<s>
The	B-Application
Case	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Idol	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2022	O
adventure	O
and	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Color	O
Gray	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Playstack	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Mac	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Case	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Idol	I-Application
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
deduction	O
to	O
present	O
its	O
narrative	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Lucas	O
Pope	O
's	O
2018	O
game	O
Return	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Obra	I-Application
Dinn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Case	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Idol	I-Application
was	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
2022	O
for	O
its	O
narrative	O
and	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Case	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Idol	I-Application
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
Golden	O
Idol	O
,	O
a	O
relic	O
with	O
supernatural	O
powers	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
travels	O
over	O
time	O
through	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
the	O
Cloudsley	O
family	O
to	O
the	O
criminal	O
underworld	O
,	O
esoteric	O
secret	O
societies	O
and	O
the	O
political	O
and	O
aristocratic	O
class	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Case	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Idol	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
commercial	O
venture	O
of	O
the	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
were	O
inspired	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
the	O
niche	O
of	O
"	O
deduction	O
games	O
"	O
pioneered	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Obra	I-Application
Dinn	I-Application
and	O
Her	B-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
observing	O
a	O
"	O
lack	O
of	O
games	O
in	O
this	O
mould	O
that	O
exist	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
finding	O
appeal	O
to	O
"	O
games	O
that	O
respect	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
time	O
and	O
give	O
them	O
agency	O
throughout	O
the	O
entire	O
process.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
arranged	O
by	O
Ukrainian	O
composer	O
Kyle	O
Misko	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
alongside	O
game	O
on	O
13	O
October	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
25	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Next	O
Fest	O
event	O
in	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
an	O
event	O
that	O
showcases	O
upcoming	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Case	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Idol	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
positive	O
comparisons	O
to	O
the	O
2018	O
adventure	O
game	O
Return	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Obra	I-Application
Dinn	I-Application
as	O
a	O
non-linear	O
detective	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katharine	O
Castle	O
of	O
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Return	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Obra	I-Application
Dinn	I-Application
in	O
its	O
"	O
keen	O
eye	O
for	O
detail	O
and	O
visual	O
flourish	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
observed	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
quite	O
as	O
nuanced	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
felt	O
The	B-Application
Case	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Idol	I-Application
"	O
asks	O
players	O
to	O
go	O
far	O
more	O
in-depth	O
(	O
than	O
Obra	B-Application
Dinn	I-Application
)	O
,	O
sacrificing	O
its	O
inspiration	O
’s	O
breadth	O
for	O
case-by-case	O
depth.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Commenting	O
on	O
the	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Lucas	O
Pope	O
,	O
developer	O
of	O
Return	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Obra	I-Application
Dinn	I-Application
,	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
having	O
"	O
fantastic	O
art	O
,	O
great	O
mysteries	O
,	O
and	O
rewarding	O
,	O
methodical	O
gameplay	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
remark	O
that	O
was	O
noted	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
and	O
subsequently	O
used	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Case	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Idol	I-Application
appeared	O
on	O
several	O
year-end	O
lists	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Case	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Idol	I-Application
received	O
an	O
award	O
for	O
its	O
narrative	O
at	O
IndieCade	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
