In the same spirit

Games like The Case of the Golden Idol: what to play next?

18 games in the spirit of The Case of the Golden Idol (2022): same vibe, same mechanics, picked by critics and players.

In the same spirit as The Case of the Golden Idol (18)

Sally Face Indie by Portable Moose (2016) · ≈ 4h ★ 4.32 Thimbleweed Park Indie by Terrible Toybox (2017) · ≈ 7h Metacritic 84★ 4.08 Riven: The Sequel to Myst Casual by Noodlecake Studios (1997) · ≈ 1h Metacritic 83★ 4.08 Tormentum - Dark Sorrow Casual by OhNoo Studio (2015) · ≈ 4h Metacritic 72★ 3.9 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You Indie by Osmotic Studios (2016) · ≈ 3h Metacritic 77★ 3.28 Obduction Indie by Cyan Worlds (2016) · ≈ 2h Metacritic 76★ 3.18 Contrast Indie by NVIDIA Lightspeed Studios (2013) · ≈ 4h Metacritic 62★ 3.36 Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One Adventure by Frogwares (2021) · ≈ 5h Metacritic 74★ 3.54 Beholder: Conductor Indie by Alawar Entertainment (2025) · ≈ 5h ★ 3.61 Blue Prince Indie by Dogubomb (2025) · ≈ 5h ★ 4.16 Detention Indie by RedCandleGames (2017) · ≈ 4h Metacritic 83★ 4.1 Call of the Sea Casual by Out of the Blue (2020) · ≈ 3h Metacritic 77★ 3.71 Kathy Rain Indie by Raw Fury (2016) · ≈ 3h Metacritic 77★ 2.89 The Suicide of Rachel Foster Casual by ONE-O-ONE GAMES (2020) · ≈ 3h Metacritic 63★ 3.31 Card Shark Card by Nerial (2022) · ≈ 3h Metacritic 80★ 3.96 There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension Casual by Draw Me A Pixel (2020) · ≈ 5h Metacritic 88★ 4.33 INSIDE Adventure by Playdead (2016) · ≈ 4h Metacritic 87★ 4.38 We Were Here Forever Casual by Total Mayhem Games (2022) · ≈ 9h ★ 4.33