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89BANG SCORE
The Case of the Golden Idol
BANGER · Narrative · 2022
A lot of game for the money: about 6.1h, $8.09 (~$1.33/hr), 98% positive.
The verdict
−55%SALE BANGER89 is the sale score. Normally
73
at full price.Already a BANGER at $8.09.
Buy it. The price is already a steal.
$1.33/hr over the 6.1h main story, $1.01/hr if you 100% it (8h).
Better value than 98% of Narrative games
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Length
6.1h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
8h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr
$1.33/h
price ÷ main-story length
Price
$8.09
Reviews
98%
10,568 reviews
Players
750K
owners (estimate)
Released
2022
What drives the score
Value$1.33/hr
Price per hour of game, the biggest driver
Length6 hours
How much game you get. Hours feed the value per dollar
Reviews98% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a BANGER
Reach750K+ players
How many own it, a popularity + confidence signal
Engagement28% finish
How far players actually get (achievements), a top-end bonus
Monetization✓ None
No microtransactions, nothing drags the score down
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The drop-off
94% start to 28% finish28% of players see it through, a normal fall-off for a game this long. Steam global achievements
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DeveloperColor Gray Games
PublisherPlaystack
GenreNarrative
Achievements17
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