# The Case of the Golden Idol

5 Hacker News commenters recommended The Case of the Golden Idol and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Several readers count it among their favorite deduction games, grouped with The Roottrees Are Dead as a standout in the genre.

## Why people recommend it

- Favorite in the deduction genre (3 comments): "followed by deductive games like The Roottrees Are Dead and The Case of the Golden Idol" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47855446)) "Some other good ones based around deduction:" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47447880)) "some of my all-time favorites in this genre" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47448059))
- Enjoyed by several recommenders (2 comments): "I also really enjoyed The Case of The Golden Idol." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47451057)) "some of my all-time favorites in this genre" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47448059))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Outer Wilds](https://hackerapproved.com/p/outer-wilds.md): 65 recommend
- [enclose.horse](https://hackerapproved.com/p/enclose-horse.md): 64 recommend
- [The Witness](https://hackerapproved.com/p/witness.md): 60 recommend
- [Braid](https://hackerapproved.com/p/braid.md): 36 recommend
- [Blue Prince](https://hackerapproved.com/p/blue-prince.md): 30 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Case of the Golden Idol", https://hackerapproved.com/p/case-of-the-golden-idol/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).