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The Rise of the Golden Idol

The Award-winning detective saga returns. 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.

89 12 November 2024

The Rise of the Golden Idol is an adventure developed by Color Gray Games, released 12 November 2024 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

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What The Rise of the Golden Idol is

The Rise of the Golden Idol is an adventure game developed by Color Gray Games and released in 2024. It was published by Netflix. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Godot.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Idol rises... 300 years later. Three centuries following the unspeakable fate of the Cloudsleys, the legend of the Golden Idol has all but faded. Now it is carried only in small whispers, uttered as an obscene myth. Some are determined for this to change.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are mystery and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 46 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

The Rise of the Golden Idol holds a critic score of 89 out of 100. That places it above 91% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2024 averaged 76, so it scored 13 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.7 GHz Dual Core, 8 GB RAM and Intel HD Graphics 4600. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 2GB.

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What it launched against

The Rise of the Golden Idol launched on 12 November 2024, within three weeks of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Life is Strange: Double Exposure. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Life is Strange: Double Exposure.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

The Rise of the Golden Idol — frequently asked questions

When did The Rise of the Golden Idol come out?
The Rise of the Golden Idol was released on 12 November 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for The Rise of the Golden Idol?
At minimum, The Rise of the Golden Idol needs 1.7 GHz Dual Core, 8 GB RAM, Intel HD Graphics 4600 graphics, 2500 MB available space of storage.
How many GB is The Rise of the Golden Idol?
The PC version needs about 2.4 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2500 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.
Does The Rise of the Golden Idol have controller support?
Partly. Steam lists partial controller support for The Rise of the Golden Idol, which usually means some menus or modes still need a mouse and keyboard.
Can you play The Rise of the Golden Idol on Mac?
Yes. Steam sells a macOS version of The Rise of the Golden Idol.
Is The Rise of the Golden Idol on Linux?
Steam does not list a native Linux version of The Rise of the Golden Idol. Windows games can often run on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton, but that is a different question from native support.

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