your own theories. Click to gather evidence and examine each discovery to determine what happened, why, and who was to blame.