A Golden Wake
Skip · Narrative · 2014
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 33, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Length
- 5.1h 7.5h to 100%
- Value
- $1.96/hr
- Reviews
- 75% of 354 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
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About the game
The rise and fall story of a real estate agent in 1920s Miami. Based on historical events. From Francisco González, creator of the Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator series, Shardlight, and Lamplight City.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 61 MB of memory, 640x400, 32-bit colour: 700 Mhz system minimum, 348 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
Across all 76 discounts in the 12 years tracked, the median cut is 80 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
On value it sits in the top 49 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 69 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, The Rewinder ($14.99, scores 71) beats it on value, while it beats Home ($4.99, scores 17).
The drop-off
38% start to 6% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
I enjoyed this game, but others playing A Golden Wake might not connect to the story or appreciate it as I did. The reason this game and its story appealed so much to me is that I grew up in Miami, Florida, in the 1960s, and lived there until the late 1980s. My family home was 4 blocks from the Coral Gables entry arch, a monumental gateway built in the 1920s by city founder George Merrick, and 3 blocks away from...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Developed and published by Grundislav Games, A Golden Wake is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure that transports players to the sun-soaked yet unpredictable landscape of Florida during the 1920s. Rather than leaning on fantasy or science fiction, the game builds its identity around real historical events, offering a fictional story woven into the rapid expansion of Coral Gables and the booming real estate...
Pros: -I liked the mini-games and persuasion gameplay in addition to the standard point-and-click puzzles -Gameplay is easy and straightforward but still clever. -Very funny at times with the ludicrous twists and deaths. Cons: -The main character is severely unlikable. The typical rule-boy people-pleaser. -The twist where he becomes part of the mob came out of absolutely nowhere. He had very weak motivation for...
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Cite this score
A Golden Wake scores 33/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/307570/a-golden-wakeReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.