The Case of the Golden Idol
Shares rank 40 of 45 puzzle games by recommenders
Several readers count it among their favorite deduction games, grouped with The Roottrees Are Dead as a standout in the genre.
Several readers count it among their favorite deduction games, grouped with The Roottrees Are Dead as a standout in the genre.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Favorite in the deduction genre
“followed by deductive games like The Roottrees Are Dead and The Case of the Golden Idol”
Comment from 21 Apr 2026 in “10 years: Stephen's Sausage Roll still one of the most influential puzzle games” “Some other good ones based around deduction:”
Comment from 19 Mar 2026 in “Return of the Obra Dinn: spherical mapped dithering for a 1bpp first-person game” “some of my all-time favorites in this genre”
Comment from 19 Mar 2026 in “Return of the Obra Dinn: spherical mapped dithering for a 1bpp first-person game” Enjoyed by several recommenders
“I also really enjoyed The Case of The Golden Idol.”
Comment from 20 Mar 2026 in “Return of the Obra Dinn: spherical mapped dithering for a 1bpp first-person game” “some of my all-time favorites in this genre”
Comment from 19 Mar 2026 in “Return of the Obra Dinn: spherical mapped dithering for a 1bpp first-person game”
Other puzzle games people recommend
The four most recommended other puzzle games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outer Wilds | 65 | 7 | 90% | 9 | — | Approved |
| enclose.horse | 64 | 10 | 86% | 4 | — | Approved |
| The Witness | 60 | 19 | 76% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Braid | 36 | 5 | 88% | 5 | — | Approved |
| The Case of the Golden IdolThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“followed by deductive games like The Roottrees Are Dead and The Case of the Golden Idol”
“I also really enjoyed The Case of The Golden Idol.”
“some of my all-time favorites in this genre”
“Some other good ones based around deduction:”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.