The Case of the Golden Idol User Reviews

The Case of the Golden Idol

Netflix, Inc.

Games

Adventure

Puzzle

Reviews Summary

Positive highlights

🤔

This game hasChallenging and engaging logic puzzles

🎨

This game hasOutstanding art and storytelling

🕹️

This game hasGreat touch screen experience

🕵️‍♀️

This game hasSatisfying detective/whodunnit gameplay

🕰️

This game hasPerfect for quick play sessions

🤝

This game hasSupports co-op play on big screen

Negative highlights

🐞

This game hasBugs and glitches, including save system issues

🚫

This game hasIncomplete or unsatisfactory endings

🤕

This game hasProgression issues, with levels skipping required puzzles

🔇

This game hasSound issues, with sound not working

🔍

This game hasMissing or incorrect text in some levels

Top reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Making Godot Dev’s Proud!!!

The title says it all. Your game is one of a kind in my eyes. Great game overall and amazing mobile port. You are a huge inspiration to me and I appreciate your craft!

I played the game👍

11 days ago

Response from developer

Hi, and thank you for the generous rating! Really glad to hear that you're having a blast with the game. We hope you continue to have fun exploring!

ONE OF THE BEST GAMES IVE PLAYED

I never take the time to write a review for a game on the app store but this is the first game that I have thought to do so. Just finishing the first chapter and this game really makes you think, not only to solve the puzzles but how the story unfolds before your eyes and the timeline of it all. This game made me go into a deep rabbit hole, taking notes in my journal just to figure out how to solve the mystery, it honestly felt like I was taking a test to become an fbi agent, that’s how much this game makes you think. And that’s just the first chapter.
This is probably the best detective game I’ve ever played in my life on the IOS app store

Show less

Heatedmochi

11 days ago

Response from developer

Hi Heatedmochi, thank you for your kind words! We're stoked you're enjoying the game so much. Cheers to more adventures!

Masterpiece

This game is a gem. Play it now!!!!

pduaik9

12 days ago

Response from developer

Hey pduaik9! Thanks so much for the review, and we’re thrilled to hear you’re loving the game! Hope you continue enjoying it!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Such a gem ❤️❤️❤️ can’t wait to play the sequel!

shdjdhchdjksis

a month ago

Response from developer

Hello there, thanks for the shining review! We're thrilled you think it's a gem! We’ll take your feedback forward, we really appreciate your thoughts! ❤️

Great Port with one flaw

I've only played a bit of this port on my phone and my immediate takeaway is that while it's more-or-less a one-for-one port of the classic, I do wish there was the ability to hide the "!"s and "?"s that indicate objects or people you have or haven't interacted with yet. Part of the fun is to uncover those things on your own, and this just takes that aspect away. I'm unsure whether it's forced in this version due to the size of most mobile phones, but in my opinion you should let the user make that decision.

Show less

Seekingmonkey12

a month ago

Response from developer

Hi Seekingmonkey12, thanks for sharing this. We’ll take your feedback forward, we really appreciate your thoughts!

Great Game, Flawed Port

Golden Idol is an excellent game. An easy five! Unfortunately, there are a number of issues with this port.

To begin, there were a number of problems with the in-game text (Strictly on English version; no idea if there are similar things in other languages). There were also a few spelling mistakes, which honestly didn’t matter much. Once or twice verb tenses were incorrect, leading me to rule out a word I shouldn’t. The worst mistake was the repeated misuse of (in addition to neglecting to use) the word “The” in the “A Long Time Ago” scroll in “The Less than Amicable Departure of Two Explorers” in “The Lemurian Vampire.” It essentially ruins the puzzle and means that the correct solution still reads as if it’s incorrect. These feel like they could be fixed without much effort. Given that one of the main ways the player interacts with the game is through text, mistakes here had the tendency to be extremely impactful.

Aside from this, I encountered a few bugs in which I’d see placeholder strings like “Header Text”, or the different words would stick to the wrong spot of the screen, the game wouldn’t confirm or reject my submission, etc. In any of these instances, the solution was to restart the app, then play the offending case from the beginning.

The game itself is great, so it’s disappointing that there are just a handful of bugs that *will* tarnish the player’s experience.

Show less

InredibleMrH

2 months ago

Response from developer

Hi there, appreciate the detailed review and high rating! We'll take note of your feedback to enhance your gaming experience further. Thanks for your patience and support! 🌟

Amazing Game but has errors

I’m a third of the way through and I’m finding it very hard to put the game down. It has a brilliant story and the puzzles are the perfect difficulty. I was not expecting to love this game so much however, just as in UnusualAlbatross’ review, I’ve noticed some errors and spelling mistakes. I’m playing ‘in the web of the spider’ and in the last sentence it’s missing the word ‘killed’ before ‘Kirthi Bandara’. I was confused for ages because I couldn’t work out what I was doing wrong. Without the word ‘killed’ the sentence didn’t make sense. I needed to look up a walkthrough. I ended up finding more mistakes, particularly in the very last case. Again, I had to look up a walkthrough because the grammatical errors meant the puzzle made no sense. Please fix it because I want to give the game 5 stars.

Show less

Lollies85

2 months ago

Response from developer

Hey Lollies85! Sorry to hear that you did not enjoy the game. We are constantly working on improving the game based on the feedback from our players, so thank you for sharing your feedback on what we could improve.

Will there be more?

Really nice game; will there be more levels?

Iamforrealz

2 months ago

Response from developer

Hello there, thanks for the 5-star review! We're happy to hear that you find it a very nice game. We’ll take your feedback forward, we really appreciate your thoughts!

Amazing!!

Absolutely LOVED this game!! The gameplay, characterization, deep/over-arching plot are all so cool! This game seriously makes you think, and it's just hard enough to make you feel really smart for finishing it. After the first set of episodes/stories, you are encouraged to play the other two more difficult sets. It's a crazy amount of content overall, and the two additional sets are great at adding even more depth to the lore of the golden idol. Couldn't recommend this game enough!

Show less

isgvfj

3 months ago

Response from developer

Hello there, thank you for the amazing review! We're thrilled you loved the overall gameplay of the game and that you enjoyed the challenges plus the additional content. Your recommendation means a lot to us!

Good game but bad port

The actual game itself is excellent for puzzle fans, but this mobile port is so full of spelling mistakes and grammatical errors that it actually makes some of the cases unsolvable. A shoddy version you’d be better off playing on a different platform.

UnusualAlbatross

3 months ago

Response from developer

Hi UnusualAlbatross, sorry to hear about the issues you’ve encountered. Please reach out to our support team through the in-game support button or at https://help.netflix.com/en/contactus They can assist with these technical concerns. Thanks for bringing this to our attention!