# The Case of the Golden Idol — user reviews > 35 indexed App Store user reviews of The Case of the Golden Idol by Playstack Ltd, rated 4.80/5 from 73 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-case-of-the-golden-idol/id6443831605/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-case-of-the-golden-idol/id6443831605.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 67 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 3 ## Newest reviews (12 of 35) ### 5/5 — Fun!😇 *2026-04-06* I had a lot of fun playing this. The puzzles cause you to think, but are not difficult to the point you get frustrated. The storylines also are super interesting and kept me engaged. I also really liked the art style!! Would recommend! **Developer response:** Hi Detective, We thank you so much for your wonderful review and glad you enjoyed the game so much! Keep an eye out for updates on Rise of the Golden Idol! ### 5/5 — On veut la suite ! *2026-04-02* Un jeu d’enquête qui met les méninges à l’épreuve. J’avais commencé la version Netflix, qui a été retirée ainsi que sa suite. J’étais extrêmement content de le retrouver sur l’Appstore et ait payé volontiers la petite somme demandée. J’ai adoré ce jeu, rien n’est impossible à résoudre si on observe tous les détails, et c’est extrêmement gratifiant de trouver la solution. Une pépite, n’hésitez pas à l’acheter si vous aimez la démo. Maintenant, on ne peut qu’espérer que sa suite arrive vite sur l’Appstore, le jeu est très bien adapté au format iPad. **Developer response:** Thank you so very much for your review, Detective. We're glad you loved solving the mystery of the Golden Idol. Rise of the Golden Idol is soon to follow but we don't have a date. Yet! Please keep an eye on our socials as we will surely announce it when we have a confirmed date. ### 5/5 — Geniales Spiel *2026-03-17* Großartiges Rätselspiel. Tolle Story, packende Spielmechanik, knifflig. Rund um eine 11/10! ### 5/5 — The Case of the Golden Idol *2026-03-13* Ich habe zwar nur die ersten beiden Fälle gespielt, weil ich nicht das ganze Spiel kaufen wollte aber von dem was ich gesehen habe ist das Spiel echt sehr gut gemacht. Die Stories wurden sind sehr gut gestaltet und es macht auch echt Spaß. Außerdem sind die ersten beiden Fälle auch nicht zu schwierig. Sehr empfehlenswert es mal auszuprobieren. ### 5/5 — Best mystery point and click puzzles ever *2026-03-13* I rarely write reviews on the App Store, but this is for my favorite game. I played The Rise of the Golden Idol on Netflix and fell in love with it. Unfortunately, it was unavailable in my region after I had finished half the game (I cannot find it anywhere else on mobile). Then after a long time, this masterpiece was released and I immediately purchased it and it was worth every penny. It is very smart that the way the hints are placed and the backstory all link together. Solvable but also hard enough to keep me playing and find out the secrets behind. I really hope that The Rise of the Golden Idol and its DLCs could be downloaded on the App Store soon because it is very convenient to play on a phone. Love this franchise so much. **Developer response:** This was a lovely review, thank you so much! Rise of the Golden Idol is indeed coming! But we don't have a date quite yet. Thank you, Detective. ### 5/5 — 다시 출시됐길래 바로 받았음 *2026-03-11* 역시 재밌네요 단어 배치에 약간 애를 먹긴하는데 그래도 할만해요 굿굿 시리즈 다 앱스토어 올라오면 좋겠네요 **Developer response:** Thank you very much for your review! I'm pleased to tell you that Rise of the Golden Idol is coming but we don't have a release date yet. Keep your eyes peeled for updates, Detective! ### 5/5 — Prochain Golden idol? *2026-03-10* Quand est ce que le prochain (Rise of the Golden idol ) sera disponible sur App Store ? 😞 **Developer response:** Thank you so very much for your review, Detective. We're glad you loved solving the mystery of the Golden Idol. Rise of the Golden Idol is soon to follow but we don't have a date. Yet! Please keep an eye on our socials as we will surely announce it when we have a confirmed date. ### 5/5 — Fire *2026-03-07, version 1.12* Don’t hesitate to purchase this well-thought-out game ### 5/5 — Excellent game *2026-03-06, version 1.12* I love this game so much I bought it again even after it was previously available through Netflix. One of the smartest mystery games going around. Can’t wait for Rise of the Golden Idol to come back as well! ### 5/5 — Incrível *2026-03-05* Muito intrigante e divertido. Adorei jogá-lo, queria mais capítulos! Ansiosa para as próximas edições!! ### 5/5 — Pleasantly surprised! *2026-03-05, version 1.12* Came across this game by chance and loved it! Purchased all the other episodes immediately. A different twist on a detective game. Bring out some more episodes! lol ### 5/5 — Ein Juwel des Detektivgenres: The Case of the Golden Idol *2026-02-20* Ein sehr stimmungsvolles Krimispiel, das einen mit seinem rätselhaften Götzen sofort in eine düstere, leicht gruselige Atmosphäre hineinzieht. Die logisch aufgebauten Rätsel fordern heraus, ohne unfair zu wirken, und belohnen sorgfältige Beobachtung sowie gründliches Nachdenken. Für mich ist es ein nahezu perfektes Detektivspiel – und der Nachfolger steht auf iOS auf jeden Fall schon ganz oben auf meiner Wunschliste. **Developer response:** Detective, thank you for such a beautifully written review. We are so glad you have loved solving the mysteries of the Case of the Golden Idol. I am happy to grant your wish of a sequel on iOS as the Rise of the Golden Idol is in the works! We don't have a set date yet but please keep an eye out! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — 改悪 *2026-04-23* 以前はNetflixからリリースされていて、激ハマリし何周もプレイしました。いつの間にか無くなっていて大ショック。。 復活してる！！！と大喜びでインストールしたものの、大好きな要素だったクリック感が無くなってるし、日本語設定なのに確認メッセージが中国語だし、なんだか別物になった気がしてガッカリ。課金してまでプレイする気が無くなってしまいました。 またNetflixから出てくれないかなぁ。。。泣 **Developer response:** Hi there, thank you very much for your patience while we deal with this issue. This has now been fixed and the language selection uses the correct translations during the game now. Thank you again for your understanding. ### 1/5 — Won’ save *2026-04-10* Every time the app quits it loses all progress. I’ve played the first two scenes several times. It always starts as if I’ve just installed it. I’ve tried deleting and re-installing. At this point, the game is unplayable. **Developer response:** Hi there, thank you very much for reporting this, I am so sorry you are experiencing this. We haven't had this report before, could you please message us here: support@playstack.com so we can investigate this issue and hopefully find a solution for you. Thank you again. ### 1/5 — Thanks for buying the full game-now buy the full game to continue! *2026-03-07* I reaaally wanted to like this game. The game was a little laggy, but if that was the only issue, I wouldn’t be here. After I played the first two free chapters, I purchased the rest of the game. I played a few levels then left for a little while. When I relaunch the app, it logged into my Game Center account, but said everything was locked. I went to the settings, hit the “restore purchase button” and nothing happened. I tried to select “buy full game” from the pop-up to see if it would recognize I purchased it already, but nothing happened. I’ve launched the game directly from my App Store, where it indicates a purchase, and- you guessed it- nothing happened. I don’t know what’s going on, but it’s really frustrating since I thought it was a pretty cool game. **Developer response:** Hi there, we're really sorry to hear this happened. We would like to suggest restarting your phone, and uninstalling and reinstalling the game, to see if this solves this issue. ### 2/5 — 한국어 *2026-02-22* 한국어가 중국어로 나와요!!! **Developer response:** Hi there, thank you very much for your patience while we deal with this issue. This has now been fixed and the language selection uses the correct translations during the game now. Thank you again for your understanding. ### 3/5 — Short & Leading *2026-05-04* Graphic and style wise this game is very delightful to behold. Gameplay wise, I did not move to purchase as it felt like there wasn’t much mystery or puzzle in each scene. Each clue is marked before exploring so it feels like your hand is being held and there’s nothing to chew on. Puzzle wise, it’s just very obvious blanks to fill in. It gave me the impression that I would spend around 7$ for a 15 min experience. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your feedback! The cases do become more elaborate and complicated as you get on! But we do very much appreciate the review and your feedback, we will consider this for future titles. ### 4/5 — Prova 36 *2026-05-12* No 2° cap. V: caso do jantar a última pista não consigo encontrar e não consigo finalizar essa parte, já comecei tudo de novo e nada **Developer response:** Hi Detective, Thanks for playing Case of the Golden Idol. I am sorry you are experiencing this, please do message us at support@playstack.com to see if we can help you out. Thank you! ### 4/5 — Great game with weird glitch *2026-05-11* 10/10 game. Worth the money. It has a glitch where the game will lock you out sometimes even after you pay for it. **Developer response:** Hi Detective, Thanks for playing Case of the Golden Idol. That doesn't seem quite right, please send more details of this bug to support@playstack.com to help us investigate. Thank you! ### 4/5 — 옵션에 한국어가 있는데 중국어가 나옴 *2026-02-16* 게임 자체는 재미있는데 언어선택에서 한국어를 눌러도 중국어가 나와요 **Developer response:** Hi there, thank you very much for your patience while we deal with this issue. This has now been fixed and the language selection uses the correct translations during the game now. Thank you again for your understanding. ### 4/5 — Good small game with a bit hefty price tag *2026-02-10* Especially after this on Netflix and then holding back the sequel, I’d have preferred a 5 bucks game. Anyway, it’s good, recommended **Developer response:** Hi there, thank you for your feedback. We want to reassure you we're not holding back the sequel - it is coming to mobile but we are still working on it and wanted to release the games back on mobile in chronological release order. ### 5/5 — Clever & Fun *2026-07-15* Well adapted to iOS, excellent writing & plenty of fun aha moments when figuring out mysteries. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your excellent review, Detective! ## Most praised reviews (9 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Can’t wait for sequel!!! *2026-07-09* The story and the puzzles are top-tier and are definitely worth the price.I can’t wait for the sequel to be released on mobile! **Developer response:** Thank you very much for your review, Detective! We are working on bringing Rise of the Golden Idol to mobile as soon as possible! ### 5/5 — 神ゲーを手頃にできるwith critical bug *2026-06-15* netflixの時に解ききれなかったのでできてよかったです！続編期待！素晴らしいゲームでしたが、日本語版における致命的な誤植が放置されていて進行に支障をきたします。いかにネタバレを含むバグ報告をします。 チャプター11の3つ目(午後)にデイビッドがウォルターを殺したというのが正解として扱われていますが、実際は逆です。1日の要約の部分ではちゃんとウォルターが殺したことになっていますが、だからこそ正解同士が矛盾してしまってクリアが論理的に不可能です。あとチャプター11をクリアした時の説明文(大砲を打った件)がiPadだと画面に収まらなくて読めません ( English version) It was an excellent game, but a critical typo in the Japanese version has been left unfixed, making it impossible to progress. I will report a bug below that contains spoilers. In Chapter 11, the third section (afternoon), the game treats “David killed Walter” as the correct answer, but the actual answer is the opposite: Walter killed David. In the “summary of the day” section, it correctly states that Walter was the one who killed him. However, because of this contradiction between the two correct answers, it is logically impossible to complete the game. Also, the explanation text shown after clearing Chapter 11 (the part about firing the cannon) cannot be read on iPad Air m2(11 inc) because it does not fit on the screen. **Developer response:** Thank you so very much for reporting this, I have passed this directly onto our mobile team who will look into these issues. ### 5/5 — 진짜로 *2026-06-07* 전에 사라졌어서 스팀버전으로 dlc까지 다 사서 완결봤어용 앱스토어에 떴길래 바로 또 사서 플레이,, 안한 뇌 사고 싶은데 그럴수 없어서 무한 반복 중입니다ㅠ 제발 다른 시리즈도 더 내주세요 개발자님들 **Developer response:** That is so lovely to hear, Detective! I am happy to saw that Rise of the Golden Idol is coming soon to Mobile as well! Keep an eye out! ### 5/5 — Please bring more DLCs to iPad OS!! *2026-05-18* one of the best puzzle games **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your wonderful review, Detective! We are so glad you are enjoying the game so much! We are working on Rise of the Golden Idol to come to mobile soon! ### 5/5 — Amazing game *2026-05-09* The story is captivating and the gameplay is good **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your beautiful review, Detective! ### 5/5 — Hello *2026-04-22* I really enjoy the game, but I found an issue with the Korean language setting. Chinese characters appear when Korean is selected, and the translation feels a bit awkward and unnatural. **Developer response:** Thank you for reaching out! We are very sorry about this issue, the fix for this will come with the next update. Unfortunately, I don't have a set date for that but it is on the way! ### 5/5 — It’s good *2026-04-20* Its good **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your excellent review, Detective! ### 5/5 — 続編ios期待 *2026-04-11* 早く続編もアップルストア追加お願いします **Developer response:** We are working on it and it is coming! I don't have a release date for you yet but it will be announced as soon as we can! ### 5/5 — Definitely Need More of This! *2026-04-10* I had to stop by to review this Collection before I finished the last Chapter that’s currently available. Love, love, love this! I’m amazed at how perfectly the difficulty is scaling up: Doable without hints, but one is not just zipping through these scenes without some careful thought! As others have said, not initially my favorite graphics style, but, oddly, it has kind if grown on me as I’ve played. . . . I have had a few issues moving between Chapters, but these always resolved when I closed and reopened the game. Totally worth the purchase price! Let’s come up with some more quirky characters, please! Can’t wait to investigate the next mystery! **Developer response:** Thank you so very much Detective for this review. We're glad you are having so much fun in these mysterious and daring investigations! The Rise of the Golden Idol is on the way - News to come! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-07.*